Sustainable Conservation in the Chilean Altiplano: How Do Local Techniques Adapt to Contexts of Material Scarcity and Community Needs?

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The climate crisis, resource scarcity, and socio-spatial inequality are among the challenges currently facing the architectural discipline and the construction industry. In the Chilean Altiplano—a territory marked by a wealth of natural and cultural treasures contrasting with the scarce natural resources of the desert—the Fundación Altiplano invites us to rethink heritage restoration through the lens of sustainability, community-based conservation, and participatory processes. Developed and implemented alongside the communities themselves, this model leverages ancestral knowledge and local materials, offering not only answers but also critical questions for navigating our turbulent contemporary context.

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Restoration of the carved stone portal, Socoroma church. Image via Archivo fotográfico Fundación Altiplano
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Cite: Luciana Truffa. "Sustainable Conservation in the Chilean Altiplano: How Do Local Techniques Adapt to Contexts of Material Scarcity and Community Needs?" [Conservación sostenible en el Altiplano Chileno: ¿Cómo se adaptan las técnicas locales a los contextos de escasez material y a los requerimientos de las comunidades? ] 05 Jul 2026. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1128490/sustainable-conservation-in-the-chilean-altiplano-how-do-local-techniques-adapt-to-contexts-of-material-scarcity-and-community-needs> ISSN 0719-8884
Housing, Tacora. Image via Archivo fotográfico Fundación Altiplano

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