(Re-)Framing Authenticity: Industrial Heritage Reuse Strategies in Review

The present essay examines the influence of authenticity’s notion on Industrial Heritage Reuse practices in Europe from the 1970’s onwards. This consideration formed the motive of the carried-out analysis. Initially, authenticity’s theoretical framework is being interpreted through its latent relation to intangible heritage. Subsequently, later-established institutional principles and guidelines regarding authenticity are explored from the same perspective; demonstrating the gradual transition towards the consideration of cultural diversity and intangible values and, also, towards the recognition of industrial heritage’s significance and potential. Lastly, the spatial expression of authenticity’s concept is analyzed with regard to industrial heritage reuse tactics and classified into five categories, attesting to a clear connection between the two variables.AR2A011Architecture, Urbanism and Building Science