Modern Heritage Conservation Sustainability between Common Places and Boundaries
Andrea Canziani
March 26, 2026
2:30-3.30 pm Open Lecture
3.30-6:30 pm Co-creation Activity (for PoC students only)
Room 1B DAD | UniGe
Teams ID meeting: 349 497 107 996 99
Passcode: YF66qD6Y
The lecture addresses the emergence of sensitivity toward modern architectural heritage, the different perspectives of restoration cultures, and the current challenge of sustainability in the conservation of modern and contemporary heritage. The discussion will be supported by the case study of the latest IDC Workshop, The Hall of Records by Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander in Los Angeles (1962), offering the opportunity to analyze different interpretations of conservation and sustainability. In particular, the lecture will question the reductionist approach that equates sustainability solely with energy performance, neglecting its cultural, historical, and identity-related dimensions.
Andrea Canziani
Architect Officer, Ministero della Cultura, SABAP Liguria
Chair of DOCOMOMO ISC Education + Training
Andrea Canziani, M.Sc. in Architecture, holds a Ph.D. in Rehabilitation of Buildings and Urban Systems, and a Pg.D. in Restoration of Monuments. He serves as the Chair of the DOCOMOMO ISC Education + Training (ISC/E+T) and has previously held the position of Secretary General at DOCOMOMO Italy. Currently, he works as an Architect Officer at the Italian Ministry of Culture (Soprintendenza ABAP Liguria) and is also an adjunct professor in Architectural Preservation at Politecnico di Milano AUIC School. His primary research focuses on the philosophy and theory of heritage conservation, planned conservation of modern heritage, and cultural studies related to the reception of contemporary art.