Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il "restauro del Moderno"

The 1900s, Modern, Contemporary, are terms that often get alternated to define the preservation of Twentieth-Century heritage. Despite disputes over its periodization, its nature or otherwise of avant-garde, and the artistic and social ideologies characterizing that period, what historiography defines as Modern Movement currently blurs to the point of dissipating the concept of modern architecture into a vaguer contemporary architecture. Even today we struggle to find a specific space for the “preservation of modern heritage” that seems to challenge the more traditional categories of the discipline, seeking a way for a possible theory to be then transferred to restoration site practice. The special issue brings together the contributions of the many scholars who intend to present their research and considerations on this topic, from the analysis of the role of different protagonists, to new considerations on critical issues, to the recent challenges for patrimonialisation and the definition of best practices, passing through an examination of the comprehensive case-study in the international scenario.