Metallic materials between restoration and rehabilitation

Abstract eng:
The technological innovations of the late 19 Century, and the need to rebuild the historic centers damaged by the World Wars, set up the debate over the legitimacy of use of modern materials in the restoration of monuments and rehabilitation of ordinary buildings. In the postwar period, the theoretical positions lead to the Restoration Charters: the attitude towards modern materials passes from a total trust to a balanced mistrust, especially when the conservation becomes the primary goal of the restoration project. In contrast, in the refurbishment of ordinary buildings, the Italian tradition moves from a discrete use of steel to a declared one, giving back to the design act an high value at the expense of the practices suggested by the handbooks. This research wants to explain the different approaches to the metallic materials, highlighting theirs extraordinary potential, both technical and formal, to achieve the aim of conservation or transformation.

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