Lost between legislation and application: a critical reading of Czech post-war architectural conservation policies
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2022.2146734" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2022.2146734</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2022.2146734" target="_blank" >10.1080/13527258.2022.2146734</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Lost between legislation and application: a critical reading of Czech post-war architectural conservation policies
Original language description
Responding to the reality of post-war architecture in Prague, threatened by demolition and harmful reconstruction, this paper employs critical discourse analysis to examine heritage legislations and documented administrative procedures. The Czech context is a relevant case to the international discussion on heritage definition as an example of the establishment of a rigid authorised discourse that turns conservation processes incoherent and self-referential, especially when evaluating post-war architecture. To safeguard post-war heritage, local conservationists have sought legal protection granted by the Act on State Landmark Conservation upon monument designation. However, designation proposals are being halted and declined to inconsistent criteria and evaluation processes. In response, this paper aims to add to the understanding of the Act and its application by revisiting raised arguments on the designation of five cases and detecting patterns in tendencies and attitudes to estimate the impact of communicated values and influences on the process. The analysis confirms the reported issues of the Act and its application. It also highlights the ideological issues at play that have resulted in a prejudiced judgement towards post-war architecture. Recommendations provided are expected to assist conservationists to strategically structure future proposals being aware of these issues and ultimately contribute to post-war heritage conservation.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60402 - Architectural design
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
International Journal of Heritage Studies
ISSN
1352-7258
e-ISSN
1470-3610
Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
11-12
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
1255-1270
UT code for WoS article
000889142300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85142259368