Análisis y estudio de la conservación del patrimonio arquitectónico más allá de la forma y la materia. Integración de la ubicación, el espacio y la imagen como elementos restaurables

Abstract

In the conservation, the tasks are very diverse and can range from drawing up an investment plan or project for a historic center, or drawing and documenting the assets that could disappear. These actions are carried out with the idea of preserving the life of a property, but they do not intervene directly to recover lost characteristics as would be the case with restoration, where the damaged, even the lost, is restored. Both actions are aimed at extending the life of buildings considered as heritage. What we preserve and what we do not preserve? The answer is found in an intense debate that goes from monumental architecture to vernacular architecture, this affects both study and research, as well as assessment, management and, of course, conservation-restoration. Therefore, in order to define a universe that integrates the built heritage, it is necessary to obtain, with the best possible clarity, the characteristics of the elements with which architecture is made up. In academic and professional practice, are these elements really taken into account in an equitable manner? In this paper, a reflection on this is provided.