Heritage, Conservation Value and Function

*Please put a “X” in the most suitable box

1)	Gender:

Male [   ]			Female [   ]


2)	Age Group:

0-15 [   ]	  16-25 [   ]     	26-35 [   ]	36-45 [   ]	46-55 [   ]	55+ [   ]


3)	Occupation:

Architect/Interior Designer [   ]		Businessman [   ]		 Student [   ]
Conservation/Preservation Parties [   ]		Other Professionals [   ]


4)	What is your understanding to the word ‘Heritage’? Does it mean… (you may choose more than one answer)

Identity [   ]		Legacy [   ]		Layers of History [   ] 	Commodity [   ]

Other, please state...…………………………………………………………………………………. 


5)	What do you think has the most impact on our value upon ‘Heritage’? Please rate using the scale 1-5, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important.

Economical Influence [   ]	Social Influence [   ]		Political Influence [   ]	
Cultural Influence [   ]		Globalization [   ] 

Other, please state…………………………………………………………………………………....


6)	What is your value on ‘Heritage’? Something that…

Has a particular aesthetic characteristics [   ]	         Contribute an understanding to our past [   ]
Is uncommon, rare or endangered [   ]		         Is our very own tradition [   ]
Has important association with a person/an event [   ]
7)	Do you think a historical building should be renovated, or it should remain as it is so that we can use it to study our past?

Renovated [   ]		Remain [   ]


8)	If a historical building is going to be renovated, who do you think should decide its new inserted function?

The Government or local council [   ]	Public Vote [   ]     The Architectural Associations [   ]
The Conservational Associations [   ] 	       The locale/users [   ]	     Competition Brief [   ]


9)	What kind of function do you think should be inserted?

None [   ]		Retain the original use [   ]		Museum, as most of them are [   ]	
Depends on the trend/need [   ]			

Other, please state…………………………...…….…………………………………………………
		

10)	How do you think we should renovate a historical building? 

Carefully restore the original fabrics [   ]	Reveal the layers of history [   ]	
Incorporate with new technology [   ]		Demolish most of it [   ]	


11)	While the historical building is being renovated, what do you think we should preserve the most? Please rate using the scale 1-5, where 1 is most important and 5 is least important.

Identity [   ]	Architectural fabrics [   ]	Function [   ]	     History [   ]	       Layout [   ]


12)	 If a building has played an important part of a certain piece of history but it is deemed ‘ugly’ by the local populous, should it be:

Left alone [   ]		Have the building taken down [   ]		
Install a new function to the building so that it has more ‘appeal’ [   ]
Change the outside of the building [   ]

Thank you very much for sparing your valuable time to answer my questionnaire. I am extremely grateful and very much appreciate. Thank you.