Contrasting needs development vs cultural heritage ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES DESCRIPTION

1. Contrasting needs
Development vs. cultural heritage
ARCHAEOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Academic Year 2017‐2018
Exercise. 2
Ella Nordlander & Vladislav Nedelev
13/12/17

2. Development and
cultural heritage
Moving a city
Kiruna
Stockholm
• Where? Kiruna, north Sweden
• Why? The mine causes deformations in
the ground, moving towards the city
center
• Development and cultural heritage
• Conservation of the typical buildings
• The ”perfect” modern city

7. Conclusion:
• Give priority to people, not cars; reconsider the traffic
• Sentimental value vs. historical value?
• Layers of history which one are important?
• Natural selection
• Bringing new functions in old structures
• Tourism vs. preservation?
• Compromise