Modern heritage has been on the agenda of preservation policies since the 1980s, gaining strength in the 1990s. Despite many advances, the time barrier remains a challenge to think about the practices and the meaning of this heritage for contemporary times. Intervention, authenticity and authorship are themes that need to be discussed in order to carry out preservation policies and practices that contemplate modern and contemporary heritage in its complexity and in an inclusive way. For the future and the heritage of future generations, it will be increasingly important to consider the agendas of local identity, social participation and sustainability, questioning the “authorized heritage discourses”.

MODERATOR: Flavia Brito Nascimento (Brazil)

SPEAKERS

Cornelius Holtorf (Sweden), Professor of Archaeology. UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures at Linnaeus University. Director of the Graduate School in Contract Archaeology (GRASCA).
Topic: Which heritage will benefit future generations?

Nivaldo Vieira de Andrade Junior (Brazil), ex-president of the Brazilian Institute of Architects – IAB (2017-2020), Professor of Architecture, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA).
Topic: Challenges for the conservation of modern, contemporary and future heritage in Brazil.

Umberto Bonomo (Chile), Director of the Centro del Patrimonio Cultural and associate professor at the School of Architecture of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Topic: The common space. The future of common space in modern housing.