Landscape Planning and Design: Vernacular and Religious Architecture in Wood as Facilitators of Heritage Conservation. Chiloe’s School of Architecture, Chile

Abstract

AbstractThe abstract should summarize the contents of the paper in short terms, i.e. The present study of landscape planning and design, aims to explore how vernacular and religious architecture in wood, facilitate the heritage conservation of the territory. Chiloé`s School in southern Chile has been selected as a case study, because (1) it has a unique vernacular architecture; (2) It has a geographical morphology that has allowed from its genesis as a city to build in wood and sustainable materials; (3) owns the Chiloé`s School of religious architecture in wood (4) It has 16 churches built in wood, declared UNESCO world heritage and administered by the Patrimonial Churches of Chiloé Foundation. The methodology is developed through the constructive analysis of sixteen churches selected for the case study, analyzing the type of wood used and its architecture. For this, the plans of each of them are analyzed, together with the speeches and narratives of three interviews of the site Chiloé’s Heritage of Chile's government. It is concluded that the vernacular and religious architecture in wood facilitate the heritage conservation of the territory, as has been observed in the Chilote case, where the territory has unique characteristics thanks to its architectural richness and the use of wood in its construction.KeywordsChiloé`s School of religious architecture in woodVernacular architectureHeritage conservationArchitecture and materialityChiloé