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This essay is meant to be an Inquiry led by restructuring prospects of conserving and rehabilitating vernacular Najdi critical earthen heritage in the 21st century within Central Riyadh neighbourhoods. It suggests
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Start by defining heritage in particularly critical heritage studies
Critical Heritage Studies engaging with other areas of critical enquiry
Vernacular (what is it)
Vernacular heritage
Central Riyadh neighbourhoods context and geography
Vernacular City planning
Socioeconomic shift and climate change in Saudi Arabia
material culture studies
cultural geography
Geology and materials
Material heritage
Earth Architecture and changes to the social paradigm
concealed heritage layer
Concrete dependency 60s to 70s
Rapid Urbanization in Riyadh
Lost architectural narratives due to gentrification and rapid urbanism.
Loss of Najdi Architecture values and the shift of focus towards “sustainable” materials that are not particularly local and are more adapted from foreign interpretations.
Infrastructure of Care on two scales of materials the human hand and earth construction substance
Reviving vernacular materials
Metamorphosis of materials tracing their morphology over time
Material Urban morphology
New Ways to Restore the Legacy of Earth Architecture
Modernizing Building Cultures to Stimulate Local Development
The Case for Raw Earth: An Ecological Material for a New Concept of the Built Environment
How Raw Earth Buildings Stand the Test of Time
Ending the Prejudice Against Earth Architecture: What Can History Teach Us?
Contemporary creativity
The Need for a Cultural and Educational Revolution
Building with Earth in an Urban Context: A Circular Economy for the Future
Future practice reflection
Conclusion
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