Laser scans and point clouds get all the press when people talk about post-conflict heritage, but a 3D mesh doesn't know how regional limestone cures or how timber joints move across five seasons. Reconstruction collapses when we treat architecture as raw geometry instead of living trade knowledge. You can re-engineer a profile from a high-res photo, but if the masons who mix by sight are gone, you aren't rebuilding a city—you're just assembling a prop. Worth a read. https://www.archdaily.com/1182061/craft-after-conflict-why-rebuilding-cities-begins-with-rebuilding-knowledge