examples: monumental architecture, works of art, minor or popular architecture, military, and defensive architecture
WHY PRESERVING HERITAGE?
preservation is a method of not losing the values of cultural identity
values of heritage: cultural value, artistic value, historical value, the value of authenticity, value of antiquity, functional/social value, economic value- important to recognize and to teach the next generation the importance of preserving
CATALOG: Spain rule: interes cultural. Use it in order to make a list of the important thing that needs to be preserved
legislative instruments 1- to protect: 2- Inventory: (list with some restrictions, in Spain) ( in other countries a restriction by years)
To list: world heritage list, Unesco
WHAT WE HAVE TO PRESERVE
every aspect of the building must be taken care of
matter
construction techniques
shapes, dimensions
colors, materials, textures
character
use
environment
meanings
HOW TO PRESERVE
legislative instruments
To protect: legal actions, administrative rules outside the intervention on the monument itself
Inventory: the result of a list, to describe a set of properties
To list: the action of cataloging involves the enumeration, description, and location of a property
interventions
preservation: operations to be performed on the good to ensure survival against hazards or possible damages
maintenance: an operation designed to prolong and maintain as long as possible the materials from which the object is made
consolidation: a particular way of preserving
repairing: fix damaged parts
restoration: it supposes a direct intervention on the monument whose purpose is the restitution or improvement of the legibility that is lost with the passage of time
adaptation: enable or return something to its old state of efficiency or functionality
reconstruction: a procedure of integral or partial reconstruction of the building. It is distinguished from restoration by the introduction of new material
anastylosis: archaeological term for a unique whereby a ruined building or monument is rebuilt using original architectural elements
ripristinar: returning a building to a known earlier state by removing accretions or by resembling existing elements
