The International Journal of Heritage Architecture aims to address a series of topics related to studies, repairs and maintenance of the built cultural heritage.
The importance of retaining the world’s cultural heritage cannot be overstated. Rapid development and inappropriate conservation techniques are threatening many unique buildings and sites.
The Journal contributions aim to provide the necessary scientific knowledge to facilitate regulating policies. They also address topics related to historical aspects and the reuse of heritage sites.
Technical issues on the structural integrity of different types of buildings, such as those constructed with materials as varied as iron and steel, concrete, masonry, wood or earth are discussed. Restoration processes require the appropriate characterisation of those materials, the modes of construction and the structural behaviour of the building.
The Journal also considers modern computer simulation studies, which provide accurate results demonstrating the stress state of the building and possible failure mechanisms affecting its stability. Of particular importance are studies related to their dynamic and earthquake behaviour aiming to provide an assessment of the seismic vulnerability of heritage buildings.
The objective of the Journal is to cover the whole range of different periods, including prehistorical monuments, as well as classical periods of different cultures built environment.
Of particular interest is the study of Heritage Architecture in Asia, Native American cultures and other vernacular civilizations in Africa and Oceania. An important aim of the Journal is to investigate cross-cultural influences and, in particular, the importance of cases such as Islamic Architecture and Art in different regions of the world.
The Journal also aims to raise the knowledge of the scale, design and future of defence sites. Former defence sites present different challenges, mainly decontamination, new infrastructure and useful adaptation. Understanding and respecting a site’s history and significance is essential to appropriate new uses.
The Journal brings together contributions from scientists, architects, engineers, restoration experts, social scientists, planners, and economists dealing with different aspects of heritage buildings.
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The International Journal of Heritage Architecture was published as 4 issues per year. Each issue is available in both print and electronic formats.
Print ISSN: 2058-8321
Electronic ISSN: 2058-833X
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Editor-in-Chief
Patrick De Wilde
Free University of Brussels, Belgium
International Editorial Board
Mir Ali
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Jihad Awad
Ajman University of Science & Technology, UAE
Mohammed Bagader
Effat University, Saudi Arabia
Jaroslaw Bakowski
Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
Luisa Basset
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Bruno Billeci
University of Sassari, Italy
Rene Brueckner
Mott MacDonald, UK
Celia Clark
Wessex Institute, UK
Dan Constantinescu
Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Carlos Cuadra
Akita Prefectural University, Japan
Mariella De Fino
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Fernanda De Maio
Università IUAV di Venezia, Italy
Victor Echarri
Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Khalid El Harrouni
National School of Architecture, Morocco
Fodil Fadli
Qatar University, Qatar
Fabio Fatiguso
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Chao Ching Fu
National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Fabio Garzia
University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy
Luis Fernando Guerrero Baca
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xoxhimilco, Mexico
Santiago Hernandez
University of A Coruña, Spain
Milan Holicky
Czech Technical University Prague, Czech Republic
Bashir Kazimee
Washington State University, USA
Paul Lambert
Mott MacDonald, UK
Josep Lluis i Ginovart
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain
Juan Carlos Ochoa
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
Cordelia Osasona
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Ozlem Ozcevik
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Antonello Pagliuca
University of Basilicata, Italy
Fabrizio Palmisano
Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Carlos Rubio-Bellido
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Juan Jose Sendra
University of Seville, Spain
Stefano Sorace
University of Udine, Italy
Miroslav Sykora
Czech Technical University of Prague, Czech Republic
Syed Sobri Zubir
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia