ÖZKD LXXVIII 2024 Heft 4, pp. 86-102, 2025/02/12
Vernakuläre Architektur
Dialekte der Bauernhaus-Landschaft in Österreich
Given the profound structural transformation in rural areas since the late 19th century, as well as current trends, the question of identity of these areas arises. This contribution presents the results of house research and its practical application, which have been advanced through European recommendations and conventions. In this context, only the most significant documents of the European regulatory framework can be highlighted. The issue requires a specific and current selection of methodological approaches for identifying cultural landscapes, inventorying them, and integrating cultural landscape elements into modern cultural landscape development. Subject and components of the systematic and comprehensive approach include, first and foremost, the preparation of data provided by various stakeholders across different planning levels. The final step involves the presentation of a descriptive framework or matrix applicable to all house landscapes, and thus to rural cultural heritage, using a spatial reference system with cultural landscape regions or cultural landscape units of Upper Austria (Herbert Maurer). This enables the integration of cultural heritage into the broader context of social development, spatial planning, and environmental policy.
