Firenze Novecento fra conoscenza, tutela e pianificazione

Abstract

Both the 1972 UNESCO Convention and the contemporary Italian Restoration Charter make indirect reference to 20th century architectural heritage, given the slow maturation of issues related to the Protection of the "Modern" and the "Contemporary" that only led to international conferences, the creation of important Associations, publications shared worldwide in the last two decades of the last century. A specific reflection on the characteristics, consistency, and state of conservation of the many twentieth-century buildings that are a constituent part of UNESCO Centers must start from the ways of systematic knowledge of these artefacts and urban spaces. The same principles that guide the modes of restoration of classical buildings in fact require their critical extension, aware of the interrelation between materials and design themes of the twentieth century with today's restoration choices and techniques. Florence's 20th-century heritage is extensive, rich in episodes, and significant in the alternation of references, styles, and materials that marked the history of 20th-century architecture and that make this city the repository of a peculiar modernity “in danger” that needs careful, systematic, up-to-date protection.