Abstract
Abstract. Heritage recording serves as a basis for methodologies regarding diagnosis, treatment and preservation of historic places and contributes to make posterity records of our built cultural heritage. This work is not a stand-alone practice, but a part of the overall conservation of cultural heritage. Recording of heritage places should be directly related to the needs, skills and the technology that are available to the end users that are responsible for the management and care of these sites. They should be selected in a way that the future protectors of these sites can also access and use the data that is collected. This contribution explains an innovative heritage recording approach applied by Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) in the documentation of an earthen complex, the Kasbah of Taourirt in Ouarzazate, Morocco as part of the Earthen Architecture Initiative of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The selected recording techniques used were carried out according to the requirements of the Moroccan team (CERKAS) in charge of the study and protection of the chosen site documented.
Highlights
Kasbah of Taourirt is one of several major earthen complexes along the former caravan route between the Sahara dessert and the city of Marrakech in Southern Morocco
The project carried out included a “capacity building” component in order to make sure that the approaches used for the recording of this important historic place were transferred to the Moroccan Team in charge of protecting this heritage, as they are the beneficiaries of this program
The “how” relates to the integration of surveying techniques to capture the geometric configuration of the Kasbah, the “why” relates to the purpose of the records, in this case for conservation and the “when” relates to the requirements of the ultimate beneficiaries of this information, the Moroccan partners
Summary
Kasbah of Taourirt is one of several major earthen complexes along the former caravan route between the Sahara dessert and the city of Marrakech in Southern Morocco. This massive earthen complex of two hectares is located in the city of Ouarzazate, situated about an hour away from Marrakech. It was built in the 16th century by the Glaoui family that dominated the Southern Atlas Region. The data acquired from the survey and photogrammetric models was used to create a site atlas, consisting of floor plans, elevations and sections
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