Recent debates regarding the restoration of modern architecture in Italy

Abstract

This article presents the recent debates on the restoration of mod- ern architecture in Italy, focusing on the contributions of some of the most important theoreticians of the country. It points out the understandings of the term “modern architecture” and points out the existence of four restoration tendencies, examining its founda- tions: 1) The restoration of concepts – DOCOMOMO-International and DOCOMOMO-Italy; 2) The restoration of meanings – Paulo Marconi; 3) The restoration of the materials – Amedeo Bellini, Mar- co Dezzi Bardeschi and Paolo Torsello; 4) The restoration of mate- rials and images: Giovanni Carbonara.