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Le ‘BIM’ au service du patrimoine La Halle Volta comme cas d’étude
(Epau, 2018) KHELIFI ,Mohamed Zakaria; HORRA, Badr el Mounir [Rapporteur]
We live today in a world constantly evolving, new technologies allow us to enhance and facilitate human activities and bring us closer to optimal efficiency. Building information modeling (BIM) is one of this technologies, BIM allow building professionals to collaborate, simulate and exchange information’s thanks to a digital model that are easily accessible. The tools used for simulations offered by this process allowed us to jump from simple 2D and 3D representations to other dimensions such as project times schedule and cost, introducing new concepts such as 4D and 5D models.
Meanwhile, facing this constant changes that are born from this evolution we must take care of our heritage and make it a priority. It is clear that we cannot aspire for a future without learning from our past. Thus this thesis has as a subject a special building dating to the end of the XIXth century, “La Halle Volta”. An emblem of Algiers’s industrial architecture features many qualities in the architectural, historical, and urban aspects. Unfortunately, we observe only few actions that aims to take in charge this heritage which suffers from a luck of acknowledge that in turn generate more degradation and risks for the durability of this building.
Our work aims to apply the BIM process in the fields of constructed heritage management throughout Algeria in order to improve the efficiency of interventions and in the same time safeguard and showcase our legacy. This translates to the use of this process to a largely acknowledged methodology in Algeria, the architectural monography will be applied to our case study in order to extract the points where BIM provides opportunities for the monography, the points where it displays weaknesses, and finally to assess new future development options. This points in conjunction with our engagement to showcasing this building, constitute the essence of our thesis problematic and the starting point for our hypothesis and objectives.
La Façade de l'édifice algérois du XIX ème-XXème Cohérence et système oppositionnel
(Epau, 2017) HAMOUDI,Hocine; BELOUCHRANI,Ouahiba [Rapporteur].
The work presented in this thesis is part of the study and comparative analysis of a
set of facades of buildings from the colonial era. In view of their heritage values and importance in
national history, we have proposed to carry out an analytical study to identify their characteristics.
The context for this study is the downtown area of Algiers. Our analysis approach consists in
making a sharp reading of the elements composing the facade. At the end of this analytical work,
we succeeded in identifying the morphological structures of these facades and determining the
modalities of their compositions. Our work could serve as a basis for rehabilitation operations when
it comes to a fac¸ade of the XIXth and XXth century or to the reinterpretation of this architecture in a
more contemporary style.
Essai de catégorisation du système décoratif en faience dans l'architecture palatine de l'époque ottomane à Alger
(Epau, 2018) TOUATI,Yasmine; ZEKAGH,Rachida [Rapporteur].
The houses and palaces of the Ottoman era of Algiers are considered to be the jewels of the architectural production of that time. These buildings have a rich decoration that expresses itself through a variety of materials used: earthenware or enamelled ceramics, carved marble, wood carpentry and carved stucco and openwork.
Our research focuses on faience decoration in the palaces architecture of Algiers during the Ottoman era. It sets itself the objective of categorizing this type of setting in order to detect the logic and principles of composition.
The methodological aspect is based on a monographic approach combining documentary research and field investigation. This work is organized around three parts:
• The decor in the palaces architecture of the Ottoman era
- Palaces architecture of Algiers (intramural) at the time Ottoman
- The decor in the palatine architecture of Algiers at the time Ottoman
- The faience decoration in the palaces architecture of Algiers during the Ottoman era
• Case study: faience decor
- Presentation of the case studies
- Appreciation of faience decor - case studies
• Categorization of faience decoration in the palaces of Algiers
- Try to categorize the faience decoration
- Interpretation of the categorization grid
In conclusion, the practical issues of our research would be:
• Participate in the knowledge of Ottoman architecture through the identification of faience decoration in the palaces
•Contribute to the restoration of endangered homes and residences in the Algiers Medina, through the establishment of a manual of restoration of the decor very useful to the PPSMVSS of the Kasbah of Algiers palaces of Algiers.
Connaissance et reconnaissance du pâtrimoine architectural du mouvement moderne à Alger(1930-1962)
(Epau, 2018) AOUIDEF, Louisa.; FERHAT,Sara [Rapporteur].
History is an addition of past events that influence countries and their population’s development. The impact of history is so strong, that to build the present and future, that one needs to consider the past and its understanding. Algeria is such a remarkable sample of countries that witnessed a great variety of events through its history. In fact, Algeria’s history can be reached through documents, as much as it can be read on its walls, streets and through the different architectures exposed. Among these history witnesses, the previous Algeria’s National Library building, which attracted our attention and led to this research work.
Well known nowadays, as an annex to the present National Library but also as a room for the « National Book Center », its style of architecture is, up to now, a witness of the worldwide « modern movement » that was developed in Algiers during the first part of the 20th century.
This building, despite the particular features of its architecture, remains unknown as regards to its history.
For these reasons, and moreover the debate set around the status of the modern architecture movement in Algeria, and as researchers, involved in the built heritage concern, we decided to highlight the previous BNA building and show up its features, in order to underline its importance as a national heritage to be looked at..
Processus d'affiliation typologique du marché Zakaria d'El- Harrach
(Epau, 2018) OUDJIDA,Dahlia Madjda; KASSAB,Nasreddine [Rapporteur].
Algeria is at the crossroad of many civilizations. The passing by of each one of them
has shaped the landscapes in its own way. This essay is focused on the industrial time which
has impacted the history of the world. In Algeria, the industrial era takes place in the second
half of the nineteenth century. It is mainly perceptible through the presence of utilitary
structures such as markets and stations as well as warehouses and factories of all sorts.
This architecture embodies our history through a noticeable change in the way of
thinking and producing. It witnessed the technical and technological progress achieved then,
along with the ingenuity of the ones who managed to master the arts of reflexion, technology,
design and history. Denigrated at first, recognized centuries later and praised in our actual time,
these constructions are envied for their qualities and used as a demonstration of local history,
art and culture.
Yet in Algeria, these constructions are often subjected to dark and irrational political
judgments, and are only used for utilitary means. That in spite of the activists and students'
actions to preserve their being. Therefore, the future of these structures remains vague,
uncertain and mostly ambiguous.
The aim of this essay is mainly to highlight the multiple assets of these constructions
through one primary example: the Zakaria market based in El Harrach. Not only does this study
put in evidence the values of such establishments, it also reflects on their future state and
becoming. The ingenuity and flexibility put into these creations render them a timeless example
in the world of architecture. In our actual context, a reflexion about the preservation and
actualization of these structures could lead towards a regain of interest for these industrial
construction sites, eventually arousing new ways of architectural thinking