Poetics And Politics Of Heritage Conservationproblems Of Heritage Conservation In Addis Ababaa Case Of Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugissa Residence And Its Adaptive Reuse Potentials

Many of Addis Ababa’s historic buildings have been pushed to have perished thoroughly due rnto the improper decisions of the related immediate stakeholders. Besides, a pessimistic rnresponse by the decision-makers given to the problems of historic buildings value has been rnvery challenging in their continuation. Concerning that, the paper centrally focused on the rnconcept of politics and poetics of heritage conservation in Addis Ababa’s historic buildings. It rnexamines through identifying factors which has a significant influence on the adaptive reuse of rnhistoric buildings, the role of stakeholders, and the decision-making process to adapt one rnhistoric building to new use. For that reason, the study mainly used archival accounts, rninterviews, observation, and on-site assessments to collect reliable data. So, the study employed rnin “Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugissa residence” located at eastern Mercato: exactly known rnas the Anwar mosque area. rnConsequently, adaptive reuse potentials are discussed to imply by what method the concept of rnpoetics and politics play a role in the conservation and management of the case building. As a rnresult, regarding the synthesized findings, 4 (four) recommendations were classified and stated rnrespectively. Finally, among the 4 (four), 1(one) had selected as an input for the case building rnhad proposed to be adaptively reused for the function of mini-restaurant/café and souvenir shop.

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