Restoration Through the Ages: A Cultural and Historical Journey

In this first episode of Architectural Restoration, we explore how the idea of restoration has evolved through time — from Roman reconstructions to Enlightenment thought.

We’ll trace how ancient interventions were driven by political, religious, and aesthetic motivations; how spoliations, reinterpretations, and additions were performed by artists using the language of their own era; and how the first signs of modern restoration thinking began to take shape in the eighteenth century, with figures like Winckelmann and Canon Crespi introducing concepts of reversibility, conservation, and patina.

🎙 Hosted by Vincenzo Biancamano, Italian architect and passionate advocate for cultural heritage, this podcast delves into the roots of architectural restoration as a cultural, historical, and intellectual act.

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