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UNEARTHING
   INNOVATION
   On Conservation & Development:
   The Role of Traditional
   Mud Brick Architecture Firms in Southern Yemen




   Deepa Mehta, M.Sc. / Columbia University GSAPP
   deepamehta@caa.columbia.edu
   www.learn.columbia.edu/tarim/
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Does the conservation of mud brick architecture in southern
Yemen have important regional growth implications?




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Do the conservation practices of mud brick architecture in
southern Yemen have important regional growth implications?




                                                   • Does innovation play a role in mud
                                                     brick construction practices today?

                                                   • How can heritage-labeled informal
                                                               industries contribute to
                                                                   development goals?

                                                    • How can the heritage framework
                                                      play a more informed role in the
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar             development framework?
Context




                                    YEMEN




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
SEYOUN, CAPITAL OF THE HADHRAMAUT




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
SHIBAM, WORLD HERITAGE CITY




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
TARIM, HOME OF AL-KAF FAMILY HISTORIC VILLAS




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Conceptual Framework
                                                    social institutions




                        Heritage                      TRADITIONAL           Economic
                        Conservation                  INDUSTRIES          Development




                                                   technological change
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
On Development

• Embedded in non-economic
social & cultural institutions
 (Braudel, 1992)

• Alternative growth
trajectories (Harris-White,
2003)

• On flexibility & specialization
(Seibel & Zeitlin, 1997)




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Development Realities in the Hadhramaut

• Institution-building
  - poverty reduction
  - providing support for SMEs

• Globalizing dynamics
 - new construction typologies
 - improvements in literacy, education, & career choice

• Rich cultural landscape
  - heritage conservation agencies & on-going projects
  - world heritage sites & cultural tourism




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Mud brick firms & the basic building process

  Demand                                           Supply
                                                    5 TO 8 MONTHS


   Home owner                                         SME             MATERIALS        DESIGN/BUILD
                                                   Mastercraftsman
                                                   Craftsman         Local;            Permits
   Building owner                                  Apprentice        Regional;         Construction
                                                   General Builder
                                                                     Natural           Partnerships
    Mosque                                                           Mud
                                                                     Lumber
     Government                                                      Straw

                                                                     Regional;
                                                                     International;
                                                                     Industrial:
                                                                     Glass
                                                                     Sewage/
                                                                     Telecom. Public
                                                                     Infrastructure
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
On Conservation

• Intrinsic connection to
societal values & traditions
(Nasser, 2003)

• Intangible heritage as social
process (Katsamudanga,
2005)

• Ongoing vernacular
traditions are living heritage
(Jokilehto, 1998)

• Community in heritage
management (Akrout-Yaiche,
2002)
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Conservation relationships in Hadhramaut


INTERNATIONAL         WMF ICOMOS                            UNESCO
                                                                  GTZ
                                                                         SFD            Ministry of
                                                                                         Planning
       NATIONAL
                                                                        Ambassador’s
                                                                                           GOAM
                                                                             Fund for    GOPHCY
                                                                            Heritage
                                                                         Preservation
                     Foreign
       REGIONAL      Direct
                     Investment
                                       Mud                                               Hadhramaut
                                       Brick                                               Regional
                                                                                         Governorate
                         CBE           SMEs Tarimi Assembly
                                                   for Heritage
            LOCAL                                  Protection
                          PRIVATE                                                             PUBLIC



Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
Living Heritage: evidence of innovation?


• Conservation is a social process
• Development includes living heritage
•For a way forward, there is a need for good policy that includes:

INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
SOCIAL POLICY
ECONOMIC POLICY

• Need for an effective heritage- development dialogic




Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
THANK YOU




Deepa Mehta, M.Sc. / Columbia University GSAPP
deepamehta@caa.columbia.edu
www.learn.columbia.edu/tarim/
Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar

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D Mehta Globelics2009

  • 1. UNEARTHING INNOVATION On Conservation & Development: The Role of Traditional Mud Brick Architecture Firms in Southern Yemen Deepa Mehta, M.Sc. / Columbia University GSAPP deepamehta@caa.columbia.edu www.learn.columbia.edu/tarim/ Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 2. Does the conservation of mud brick architecture in southern Yemen have important regional growth implications? Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 3. Do the conservation practices of mud brick architecture in southern Yemen have important regional growth implications? • Does innovation play a role in mud brick construction practices today? • How can heritage-labeled informal industries contribute to development goals? • How can the heritage framework play a more informed role in the Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar development framework?
  • 4. Context YEMEN Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 5. Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 6. Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 7. SEYOUN, CAPITAL OF THE HADHRAMAUT Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 8. SHIBAM, WORLD HERITAGE CITY Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 9. TARIM, HOME OF AL-KAF FAMILY HISTORIC VILLAS Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 10. Conceptual Framework social institutions Heritage TRADITIONAL Economic Conservation INDUSTRIES Development technological change Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 11. On Development • Embedded in non-economic social & cultural institutions (Braudel, 1992) • Alternative growth trajectories (Harris-White, 2003) • On flexibility & specialization (Seibel & Zeitlin, 1997) Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 12. Development Realities in the Hadhramaut • Institution-building - poverty reduction - providing support for SMEs • Globalizing dynamics - new construction typologies - improvements in literacy, education, & career choice • Rich cultural landscape - heritage conservation agencies & on-going projects - world heritage sites & cultural tourism Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 13. Mud brick firms & the basic building process Demand Supply 5 TO 8 MONTHS Home owner SME MATERIALS DESIGN/BUILD Mastercraftsman Craftsman Local; Permits Building owner Apprentice Regional; Construction General Builder Natural Partnerships Mosque Mud Lumber Government Straw Regional; International; Industrial: Glass Sewage/ Telecom. Public Infrastructure Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 14. On Conservation • Intrinsic connection to societal values & traditions (Nasser, 2003) • Intangible heritage as social process (Katsamudanga, 2005) • Ongoing vernacular traditions are living heritage (Jokilehto, 1998) • Community in heritage management (Akrout-Yaiche, 2002) Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 15. Conservation relationships in Hadhramaut INTERNATIONAL WMF ICOMOS UNESCO GTZ SFD Ministry of Planning NATIONAL Ambassador’s GOAM Fund for GOPHCY Heritage Preservation Foreign REGIONAL Direct Investment Mud Hadhramaut Brick Regional Governorate CBE SMEs Tarimi Assembly for Heritage LOCAL Protection PRIVATE PUBLIC Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 16. Living Heritage: evidence of innovation? • Conservation is a social process • Development includes living heritage •For a way forward, there is a need for good policy that includes: INDUSTRIAL ANALYSIS LEGAL FRAMEWORK SOCIAL POLICY ECONOMIC POLICY • Need for an effective heritage- development dialogic Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar
  • 17. THANK YOU Deepa Mehta, M.Sc. / Columbia University GSAPP deepamehta@caa.columbia.edu www.learn.columbia.edu/tarim/ Deepa Mehta 06 - 08 October 2009 GLOBELICS Dakar