A Critique on Authenticity and Integrity in Reconstruction: Perception of Architectural Heritage and Cities of Postwar Era from Europe

Q3 Arts and Humanities
H. Doğan
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Summary Interaction with heritage objects, which represent the transition between the past and present, is part of people’s daily lives in historical cities. However, even though heritage is a cultural asset, it is also the outcome of the social and political conditions regarding the selection, protection, and management of heritage objects. After the Second World War, different European countries developed diverse approaches regarding the rebuilding process of their cities, which were heavily destroyed due to air raids. While some followed the strategy of constructing a modern city from scratch, some decided to reconstruct the prior structures before the cities were demolished. Furthermore, there are examples where the authorities have selectively chosen what they wanted to remember and build. When these strategies are analysed in today’s conditions, they raise the question of how these different approaches affected the appreciation of these cities in the contemporary world, concerning their perceived authenticity and integrity, since perception can vary regarding the issues related to heritage objects. In most cases, while experts emphasise the protection of the environment and safeguard the authenticity of the historical objects, for the general public, the visual integrity and the impact of the changes to their daily lives might be more critical, which establishes a difference towards the social value of the authenticity. Therefore, this paper aims to demonstrate the possible diversity of ethical and aesthetic approaches to restoration and reconstruction, from the perspective of authenticity and integrity, by comparing three cities from different parts of Europe with similar demographics. The selected cities in this research are Coventry (United Kingdom), Dresden (Germany), and Gdańsk (Poland), which were all damaged by air raids during the Second World War and implemented different reconstruction approaches to their cities after the war.
重建中的真实性与完整性批判:从欧洲对战后建筑遗产和城市的感知
与文物的互动代表着过去与现在的过渡,是历史城市中人们日常生活的一部分。然而,遗产虽然是一种文化资产,但它也是与遗产的选择、保护和管理有关的社会和政治条件的产物。第二次世界大战后,不同的欧洲国家制定了不同的方法来重建因空袭而严重破坏的城市。虽然有些人遵循从零开始建设现代城市的战略,但有些人决定在城市被拆除之前重建先前的结构。此外,还有一些例子表明,当局有选择地选择了他们想要记住和建造的东西。当这些策略在今天的条件下进行分析时,它们提出了一个问题,即这些不同的方法如何影响当代世界对这些城市的评价,涉及到它们的感知真实性和完整性,因为对遗产物品相关问题的感知可能会有所不同。在大多数情况下,虽然专家们强调保护环境和维护历史文物的真实性,但对于普通公众来说,视觉完整性和变化对他们日常生活的影响可能更为重要,这就对真实性的社会价值产生了差异。因此,本文旨在通过比较来自欧洲不同地区、人口结构相似的三个城市,从真实性和完整性的角度,展示修复和重建的伦理和美学方法的可能多样性。本研究选择的城市是考文垂(英国),德累斯顿(德国)和Gdańsk(波兰),这些城市都在第二次世界大战期间遭到空袭破坏,战后对其城市实施了不同的重建方法。
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Art History and Criticism
Art History and Criticism Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts
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