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David Gandreau et al., « AlUla Saudi Arabia : final report 2019-2022 », HAL-SHS : architecture, ID : 10670/1.x0zfk7
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This region located in Medina province in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, rich of an exceptional natural and cultural heritage, is subject of an ambitious and innovative national project, turned towards a cultural and eco-responsible development of the city. This project includes urban and territorial development objectives based on the use of local resources (heritage, building materials, local Saudi companies) and on the enhancement of the strong tourism potential of the whole area. The development of AlUla is supervised by the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) established following a royal decree (No. A/29 6) in 2017, in line with the Kingdom’s 2030 vision. AFALULA is mobilising the expertise that can contribute to this ambitious project. CRAterre signed a contract with AFALULA in September 2019 to offer its skills on heritage conservation and earthen architecture regarding three main axes: HERITAGE, MATERIAL, HOUSING.Within this global context, the current report is focusing on the specific demand expressed by AFALULA and RCU to involve CRAterre in a survey, study and conservation project for the Old Town and Oasis farms of AlUla, considered as major heritage assets for the region.This final report describes the results of 7 activities carried out in parallel for 30 months, as per the contract established with AFALULA:1. Data collection and analysis2. Building inventory3. Cultural significance assessment4. Identification and development of earthen building materials5. Drainage studies and actions6. Conservation guidelines7. Practical workshops on earthen architecture.Four of these activities were shared with HCC, Heritage Conservation Consulting inc. a company with more than 15 years experience in the conservation of earthen architectural heritage in Saudi Arabia (Dir. Dr. Mahmoud Bendakir) and EVEHA INTERNATIONAL (team leader, Thomas Creissen), French company specialized in archaeological studies and enhancement since 2006. The table below recalls these collaborations as well as the distribution of the main responsibilities for each activity.