Recognition and Reuse of Industrial Heritage for its Conservation. Cornish Machine Houses in Pachuca and Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico

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https://doi.org/10.30763/intervencion.254.v2n24.33.2021

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registry, use value, community significance, reuse, conservation, recognition, industrial heritage, Cornish engine houses

Abstract

Recognizing the importance of an architectural heritage would be the beginning for its conservation. The purpose of the study is to value one of the most important tangible inheritances of the Pachuca and Real del Monte Mining Districts (Mexico), the Cornish Engine houses, which marked the mining landscape of the 19th century, with the arrival of the technology of the steam. Analyze its architecture based on documentary research, its current vestiges, reflect on its conservation perspective,  by the assignment of a use or reuse, considering the theoretical bases of industrial heritage, and look at what has been done in other places such as Spain and Great Britain, towards avoiding the loss of a part of this important heritage.

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Author Biographies

Elizabeth Lozada Amador, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), Mexico

Full-time research professor at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH). Doctor of Science in Architecture and Urbanism from the School of Engineering and Architecture (Instituto Politécnico Nacional [IPN]), Master of Architecture from the National Autonomous University of
Mexico (UNAM); field of knowledge: restoration of monuments. In her two theses she deals with the theme of industrial mining heritage. To date, she has been teaching for 12 years in the Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture. His research focuses mainly on the study and conservation of architectural
heritage, where he has participated in the publication of articles, preparation of preliminary projects and as a resident of work.

Francisco Omar Lagarda García, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH), Mexico

Full-time professor at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH, México). Architectural engineer by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN, México), master and doctor by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM, México), has titles across topics of Investment Projects in Historic Buildings and Reconversion of Historic Properties respectively; coordinator of the Bachelor of Architecture from 2015 to 2017; currently designs the Master of Architecture for the uaeh and conducts research “Rescue of historic buildings in Hidalgo”. Author of the article Valor histórico del inmueble.

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2021-12-28

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Lozada Amador, E. ., & Lagarda García, F. O. . (2021). Recognition and Reuse of Industrial Heritage for its Conservation. Cornish Machine Houses in Pachuca and Real del Monte, Hidalgo, Mexico: . Intervención, 2(24), 174–221. https://doi.org/10.30763/intervencion.254.v2n24.33.2021

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