The sustainable potential of the architectural and urban heritage of the Algerian ksour

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Souami, Mohamed Adel, Elhaddad, Iheb, Ferhat, Sabrina, Medhouche, Hylda, Mellak, Chamsy, et Nebbache, Lynda. 2023. « The Sustainable Potential of the Architectural and Urban Heritage of the Algerian Ksour ». Journal of Architectural Conservation 30 (2): 1–26. doi:10.1080/13556207.2024.2350181, bibliographie, consulté le 3 avril 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/49224

Titre
The sustainable potential of the architectural and urban heritage of the Algerian ksour
Sujet
Architecture -- Mzab
Résumé
This paper aims to assess the sustainability potential of Algerian desert Ksour's architectural and urban heritage. It identifies systems aligning with the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), categorized into formal, spatial organization, and architectonic aspects. The approach correlates Ksour's architectural features with SDGs defined by the International Union of Architects, yielding 40 passive features applicable for achieving SDGs. Notably, features like high windows (architectural) and strategic siting (urban) remain relevant for energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction. This research gives us the opportunity to improve our strategies for rehabilitating and adapting built heritage so that it can meet current environmental challenges, but also opens up the possibility in the future of continuing to identify more sustainable systems by extending the study of heritage examples, but also and above all of developing a reflection on the adaptation of these passive systems in the design of contemporary architectural and urban projects.
Est une partie de
Journal of Architectural Conservation
volume
30
numéro
2
pages
1–26
Date
2024
Langue
eng
doi
10.1080/13556207.2024.2350181
issn
1355-6207

Souami, Mohamed Adel, Elhaddad, Iheb, Ferhat, Sabrina, Medhouche, Hylda, Mellak, Chamsy, et Nebbache, Lynda. 2023. « The Sustainable Potential of the Architectural and Urban Heritage of the Algerian Ksour ». Journal of Architectural Conservation 30 (2): 1–26. doi:10.1080/13556207.2024.2350181, bibliographie, consulté le 3 avril 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/49224

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