Vol. 33 No. 1 Special Issue, vol. I (2025): Oltre il Novecento. Teoria e prassi per il "Restauro del Moderno"
La patrimonializzazione / Heritagization

Tutelare l’architettura contemporanea: tra espedienti e possibili integrazioni normative / Protecting contemporary architecture: between temporary expedients and possible regulatory enhancements

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  • Keoma Ambrogio
Keoma Ambrogio
Soprintendenza Archeologia Belle Arti e Paesaggio per le province di Modena, Reggio Emilia e Ferrara
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/rar-19032

Published 2025-12-12

Keywords

  • Protection law,
  • Contemporary architecture,
  • Legislation improvement,
  • Restoration

How to Cite

Ambrogio, K. (2025). Tutelare l’architettura contemporanea: tra espedienti e possibili integrazioni normative / Protecting contemporary architecture: between temporary expedients and possible regulatory enhancements. Restauro Archeologico, 33(1 Special Issue, vol. I), 270–275. https://doi.org/10.36253/rar-19032

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Abstract

The protection of contemporary architecture in Italy suffers from a regulatory gap. Before considering how to restore a building, one must determine whether it can even be classified as cultural heritage. In Italy, this recognition is primarily legal, not qualitative. If a building lacks the required age (Art. 10 co. 5 of Legislative Decree 42/2004), it loses its public value. This age requirement—tied to the author’s death—arbitrarily determines eligibility for protection, which remains a discretionary power of public authorities. Attempts to establish hybrid forms of protection have often resulted in administrative loopholes rather than systematic solutions. This paper discusses selected cases addressed by the Ministry of Culture, highlighting critical issues in current legislation and proposing a redefinition of heritage recognition criteria to better reflect the cultural and critical value of contemporary architecture.

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