Des Couvents En H?ritage / Religious Houses: A Legacy

By Thomas Coomans and Luc Noppen

l'heure de la d saffection des traditions religieuses historiques, les couvents, les monast res et les abbayes qui maillent les paysages de nos villes et de nos campagnes sont menac s de d sh rence?: les communaut s qui les ont b tis, habit s et qui en ont assur la survie n'ont plus les moyens d'assumer leur charge patrimoniale. En m me temps que s'impose l'affection citoyenne pour ces vastes ensembles et leurs jardins, ceux-ci sont de plus en plus convoit s des fins de d veloppement. Que faire de cet h ritage riche et lourd Cet ouvrage collectif regroupe des contributions qui apportent des pistes de r flexion sur les probl mes de la s cularisation, de la r affectation ou de la gouvernance d'anciens ensembles conventuels. Il vise galement nourrir la discussion sur les implications financi res, juridiques, urbanistiques et m morielles du changement de vocation des couvents et de leur mise en valeur. In this time of abandonment of historical religious traditions, the convents, monasteries, and abbeys that punctuate our rural and urban landscapes are in danger of becoming escheated properties. The communities who built them, lived in them, and have thus far ensured their survival can no longer bear the burden of their heritage value. These magnificent properties and their gardens are increasingly the objects of society's affection, and yet at the same time are more and more coveted by real estate developers. What is to be done with such a rich and weighty legacy? This collective publication brings together contributions that provide ways of thinking about the issues of secularization, adaptive reuse, or the governance of former religious buildings. It also intends to contribute to the debate on the financial, legal, urbanistic, and memorial implications of the new destinies of convents and their redevelopment

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2760543544
• ISBN13: 9782760543546
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Presses de L'Universite Du Quebec
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.7"