Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
ICOMOS SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM 2024, Ribeirao-Preto, Brezilya, 13 - 15 Kasım 2024, ss.1-10, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Conservation of architectural heritage has historically encountered technical challenges, particularly in ensuring structural compatibility between old and new parts while preserving authenticity and integrity. Reinforced concrete (RC) originated in conservation field in the early 20th century as a novel solution that was praised for its structural efficiency and distinguishability. However, the reinforced concrete interventions in historic structures include different points of views. On the one side, the RC was introduced as a symbol of engineering progress, and it was new and modern in its time. On the other side, conservation has been emphazised traditional structures and authenticity. In interventions, these two semantically opposing concepts converge as modern materials and techniques strengthen historic masonry structures. At the beginning of the twentieth century, this contrast was viewed positively in the field of conservation. The use of RC was accepted in the Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments in 1931 and it remained popular through the end of the twentieth century with the further support of the Venice Charter of 1964, which states that in cases where traditional techniques are insufficient, the conservation of a monument can be achieved using modern techniques. However, RC faced criticism over time due to being inauthenticity and having potential damages to the structural integrity of monuments. In Turkey, which has been following the developments in Europe since the 19th century, RC has turned into conservation practices and has been included in national legal frameworks through international texts. This adoption in Turkey is particularly relevant to observe and comprehend the dissemination of international developments. The evolution of consolidation techniques and conservation approaches, particularly in response to catastrophic events such as earthquakes, can be traced by examining Turkey's conservation history through the RC interventions. This paper aims to illustrate the development of reinforced concrete interventions and its role in monument restorations in Turkey. It explores the relationship between consolidation, earthquakes, and conservation, evaluating the pros and cons of RC according to international conservation charters, including the Venice Charter and other texts. The study examines the changes in consolidation techniques and conservation concepts in the time of Venice Charter.