THEORY AND METHOD IN THE RESTORATION’S FIELD

• Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Claudia dos Reis e
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Pós. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arquitetura e Urbanismo da FAUUSP (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/posfau/article/view/48070
• topic: Teorias do restauro. Metodologia da restauração. Restauração. Conservação. Patrimônio arquitetônico. Preservação de bens culturais.; Teorías de la restauración. Metodología de la restauración. Restauración. Conservación. Patrimonio arquitectónico. Preservación de los bienes culturales.; Restoration theory. Restoration methodologies. Restoration. Conservation. Architectural heritage. Preservation of cultural properties.

This paper discusses the preservation of buildings and urban areas with historical and cultural interest, focusing on theoretical learning, which is instrumental for preservation. The main objective is to introduce points for debate regarding which theoretical subjects should guide the practical actions involving the preservation of historical monuments that, in many cases, are unknown or misunderstood. This article emphasizes the importance of theoretical reflection, not only to lay down a field of action for the preservation of cultural property, but also to guide the establishment of a suitable preservation methodology, to ensure that decisions are the result of reasoned and judicious consideration, consistent with the responsibility that permeates preservation, and to ensure the preservation of individual and collective memories inherent in urban centers and buildings. This study does not defend specific theories, but rather recognizes the need for theoretical reflection as an intrinsic part of restoration that cannot be boiled down to technical aspects alone and must be viewed as a historical-critic problem to be addressed.