CULTURAL HERITAGE MANAGEMENT: PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM OF CONSERVATION PROJECTS

Abstract

In general, cultural heritage projects are accepted as construction work. For this reason, traditional project management and delivery systems applied for construction projects are also applied for conservation projects. However, conservation projects are more of an activity of conserving and improving the existing structure than constructing, due to the existence of the structure subject to the project. This conservation activity, which should be done scientifically, also necessitates developing a management approach apart from that of an ordinary building, due to the values embodied in the cultural heritage. Understanding and defining these values are the cornerstones of conservation projects. So, what are the ways of planning a project delivery system that will respect the values defined for the cultural heritage? Seeking for possible answers to this question could support producing a higher quality process and result for cultural heritage conservation projects.Currently, it has been seen that the most common applied project delivery system for cultural heritage conservation is the traditional project delivery system. However, it is obvious that the issues arising from the characteristics of the conservation projects can not be solved by continuing within the traditional delivery systems. The aim of this paper is to show the necessity to develop a delivery system specific to conservation projects due to the basic characteristics of conservation projects. It is believed that a proposal for the project delivery system for conservation projects including features of conservation project facts will contribute to conduct and achieve conservation works with better quality.