Time Frames ─ Conservation Policies for Twentieth-century Architectural Heritage

Time Frames provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies in more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and 20th century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to the architectural listing, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The second part is a Short Critical Lexicography, with 12 papers written by scholars and experts on five topics: Identities (Italian tradition, Arab World, African continent, Far East; written by native authors); Heritages (typologies considered as 'children of a lesser God': housing, industrial architecture, landscape architecture); Conservation (rights and specificities); Memories (preservation, promotion and reception); and Economy (impact).

Ugo Carughi is an architect, Chair of Docomomo Italia Onlus and former Director at the Superintendence of Naples. He was member of the Committee for the National Plan for the archives and the architecture of the 20th century of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities. He has conducted numerous restorations of monumental buildings and won the prize in the Competition for pilot projects for the conservation of monuments organized by the EEC (1988). He has taught at the University of Naples Federico II, at the 2nd University of Naples, University of Basilicata, and at the University Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples. He is author and editor of many publications on the History and Conservation of Architecture. Amongst his main books is Maledetti Vincoli. La tutela dell’architettura contemporanea (2012).

Massimo Visone is Adjunct Professor in History of Architecture at the University of Naples Federico II. His main research interests focus on the history of gardens and landscapes, urban iconography, and architectural historiography. Amongst his main publications are many studies on the history of architecture and city of Naples and its surroundings, the history of art, and a significant edited volume on protection policies for 20th century architecture worldwide (Maledetti vincoli: Part II 2012).