Research
Research Interests
My AHRC funded PhD thesis and peer-reviewed outputs focus on a critical deconstruction of traditional architectural conservation theory and practice, by reinterpreting architectural heritage, conservation and adaptive reuse, as inherently social, dynamic and intangible processes.
By engaging with critical themes in heritage and conservation studies, my research proposes contemporary pluralistic issues concerning social equity, equality, and mental access to heritage, can be resolved by encouraging built heritage practitioners to see themselves as narrators of intangible heritage as well as custodians of physical heritage.
My research has attracted invited talks to established architectural practices, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), and the RIBA Advanced Conservation Course, where I regularly lecture as an RIBA Academy Panellist on intangible heritage and its relationship to historic buildings.
Grants
2022 AHRC Innovation Scholars Secondment Grant £45,173
2018 AHRC North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership (Full Award) £44,331
Exhibitions
Djabarouti, J., 2010. Sound-Map City, Xuzhou Art Museum, Jiangsu, China, 14/5/2010 - 14/7/2010.
Artefacts
Djabarouti, J., 2019. 'Material Clues: decoding our past to understand our present', Manchester Metropolitan University, Grosvenor Gallery, Manchester.
Books
Djabarouti, J., 2023. 'Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation', Routledge.
Book Chapters
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'A socio-material outlook'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 190-222, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'An imitation game: Restoration and intangible heritage at the Bletchley Park Huts, UK'. In Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Architectural Reconstruction, pp. 374-390.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Antiquity and anxiety'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 25-46, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Conclusion'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 223-230, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Deconstructing communal value'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 125-139, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Evolving perspectives on authenticity'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 62-78, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Immaterial manifestations of culture'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 81-103, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Immateriality and change in policy and guidance'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 104-124, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Introduction'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 1-21, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Participatory problems'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 174-189, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Symbolism and spirituality'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 140-154, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'The postmodern heritage turn'. In Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation, pp. 47-61, Routledge.
Djabarouti, J., 2022. 'Negotiating the spirit of place: towards a performative authenticity of historic buildings'. In Hermanová, M., Skey, M., Thurnell-Read, T. (eds.) Cultures of Authenticity, pp. 29-42, Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley.
Journal Articles
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Editorial for the Special Issue "The Future of Built Heritage Conservation"', Architecture, 4 (4), pp. 1098-1100.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Intangible Cultural Heritage and UK Built Heritage Practice: Opportunities and Future Directions', The Historic Environment: Policy and Practice, 15 (4), pp. 450-465.
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Walk slowly, listen carefully, tread softly: enhancing participation in architectural conservation practice', International Journal of Heritage Studies, 30 (3), pp. 349-364.
Ren, Y., Djabarouti, J., 2023. 'Towards a holistic narration of place: conserving natural and built heritage at the Humble Administrator's Garden, China', Architecture, 3 (3), pp. 446-460.
Djabarouti, J., 2022. 'Translating Change: A Continuity of Craft Heritage at Coventry Cathedral, UK', Journal of Heritage Management, 7 (2), pp. 167-185.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. 'Imitation and intangibility: postmodern perspectives on restoration and authenticity at the Hill House Box, Scotland', International Journal of Heritage Studies, 28 (1), pp. 109-126.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. 'Practice barriers towards intangible heritage within the UK built heritage sector', International Journal of Heritage Studies, 27 (11), pp. 1101-1116.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. 'Stories of feelings and things: intangible heritage from within the built heritage paradigm in the UK', International Journal of Heritage Studies, 27 (4), pp. 391-406.
Djabarouti, J., O'Flaherty, C., 2020. 'Architect and craftsperson: project perceptions, relationships and craft', Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, 14 (3), pp. 423-438.
Djabarouti, J., 2020. 'Listed Buildings as Socio-material Hybrids: Assessing Tangible and Intangible Heritage Using Social Network Analysis', Journal of Heritage Management, 5 (2), pp. 169-190.
Djabarouti, J., O'Flaherty, C., 2019. 'Experiential learning with building craft in the architectural design studio: A pilot study exploring its implications for built heritage in the UK', Thinking Skills and Creativity, 32, pp. 102-113.
Non-Peer Reviewed Articles
Djabarouti, J., 2023. 'From materials to meanings: an evolution of architectural conservation practice', ICOMOS-UK Summer Bulletin, Summer 2023 Bulletin.
Conference Papers
Djabarouti, J., 2024. 'Building conservation as memory-making practice', The Place of Memory and the Memory of Place International Conference, London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research, London, 19/6/2021 - 20/6/2021.
Djabarouti, J., 2020. ''The lively development of tradition': Edgar Wood, restoration and intangible heritage', Coimbra, Portugal, 8/7/2020 - 10/7/2020, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development (HERITAGE 2020), 01.
Djabarouti, J., 2020. 'Between feelings and things: intangible heritage from within the built heritage paradigm', Association of Critical heritage Studies 5th Biennial Conference: ACHS FUTURES 2020, University College London, UK, 26/8/2020 - 30/8/2020.
Djabarouti, J., 2020. 'Dynamic interpretations of preservation: the case (encasement) of the Hill House', Cultures of Authenticity 2020, Centre for Research in Communications and Culture, Loughborough, 5/11/2020 - 5/11/2020.
Djabarouti, J., 2019. 'Understanding the Intangible Heritage of Buildings', AHRC NWCDTP Annual Conference 2019: Meeting of Minds: Collaborative Research in the Arts and Humanities, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 28/10/2019 - 29/10/2019.
Presentations
Djabarouti, J., 2021. ''Intangible heritage and its relationship to historic buildings'. A presentation to candidates at the biannual RIBA Advanced Conservation Course, UK.'.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. ''The impact of "intangible heritage" on built heritage practice'. A presentation to the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) North West Branch'.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. ''The impact of intangible heritage on architectural and building conservation practices in the UK: a socio-material outlook'. Presented at the 'Researching Heritage Symposium', Manchester Metropolitan University.'.
Djabarouti, J., 2021. 'The impact of intangible heritage on architectural and building conservation practices in the UK: a socio-material outlook'.
Theses and Dissertations
Djabarouti, J., 2021. 'The impact of intangible heritage on architectural and building conservation practices in the UK: a socio-material outlook', Canniffe, E., Stone, S., Robertson, J..
Djabarouti, J., 2018. 'Conservation Education: Examining the impact of a pedagogic interface between the practical and theoretical aspects of building conservation'.
