Identifying Architect Role in Heritage Preservation Processes Using Digital Technology

Abstract

Cities all around the country are growing and changing as they reach new heights and adopt new appearances. Engineering and architecture have progressed in ways that were inconceivable just a few decades ago. However, as these places develop, it becomes increasingly important to preserve structures with history, character, and meaning. “Adaptive reuse projects preserve distinctive and authentic features that are impossible to replicate in new construction,” says the author \"Brian Hutt, director of Cushman and Wakefield's Denver office, agreed. \"Successful adaptive reuse development combines modern technology with old structures, resulting in an ambiance and sense of place that is impossible to duplicate.” This research discusses the adaptive reuse design process and the need for updating the methods the architects use during its design process, as each historical building has its own design character and architecture identity that should be preserved, so its architecture and significant character is not erased and forgotten. This research aims to integrate Virtual Reality technologies in adaptive reuse design process of historical buildings, first the theoretical approach is used to describe the literature review about adaptive reuse requirements of historical buildings and Extended reality technologies, the analytical approach is used to analyzing international and national case studies to conclude how VR Technologies could be integrated. The conclusion of this research will be guidelines on how to integrate VR technologies in design process of historical buildings adaptive reuse.