1-2. Background

Memory is an intangible thing that elapses over time. But throughout history, humans commemorate in all kinds of ways and conserve memory in any form, and architecture is one of them. We build up the grave, museum, and church to memorize something we lost and remind us we used to have. The architecture becomes the carrier of memory. "Heritage underpins and enriches continuities with those who came before and those who will come after us." 2 When people in the space whether it is a house, school, church, or shop, we all leave our trace in it. However, with the advancement of human technology, the needs of the people, and the increase in the value of the land, the reprogramming of buildings has become sparse and common. Most of the time people tend to rebuild the space instead of preserving it. The pace of human life is getting faster, and correspondingly many buildings lost their function with the progress of mankind. When the building lost its function, the memory remains in the space, but it is gradually faded. Faced with such a situation, choosing to preserve, reuse or even dismantle is a matter of all cultures.

Different interpretations will produce different results with commercial, political, and cultural considerations. How to preserve is also different from country to country. Although they all represent conservation and preservation, the differences in techniques will also be affected by various factors. Such as designer, government policy, the monument itself.

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