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Lompart, Merissa

Heritage sites often elicit a certain fascination brought about by their embedded histories. These histories may be about innumerable moments or themes: architectural style or influence of the site, perhaps the context or period in which a site or resource was created and the influence of that period on the greater area, or possibly about a person, or family, or community that lived on the site. Whichever case, if any, the story or stories surrounding the resource provide a basis for its inherent or perceived value. Unfortunately, intentional or not, the heritage field often omits certain histories. This omission perpetuates a limited, single-dimensioned, sanitized understanding of heritage, marginalizing voices and experiences that are critical to a more inclusive historical record. Bringing these forgotten histories to the surface is an essential part of decolonizing and furthering ongoing reparations with demographics that Heritage often overlooks. The project seeks to uncover and document the hidden narratives of a historically significant site that has not been formally recognized as a Heritage site. The project combines archival research, precedent study analysis, examines existing heritage policies to evaluate current terminology and policy implementation, and looks at how multiple stories can be layered on one another to form a complex cultural heritage landscape. Through a comprehensive understanding of these histories and critiques, the project intends to model an innovative, alternate, inclusive, and honest approach to reading and experiencing cultural landscapes, and heritage sites, and to their interpretive programming.

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University of British Columbia. ARCH 549

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0448854

Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of

Unreviewed

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