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27th April 14:00-15:00 CET

ABSTRACT
Within the heritage sector there is widespread recognition that the accelerating effects of climate and other changes will necessitate reconsideration of the care of at-risk places and properties. In some contexts, it may be necessary to manage processes of decline and transformation. In seeking to address some of the limitations of current approaches, this presentation introduces a new conceptual framework: adaptive release. Adaptive release reflects a decision to accommodate the dynamic transformation of a heritage asset and its associated values and significance. The presentation will explore the concept in relation to established concepts of adaptive reuse, with reference to a specific case.
 
Caitlin DeSilvey is Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter’s Cornwall campus, where she is Associate Director for Transdisciplinary Research in the Environment and Sustainability Institute. Her research into the cultural significance of material change has involved extensive collaboration with archaeologists, heritage practitioners, ecologists, artists and others, and has informed new approaches in heritage practice, focused on accommodating process rather than securing preservation. Her monograph, Curated Decay: Heritage Beyond Saving (UMP 2017), received the 2018 Historic Preservation Book Prize.