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Sustaining architectural heritage: Japan and Finland
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posted on 2023-05-23, 09:21 authored by Bell, EKThis paper considers the conservation, preservation and adaptive reuse strategies employed by two visionary companies in the re-invigoration of two fading industrial communities – Naoshima in Japan and Fiskars Village in Finland – into ‘living’ communities of local industries and cultural tourism. In Naoshima, the in-part philanthropic efforts of the Benesse Corporation have since 1985 resulted in the physical, cultural and economic renewal of the island. Construction of museums and hotels designed by Tadao Ando, a significant open-air sculpture program, and the re-making of several modest traditional houses into permanent art works, inspired significant renewal of the existing built fabric and provided new employment opportunities to reverse population decline. In Finland, strategic efforts by the Fiskars Corporation resulted in the reinvigoration of the 17th century Fiskars Village through attracting a new creative cultural capital, under the motto of ‘A Living Ironworks Village.’ Naoshima and Fiskars Village serve as exemplars for sustaining architectural heritage and community life in non-urban settings.
History
Publication title
Proceedings of the 24th World Congress of Architecture (UIA2011)Pagination
359-364Department/School
School of Architecture and DesignEvent title
24th World Congress of Architecture (UIA2011)Event Venue
Tokyo, JapanDate of Event (Start Date)
2011-09-25Date of Event (End Date)
2011-10-01Rights statement
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