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Author(s)
Youssef Hamze and Jad Hammoud
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2018.11.005
Affiliation(s)
1. Faculty of Engineering, Lebanese University, Hadath Campus, Beirut 961, Lebanon
2. Faculty of Fine arts and Architecture, Lebanese University, Hadath Campus, Beirut 961, Lebanon
ABSTRACT
Conserving the architectural structures of heritage buildings has become
an important issue in Beirut. It is the result of necessary retrofit of
existing traditional bourgeoisie architecture of 19th century, belonging to the
late Ottoman period, recognizing the importance of its traditional technics and
to keep them in use. Although, they have been subjected to lack of maintenance
and repair which led to processes of severe degradation, compromising their
use, it allows now a deep observation of their characteristics. The main goal
of this article is: to outline the evolution of the construction of this late
Ottoman Heritage; characterize its architectural typology; understand the
impact of Building Codes; and present results of surveys. For the analysis,
non-destructive methods were performed. The survey of three case studies
according to a pre-selection of representative Ottoman buildings (1840-1940) is
presented. This intends to contribute for
the conservation of Beirut traditional housing and give useful technical
information.
KEYWORDS
Word, structural evolution, construction technics, building construction, conservation historic buildings.
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