People must understand the social, human, and financial costs required to preserve the past, Deputy Dean of the School of Design and Architecture at ADA University and associate professor at the dABC department of Politecnico di Milano, Nora Lombardini, said during the event titled “Housing and Education: The Role of Living Space in Architectural Curricula” held within the framework of the 13th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, APA reports.
According to her, when it comes to the concept of monuments, they should not be viewed only as individual objects, but also together with the neighborhood, environment, and overall context in which they are located.
“We started discussing these issues in the late 19th century in Central and Northern Europe, as well as in Italy. At that time, it was decided to reconstruct our major cities and capitals. I mean Paris, Vienna, and other cities, including Italian cities. We began shaping new capitals,” Nora Lombardini noted.
She added that when transforming a large city into a capital, it is necessary to consider how to build a relationship between new needs and constructions and the ancient elements that already exist.
