Please: Don’t spruce up built heritage but preserve it as an authentic historic document!

Abstract

This recent chapter of conservation history can illustrate the improvement in the preservation of built heritage in Germany in the 70s. It was characterized by a paradigm change, with a remarkable increase of quality in theory and methodology, due to a better legal situation and to a broader concept of historical monument, including also modest examples of dwellings and farmhouses.

Keywords

• architecture
• architectural surface
• architectural paint
• built heritage
• education
• training