What are the Limits? The Role of Designers on Preserving the Identity in Adaptive Reuse of Urban Industrial Areas

Authors : Gamze KARAYILANOĞLU, Ceren ÇELİK

Pages : 61-73

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Publication Date : 2021-03-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Cities are organisms that expand and transform. This expansion can include industrial sites into the city`s organism and create abandoned areas. Adaptive reusing them plays a significant role in the sustainable urbanization goal. However, the interventions in the processes may cause the loss of the regional identity. This study aims to determine the designer`s interference limit through a comprehensive literature review and examination of a case study, Lx Factory in Lisbon, Portugal. The results of the research indicate that designers should adopt a participatory design process and an inclusive approach to maintaining the regional identity in the adaptive reuse projects.
Keywords : adaptive reuse, spirit of place, sustainable urban development, participatory design