When GIS Joins the Conservation Management Plan of a 20th-Century Architectural Heritage

Andrea Garzulino, Maria Paola Borgarino and Davide Del Curto
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Andrea Garzulino: Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
Maria Paola Borgarino: Direzione regionale Musei—Lombardia, Ministero della Cultura, 20123 Milano, Italy
Davide Del Curto: Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-37

Abstract: The paper discusses how a Geographic Information System (GIS) contributes to set up a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the sustainable preservation of a 20th-century architectural masterpiece. The National Art Schools of Cuba are presented as a case study. The complex consists of five iconic buildings built in the early 1960s within a 56-hectare city-park. Since they are today underused and in a poor state of conservation, a research project among Italy, Cuba, and the US addressed a CMP’s preparation between 2018 and 2020. A GIS was prepared to collect and manage the whole data, based on graphic support consistent with both the site’s features and the research’s goal, to set up a comprehensive Conservation Management Plan. By illustrating this experience’s pros and cons, the paper discusses how GIS may contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of such extensive 20th-century architectural complexes.

Keywords: national art schools of Cuba; 20th-century architecture; architectural heritage; geographic information system; conservation management plan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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