From Venice Charter to Contemporary Issues,through Nara Document
The paper analyses the origin of the Venice Charter and its most important messages:the refuse of the reconstruction of what is lost,and the extension of preservation to historic urban sectors,not as the frame of monuments,but because of their own values.Whilst the first point belongs to the traditional debate on authenticity in conservation,the second one opened the way to a new understanding of built heritage based on different values and potentialities.The debate on authenticity,which had its climax in Nara conference,actually followed a pluralist approach necessary to deal with those new dimensions,which in turn are very timely today in order to face the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Venice CharterNara Documentauthenticityurban preservationhistoric urban landscapesustainabilitysustain-able development goalsplanned conservation