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<p>Notwithstanding its potential advantages, adaptive reuse has grown in popularity as a sustainable development strategy across the globe. There is a shortage of studies on the methodology and results of adaptive reuse projects in the Middle East. Erbil Citadel’s Houses is a special kind of conservation and adaptive reuse Project.</p>
<p>The Middle East, particularly in conflict-affected areas, has received very little research on the methodology and results of adaptive reuse projects. The challenge this research attempts to solve is how to preserve historical sites like the Erbil Citadel houses using adaptive reuse as a sustainable development method. This paper tries to answer what are the key aspects of adaptive reuse as a sustainable strategy for historic structures. By analyzing the difficulties and opportunities related to adaptive reuse to address this gap. The findings from this research can help establish best practices for adaptive reuse in comparable situations and guide the formulation for sustainable development in Middle east areas.</p>
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Notwithstanding its potential advantages, adaptive reuse has grown in popularity as a sustainable development strategy across the globe. There is a shortage of studies on the methodology and results of adaptive reuse projects in the Middle East. Erbil Citadel’s Houses is a special kind of conservation and adaptive reuse Project.
The Middle East, particularly in conflict-affected areas, has received very little research on the methodology and results of adaptive reuse projects. The challenge this research attempts to solve is how to preserve historical sites like the Erbil Citadel houses using adaptive reuse as a sustainable development method. This paper tries to answer what are the key aspects of adaptive reuse as a sustainable strategy for historic structures. By analyzing the difficulties and opportunities related to adaptive reuse to address this gap. The findings from this research can help establish best practices for adaptive reuse in comparable situations and guide the formulation for sustainable development in Middle east areas.

Evaluating the Viability of the Erbil Citadel Houses for Adaptive Reuse Process

University of Pécs Faculty of Engineering, and Information Technology

Associate professor, University of Pécs Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology

Associate professor, University of Pécs Faculty of Engineering, and Information Technology

YBL Journal of Built Environment

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Notwithstanding its potential advantages, adaptive reuse has grown in popularity as a sustainable development strategy across the globe. There is a shortage of...

Evaluating the Viability of the Erbil Citadel Houses for Adaptive Reuse Process

Published Online: Jun 22, 2024

Page range: 62 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2024-0007

Keywords
viability, Erbil citadel, Adaptive reuse, preservation, sustainable development

© 2024 Wafaa Anwar Sulaiman Goriel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Evaluating the Viability of the Erbil Citadel Houses for Adaptive Reuse Process

Published Online: Jun 22, 2024

Page range: 62 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbe-2024-0007

Keywordsviability, Erbil citadel, Adaptive reuse, preservation, sustainable development

© 2024 Wafaa Anwar Sulaiman Goriel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
viability, Erbil citadel, Adaptive reuse, preservation, sustainable development