Planned Conservation of 20th-century Architecture Research in Italy and Brazil

This book deals with the planned conservation of modern architecture and proposes a comparative discussion between eight research programs recently completed in Italy and Brazil as part of the “Keeping It Modern” program by means of which the Getty Foundation supported the drafting of conservation management planning for major architectural masterpieces of the twentieth-century worldwide, between 2014 and 2020. The scientific results of this program are maturing and also resulting in publications promoted by universities and research centers involved by the Getty Foundation. Within this framework of initiatives, we dedicate this book to the comparison among research projects carried out in Italy and Brazil, starting from the distinctive characteristics that modern architecture has gained in the two countries and evaluating the impact that the Conservation Management Plans on the cultural scenario of each country and on the corresponding protection systems. We asked the co-authors to reconsider the research experience faced within the KIM program, overcoming their description, and proposed to describe its specific reflection on the role that management plans play for twentieth-century architecture and on how the outcomes of this experience have contributed to the debate on the protection of contemporary architecture. Finally, the book presents many transversal topics and highlights numerous similarities in approach between the two countries, but also profound differences in the way of understanding conservation of twentieth-century architectural heritage.

Planned conservation of 20th century architecture Research in Italy and Brazil.-Preservation and restoration of Lina Bo Bardi Casa de Vidro A comprehensive review.- Lina Bo Bardi’s Museu de Arte de São Paulo A conservation plan for a 20th century masterpiece.- The Conservation of Vilanova Artigas Building A long journey.- Five points for 20th century architecture A conservation management plan for the National Schools of Cuba.- The Halls of Torino Esposizioni From conservation management planning to future use.- Critical notes on practical fallouts of the Stadio Flaminio Conservation Plan.- Spoken into the void Conservation management planning for the School of Mathematics at Rome university campus.