Abstract:

Over the previous centuries, powerful corporate and governmental actors have created a broad range of oil imaginaries that changed over time and in line with local cultures. During the rapid process of deindustrialization and decarbonization, the term 'industrial heritage' has recently emerged as a new subject into heritage studies. In order to integrate the methodologies for the protection and adaptive reuse strategies, the 'industrial heritage' itsetf needs to be divided into various categories. UNESCO has begun inscribing increasing numbers of local industrial legacies such as railway, mines, factories, assembly plants, agricultural production and manufacturing production in its World Heritage List. However, in the process of their adaptive reuse the question of heritage meanings and values arises. The current legacy of various industries such as oil, textile, and automotive continues to reshape the industry, society and politics as well.

Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage addresses post-industrial cities' social-political and spatio-eultural challenges. Industrial revolutions, energy transitions, and rapid disruptive technological innovations have radically changed the structure of post-industrial cities.

These abrupt transformations result in significant changes in how buildings and cities function over time. With a comparative approach and through a transnational perspective, projects in this studio identify and study urban-rural buildings, infrastructures, and contexts that can be categorized as industrial heritage. Projects may consider the sustainable development goals of the United Nations, known as SDGs, as an overarching framework but still may go beyond these goals to engage with local communities and serve context­ specific demands. With a significant focus on three industries, including Oil, automotive, and textile, the projects' sites will be distributed across different locations in the US, Canada, Latin America, U? and Asia. Each project will target either an abandoned or malfunctioning industrial heritage building or factory site and propose an adaptive reuse framework and design strategies to revitalize postindustrial urbanscapes.

Credits:

This research is the outcome of a undergraduate level studio titled Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage taught by Dr. Asma Mehan at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX during the 2022 Fall semester. Student assistance was given by Jessica Stuckemeyer.