‘In the moment’: Euphoria as a heritage value

This key aim of this project is to provide information that is sufficiently detailed so that informed decisions to protect and manage the heritage resource within the Site may be taken on the basis of the contents. Recommendations for future management and conservation of the Site is included within the report, with the aim of enabling the removal of the monument from the Heritage at Risk Register. The project also aims to enable a clearer understanding of the extent and condition of both visible and potential buried remains within the Site, and to enhance understanding of the evolution of the Site through time. Wherever possible the assessment elucidates the character, distribution, extent and importance of archaeological remains which exist within the Site, including those from a landscape perspective. It has not been the aim to re-record previously documented and well understood earthworks, but to identify new archaeological features, so that conservation and management recommendations can be based on an assessment of the overall heritage resource within the Site. Conservation Philosophy Conservation management planning for important elements of the historic environment is now a well-established process, and where relevant, this assessment has been undertaken in accordance with Conservation Plan Guidance, produced by the Heritage Lottery Fund (2017), and on their online resource3, as well as the approaches laid out in Informed Conservation: Understanding Historic Buildings and Their Landscapes for Conservation (Clark 2001). These documents are now widely accepted as best practise in Conservation Management processes. Conservation, as defined by Historic England under Principle 4.2 of Conservation Principles (2008), is the process of managing change in ways that best sustain the heritage values of an asset whilst identifying opportunities to reveal or reinforce those values and ensure its ongoing survival for future generations. A 'heritage asset' refers to all elements of the historic environment which have heritage values and includes archaeological monuments, built remains, and landscape characters. 3 Conservation planning good practice guidance | The National Lottery Heritage Fund Conservation management aims to respond to the need for conservation, by providing 'a sound framework for the management of significant places, particularly those in responsible long-term ownership' (2008, p48). Constructive Conservation is a conservation approach which focuses on actively managing change and is based on the principal that conservation strategy should first identify the heritage values of an assets, and then aim to sustain, or where feasible reinforce, those values. This approach is pragmatic and notes that in order for effective management, some elements of loss may be required to ensure that the key heritage values, or the elements of an asset with the highest significance, are retained. This approach is used to inform the management plan presented in Section 6. Data collection, analysis and presentation Key sources consulted as part of the desk-based research include the Devon Historic Environment Record, the Historic England Archive, historic cartographic and documentary sources, and Lidar imagery (Table 1). Source Data National Heritage List for England (NHLE) Current information relating to designated heritage assets, and heritage assets considered to be 'at risk'. Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register (HARR) Current information on the condition and risks to heritage assets considered to be 'at risk'. Devon Historic Environment Record (HER) Heritage sites and events records, Historic Landscape Characterisation (HLC) data, and other spatial data supplied in digital format (shapefiles) and hardcopy.

This article has been prepared by the invitation of the ICOMOS Turkey Education Committee to share the author's personal experiences in education and training. Here, a significant emphasis is placed on the author's experience at ICCROM from 1971 to 1998. There are several reasons for this. The Second World War provided an important additional input to international developments in education and training, and ICCROM became a focal point in the process. The ICCROM was created by UNESCO to not only advise on conservation principles and approaches, but also – and perhaps more specifically – to advise on the development of international educational models in the conservation of different types of heritage resources. In this paper, the historical development of educational activities in the field of cultural heritage is analyzed with a comprehensive and detailed approach based on the author's personal experience, under the titles of 'Bases in ICCROM', 'Contribution to the Educational Guide', 'World Heritage Consulting'. It is hoped that it will shed light on the future. Recognition of heritage requires awareness, knowledge and hard work, so collaboration with building owners is needed as well as with managers and experts. In order to secure sustainable management for their heritage, it is necessary to understand what a 'heritage community' expects.

The value of cultural heritage and its transmission for “making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” is an integral part of the UN Agenda 2030 and the new international policy for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. Nonetheless, the role of culture for these important challenges is an issue that current scientific literature on resilience has not yet sufficiently investigated. Starting from the concept of Heritage Community, elaborated in the Council of Europe's Framework Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for Society (Framework convention on the value of cultural heritage for society, 2005), along with the hypothesis of its role for Community Resilience, this study elaborates a conceptual framework in which “Heritage Community Resilience” is defined. It is both a target and a process in which cultural heritage supports the building of a community able to prevent, cope with and recover from disturbances and/ or disasters. Through a survey of several case studies on heritage-driven practices in Italian inner peripheral areas, the research aims to define the specific characteristics of Heritage Community Resilience as well as identify any critical actors and variables, strategies and governance mechanisms, which influence both Heritage Community and Community Resilience. It predicts the challenges and highlights the potential that culture and heritage can develop for Community Resilience, towards further perspectives of resilient circular city.

The desk-based research and archaeological assessment were undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance. The site was visited on the 6th August 2025 by Dr. S. H. Walls, along with the locations of nearby heritage assets. Photographs of the site were taken and are included in this report. The building could not be accessed and therefore the information relating to the interior is based on a visit conducted in 2021 by E. Wapshott. This report has identified areas of the site with greater flexibility for change based on an assessment of their significance as part of a Grade II Listed heritage asset and its setting as it contributes to that significance. The front garden area which is proposed for development has been identified as having less flexibility for change; this comprises part of the immediate setting of the property and is the one vista in which the house still projects single occupancy gentleman's residence character, important for understanding and appreciating the significance of this heritage asset and others in the surrounding area. This elevation is particularly visible on approach to the asset and enables it to be perceived in its wider context and is of greater significance as many of the remaining historic assets of this area are obscured by modern development, with their setting almost entirely eroded already. This report forms the initial stage of a process and is intended to guide and inform the proposals for development. It has assessed the significance of the heritage asset and its flexibility for change and made recommendations on the potential for changes and development of the property but has not assessed the potential impact of the proposals on the significance of the heritage asset; heritage impact assessment should be undertaken once detailed plans are developed.

Cultural heritage builds a sense of belonging and identity. Heritage as a means of establishing identity is acknowledged and emphasized at a global, national, and regional level. Heritage sites are vital assets for deciphering and experiencing the cultural significance of any place. Identity construct, as well as the significance of Heritage places, arise not merely from the physical remnants representing a historical past but out of the range of values attached to it, be it tangible or intangible. So, any efforts towards safeguarding and sustaining heritage to ensure its continuity need to start with a comprehensive value assessment process. This approach is particularly relevant in the Indian context, more so in the case of Living heritage, where heritage does not exist as mere monuments but as living traditions and a way of life. This paper explores the value-based approach and its suitability to establish the significance of cultural heritage. Two techniques are adopted: Review of selected published papers and case studies through secondary data. It begins with a review of selected papers and national and International Conservation charters for a general comprehension of values in the context of Cultural heritage and methods to assess them. The case study method is then employed to specifically comprehend values associated with Living Religious Cultural Heritage in India. Through case examples, this paper establishes that the most dominant heritage values arise out of Religion and the multiple ways in which it manifests to enable a two-way connection between the divine and the devout. Religious, Historical, and Sociocultural values are critical to the heritage identity of historical religious sites in India. Both tangible and intangible heritage figure strongly in heritage assessment. Heritage values are not intrinsic but dynamic, resulting from the constant transfer of sacrality in religious heritage precincts.

Values-based approaches are central to architectural heritage conservation, yet their institutionalisation has often transformed analytical value typologies into normative-operational templates. This stabilisation risks obscuring the dynamic, negotiated, and context-dependent nature of heritage significance, particularly in settings shaped by rupture, displacement, and coexistence. Such limitations are especially evident in residual and clustered heritage contexts, where architectural heritage persists amid discontinuity, layered memories, and competing narratives. This study addresses the need for a more flexible conceptualisation of value attribution capable of accounting for transformation, plurality, and perspective-dependence. The research adopts a qualitative, conceptual methodology combining an interdisciplinary narrative literature review with an attribute-based analysis of heritage value typologies. A genealogical mapping of value frameworks across architecture, archaeology, sociology, and economics was conducted, followed by the development of a Value-Attribute (V>A) matrix to identify shared and overlapping conceptual properties. These analytical steps were situated within a critical discourse on residual and clustered heritage contexts. Building on this foundation, the study develops a metamorphic interpretive framework to analyse how heritage values evolve, overlap, and diverge over time and across stakeholders. The analysis demonstrates that many established value typologies rely on porous and overlapping definitions, which become problematic when applied as fixed assessment categories in complex socio-political contexts. The study identifies three recurrent modes of value transformation: accretive values, where meanings accumulate over time; palimpsestic values, where earlier interpretations are partially overwritten yet remain traceable; and refracted values, where meanings diverge across cultural, political, or emotional perspectives. These modes reveal how architectural heritage significance is continuously reconfigured rather than replaced, particularly in contexts marked by displacement, forced coexistence, or contested memory. The paper proposes metamorphic heritage values as a heuristic and reflective lens rather than a new classificatory system. By shifting attention from enumerating values to tracing their transformation, the framework supports a more adaptive, pluralistic, and context-sensitive approach to heritage assessment. This perspective enhances the capacity of values-based methodologies to engage with residual and clustered heritage and contributes to broader debates on the epistemology of heritage valuation and conservation practice.

The Repulse Bay Cultural Landscape can be identified as a “Continuing Landscape” in the UNESCO cultural landscape categories. At the south end of the beach is the Hong Kong Life Saving Society Headquarters, Club House (HKLSS), and seafront Garden, which has evolved over the last fifty odd years. It continues to do so, and is highly acclaimed in Hong Kong for its water safely education and its recognition by the international community. Over the years, the HKLSS placed more than one hundred religiously related (Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese folklore) architectural elements including statues, memorial tablets, and steles, as well as pagoda and pavilion In this seafront Chinese style garden This site is used by a massive number of “stakeholders” including HKLSS members, local residents and tourists, etc. And the place is without proper management and maintenance because of lack of financial and expert support. Also, through lack of social awareness, the condition of some of the structures which may have heritage value is declining disintegrating badly. Because this place was mainly developed from the 50s onward, it is unlikely to be considered as a heritage site by conservation professionals. In order to identify this seafront property’s potential heritage value, the focus of research should be on discovering and recording the heritage value of the place.\n\n\n\nMy dissertation aims to reveal and explain the physical aspect and related elements-architecture and space- of this seafront property, and the social aspect- achievement- of one of its major stakeholder (The Hong Kong Life Saving Society). I have produced a SWOT Analysis Report and Heritage Assessment (Using the heritage criteria of the Hong Kong Antiquation and Monument office) in order to identify the heritage value of this place, and explain why “Preventive Conservation” is necessary.

Masjid Mantingan merupakan sebuah masjid tua yang didirikan oleh seorang Adipati Jepara, Sultan Hadlirin dan istrinya Ratu Kalinyamat pada tahun 1481 Saka atau 1559 Masehi. Selain memiliki keindahan dalam arsitektur bangunannya, juga memiliki ornamen-ornamen kuno bermotif bunga, tumbuh-tumbuhan, binatang dan lain sebagainya yang terukir indah di sekitaran dinding-dindingnya. Keaneka ragaman motif, bentuk maupun pola setiap ukiran ini menjadikan peneliti tertarik untuk mengetahui apa saja nilai-nilai estetis dan simbolis yang terkandung dalam setiap ornamen ukiran pada dinding masjid Mantingan Jepara. Nilai-nilai estetis terrepresentasi dalam sebuah media ukir yang kemudian dirancang hingga diukir penuh akan ornamen ukir uang indah, rumit, ngremit dan ngrawit sebagai indikator maju dan tingginya keahlian dan keterampilan seniman ukir Jepara pada masa tersebut. Sedangkan nilai simbolisnya yang penuh akan falsafah kehidupan terrepresentasi atas bentuk komunikasi antar pemimpin (ratu) Jepara pada masa tersebut kepada warganya.

Over the last decades, Dutch heritage conservation shifted from a preservationist and object‐focused to an area‐based and development‐oriented activity. Today's heritage management looks not only at the monument itself, but at its spatial context. The Belvedere Memorandum in 1999 has played a key role in getting the heritage onto the spatial planning agenda. Linking heritage to the spatial challenges of cities and regions was also the primary goal of the ‘Modernisation of Monuments Care’ in 2009, resulting in a revision of the heritage preservation act. However, now that heritage values will be accounted for at the planning stage, spatial planning finds itself in disarray. Area and property development are at a standstill, there is less money, and more and more empty buildings. The heritage community will therefore need all its creativity to maintain the quality of heritage preservation and renewal.

The desk-based research and impact assessment were undertaken in accordance with the relevant guidance and in line with the SWARCH HIA methodology3. The site and surrounding assets were visited on 6th October 2025 by F. Balmond and 22nd October 2025 by B. Morris. Photographs of the site of the proposed turbine were taken to and from the heritage assets are included in this report. A geophysical survey undertaken prior to the erection of the extant turbine identified geophysical anomalies associated with Lidcott Mine, including an area of disturbed ground immediately to the west, and probable lode-back or prospection pits to the north. The archaeological potential of the site, excluding the remains of the 19th century mine, appears to be low. The existing track and cable run would be reused to minimise the impact of the proposed turbine. Whilst there are a number of designated heritage assets identified within this landscape with intervisibility to the proposed turbine, the nature of the landscape, and the effect of screening, means that the number of assets where an appreciable adverse effect on significance as a result of the proposed development are limited. Due to the number of operational or consented turbines in the local area, there will be a cumulative effect. Overall, the effect of repowering of this turbine on the historic environment is adjudged to be Negligible Adverse. Given the landuse history of the site, the results of the geophysical survey, and groundworks associated with the extant turbine it is unlikely that archaeological monitoring of the works here would return any meaningful results. No further works are recommended.

In addition to providing key ecological functions, large old trees are a part of a social realm and as such provide numerous social-cultural benefits to people. However, their social and cultural values are often neglected when designing conservation policies and management guidelines. We believe that awareness of large old trees as a part of human identity and cultural heritage is essential when addressing the issue of their decline worldwide. Large old trees provide humans with aesthetic, symbolic, religious, and historic values, as well as concrete tangible benefits, such as leaves, branches, or nuts. In many cultures particularly large trees are treated with reverence. Also, contemporary popular culture utilizes the image of trees as sentient beings and builds on the ancient myths that attribute great powers to large trees. Although the social and cultural role of large old trees is usually not taken into account in conservation, accounting for human-related values of these trees is an important part of conservation policy because it may strengthen conservation by highlighting the potential synergies in protecting ecological and social values.

A theory of aesthetic value should explain what makes aesthetic value good. Current views about what makes aesthetic value good privilege the individual’s encounter with aesthetic value—listening to music, reading a novel, writing a poem, or viewing a painting. What makes aesthetic value good is its benefit to the individual appreciator. But engagement with aesthetic value is often a social, participatory matter: sharing and discussing aesthetic goods, imitating aesthetic agents, dancing, cooking, dining, or making music together. This article argues that we should understand aesthetic value in a way that centers these social forms of aesthetic engagement. To this end, the article argues that there is a social practice of aesthetic valuing, characterized as a participatory practice governed by the value of aesthetic community, which engages us in the social development of our capacities for discretionary valuing and volitional openness. Current theories of aesthetic value have trouble capturing the character of the practice of aesthetic valuing, and this motivates a novel communitarian theory of aesthetic value: aesthetic value is what is worthy of engagement in the social practice of aesthetic valuing.

<p class="07KatakunciKeywords">The Saman dance, a cultural heritage of the Gayo community, is not only an artistic expression, but also reflects the Islamic counseling values that this community firmly holds. This research aims to explore the Islamic counseling values contained in the Saman dance poetry and how these values are applied and lived by the Gayo community. This study uses qualitative research methods with data collection techniques through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and text analysis of Saman dance poetry. The results of the research show that the Saman dance poetry consistently depicts Islamic values such as piety, morals and social values. The Gayo community applies these values as a guide for Islamic counseling in everyday life, strengthening social and spiritual ties within the community. By highlighting the relationship between traditional art and Islamic values, this research provides further insight into how art and culture can be an effective means of conveying Islamic counseling messages and strengthening moral values in local communities. The implications of these findings can help in the development of Islamic counseling programs that are integrated with cultural heritage in various communities.</p>

The porcelain surface designs in Chinese flower-and-bird paintings reflect the deep cultural appreciation for flowers and the natural beauty of birds. Birds are not only depicted as part of nature but also celebrated for their aesthetic and symbolic value. However, there is a significant gap in understanding the classification of the bird motifs in ceramic paintings and their aesthetic value in relation to philosophical variables. This study systematically reviews research papers and electronic books from three major databases: Web of Science, Scopus, and CNKI. Additionally, fieldwork was conducted at the China Ceramic Museum, a ceramic company, and a ceramic exhibition to capture images of bird motifs on porcelain works, providing practical insights and realistic data. By combining literature analysis and field observations, the research examines the classification of bird motifs and flowers in ceramic flower-and-bird paintings, as well as their philosophical and aesthetic significance.

Vernacular architecture has been growing over time, in response to actual needs, with the means available at each place. All forms of vernacular architecture intend to meet specific needs, accommodating the values, economies, and ways of life of the cultures that produce them. The use of traditional local materials and available resources, as well as the incorporation of many bioclimatic features in the design of traditional settlements, gives them a sustainable identity. The architecture of traditional settlements has been a living and invaluable testimony to the historic memory of each place. The rehabilitation of traditional dwellings is an environmentally friendly approach as this process involves the reuse of an existing non-renewable building stock. The value of vernacular architecture has always been connected with the material age, including the traces that time has left. According to the Nara Document, the meaning of authenticity has been recently expanded and includes not only material and form but also traditions and techniques and other intangible values that constitute very important aspects of vernacular architecture. In this framework, this paper discusses how authenticity and sustainability are involved in the process of conservation of vernacular architecture. With a view to enrich the methodology of conserving vernacular architecture, taking into account not only its aesthetic and historic values but also its sustainable features, the present study considers the vernacular architecture of Cyprus as an appropriate case study for an in-depth investigation. The remarks presented herein are derived from two extended multidisciplinary research programs that examine the bioclimatic design elements of urban and rural settlements in Cyprus. The main aim of this research work is to suggest new conservation and refurbished strategies of vernacular architecture with respect not only to the bioclimatic features of traditional dwellings but also to their aesthetic values and their authenticity (materiality and conception).