In this chapter, disasters are introduced as agents of built heritage change. It looks at previous reconstruction efforts and how the documents informed them – especially rebuilding as replica. It establishes the link between the record and rebuilding as a response to destruction, focusing on seismic areas where this link is recurrent due to earthquakes. This leads to further enquiry as to the authenticity of these operations, but also to explore other potential uses of the record for risk management and damage assessment, leading to a discussion over building techniques and social perception of historical assets affected by the damage and destruction produced by earthquakes.
Citation
Devilat, B. (2025). Record and reconstruction in the face of destruction. In Digital Records, Heritage Conservation and Post-earthquake Re-construction in Chile (81-108). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003172147-4
Publication Date
May 30, 2025
Deposit Date
Jun 10, 2025
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
Peer Reviewed
Peer Reviewed
Pages
81-108
Series Title
Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation
Book Title
Digital Records, Heritage Conservation and Post-earthquake Re-construction in Chile
