Inventory Historical Stone Walls Vorarlberg 2014. 2014 – Historical Stone Walls Along Roads, Stone Wall Guide
Abstract
The project “Inventory of Historical Stone Walls in Vorarlberg”, which is in its sixth year by now, aims at research and documentation as well as preservation and maintenance of historical natural stone walls in Vorarlberg. In 2014, the main focus of the research project are walls made from natural stone which have been built in the course of the construction of roads administered by the state of Vorarlberg. These historical infrastructural buildings have often been of great importance for the regions they made accessible. They form the cultural landscape and give evidence of technical achievements as well as of the construction trade, craft knowledge and skills of their builders. The documentation of construction and inventory of the walls along the roads are the basis for further analysis of the history of road building in Vorarlberg and detailed source research in order to classify their age and value. Additional important emphases are development goals and measure concepts for handling the historical elements within the nowadays road network. Planning and organizing an implementation project and carrying out the reconstruction of one of the researched objects should be the beginning of maintenance and conservation of the historic walls. Another part of this year’s project will be the composition of a stone wall guide. It should provide practical and concrete guidelines for the handling of historical stonewalls. The publication focusses on responsible parties in the municipalities and the regional government authority as well as local initiatives. Its chapters will cover the following topics: different types of walls and their meaning for the regions where they appear, basic principles of the assessment of their value, how to set up a reconstruction workshop, building principles and the maintenance of dry stone walls. Benefits of the project This project is intended to contribute to a respectful, professional and foresighted dealing with cultural heritage in cultural landscapes and settlement areas. In addition to the inventory of preserved historical natural stone walls, particular attention is given to historical wall construction methods and the future maintaining and renewing measures. During the project maintenance or reconstruction for one of the historic objects will be planned. With the help of a professional, the countries road authority will put this implementation project into reality. This is supposed to build the foundation for maintaining regional Know-How in terms of craft knowledge and skills to build natural stone walls and encourage to following maintenance projects.
Publikationen
Die Inventare Vorarlbergs - Ausstrahlung des IVS nach Österreich
Autoren: Drexel, AM; Kopf, M; Jahr: 2023
Newspaper / Magazine article
Project staff
Anna Maria Drexel
Ass.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Anna Maria Drexel
am.drexel@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-87407
Project Leader
01.05.2014 - 31.10.2015
Stefan Locher
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Locher
stefan.locher@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.05.2014 - 31.10.2015