The quality of decision making in any conservation initiative is directly proportional to the degree of understanding of the cultural resources under question. Hence, Research & Documentation are the key activities for understanding the significance of tangible and intangible heritage in the Architectural Conservation practice of Heritage Matters.

We work on -

• Documenting traditional knowledge systems in architecture and validate its relevance in current context for implementation.
  
• Mapping of built heritage
  
• Architectural Documentation of protected and unprotected ancient monuments, archaeological sites and remains, historic houses,
  
• Listing of built heritage structures in historic settlements, regions etc 
  
• Collecting and creating data bank/ archives related to built heritage with a focus on the Deccan plateau
  
• Creating a data bank of skills needed for restoring buildings
  

Some of the research facilities provided by our organization are -

• Publications on Conservation, Heritage sites
  
• Support to selected research works by students
  

Projects Undertaken

1. Documentation of the water heritage of Bijapur