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Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo, Egypt

The field of Heritage Resource Management includes four interlinked initiatives:

DOCUMENTATION: Establishing the relationship between an object/building/site, landscape and its environment. Carrying out fieldwork, analysis and research to develop an accurate historical and current profile of heritage resources. Establishing the role of digital technologies in Virtual Reconstruction.

DIAGNOSIS: Defining the health of an object/building, the mechanics of decay, illness and deterioration, and physical and chemical characteristics of construction materials.

INTERVENTION: Determining a suitable level of intervention,(protection, maintenance, restoration, repair, consolidation, revitalization, rehabilitation, adaptive re-use, and reconstruction).

PRESENTATION: Designing ecological and cultural displays, exhibitions, museums, and tourism promotional material.

 

 
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