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Heritage buildings and sites offer strong visual and sociocultural sense relating to the formation and regional history of a place, embracing the root of native culture. Any region is best associated with its culture through the means of heritage structures which witnesses the growth of a settlement. These structures in a way tend to become a permanent part of ever-growing cities and hence claiming the status of urban artefacts. They tend to act as a canvas behind the busy lives of people, it represents a scenic description of a place with all its chaos and stagnant buildings held in the centre which is associated as the essence of the place in the mind of people who come across it. The study establishes the importance of transformation as a process which allows the historic built spaces to continue the process of evolution through addition, intervention and extension to the existing fabric of the structure. This study articulates the progression of transformation as a means for revitalizing heritage buildings in a way that they responsed to the urban scenario they are present in and also leave scope for future changes. It comprises the analysis of theoratical and practical methods of transformation in the perspective of present-day practice. In an attempt to experience the past of the structure within the enclosure of new reformed functions and form needed by its context, Transformation is one such process which connects different timelines, societies and also regenerates the social cultural and economic values of the city.
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I would like to place on record my sincere gratitude to all the faculty members at the Amity school of architecture and planning, Noida, India. Further on, I would like to thank Professors Devendra Pratap Singh, Anurita Bhatnagar, Shubhru Gupta and Alankrita Pagare for their roles in shaping this research paper
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Sharma, P. (2022). Identifying the Role of Heritage and the Concept of Transformation. In: Mohareb, N., Cardaci, A., Maruthaveeran, S., Cavalagli, N. (eds) Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99480-8_25
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