Poetics and Politics of Heritage Conservation:Problems of Heritage Conservation in Addis Ababa,a Case of Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugissa Residence and its Adaptive Reuse Potentials
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2019-10
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Addis Ababa university
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Many of Addis Ababa’s historic buildings have been pushed to have perished thoroughly due
to the improper decisions of the related immediate stakeholders. Besides, a pessimistic
response by the decision-makers given to the problems of historic buildings value has been
very challenging in their continuation. Concerning that, the paper centrally focused on the
concept of politics and poetics of heritage conservation in Addis Ababa’s historic buildings. It
examines through identifying factors which has a significant influence on the adaptive reuse of
historic buildings, the role of stakeholders, and the decision-making process to adapt one
historic building to new use. For that reason, the study mainly used archival accounts,
interviews, observation, and on-site assessments to collect reliable data. So, the study employed
in “Dejazmach Haile Selassie Gugissa residence” located at eastern Mercato: exactly known
as the Anwar mosque area.
Consequently, adaptive reuse potentials are discussed to imply by what method the concept of
poetics and politics play a role in the conservation and management of the case building. As a
result, regarding the synthesized findings, 4 (four) recommendations were classified and stated
respectively. Finally, among the 4 (four), 1(one) had selected as an input for the case building
had proposed to be adaptively reused for the function of mini-restaurant/café and souvenir shop.
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Adaptive Reuse,, Stakeholders,, Heritage Conservation,, Heritage Management