Das öffentliche Interesse an der Debatte über die Rekonstruktion von Baudenkmalen könnte erlahmen, nachdem es konservativen Politikern, Sprechern von konservativen pressure groups, Tourismusmanagern und insbesondere den Machern der Ausstellung „Geschichte der Rekonstruktion – Konstruktion der Geschichte“, Pinakothek der Moderne (München, 22. Juli - 31.Oktober 2010) gelungen zu sein scheint, sie als müßigen Prinzipienstreit unter Denkmalpflegern zu marginalisieren. Wozu, könnte die Rekonstruktionslobby fragen, eine Debatte fortsetzen, nachdem doch weithin Einverständnis darüber zu herrschen scheint, daß die Rekonstruktion untergegangener Bausubstanz einfach eine Selbstverständlichkeit ist? Die in der Reihe Bauwelt Fundamente erscheinende Publikation gegen das Rekonstruieren von Baudenkmalen tritt dem Mainstream in streitbarer Absicht entgegen. Als Plädoyer gegen die Simulation historischer Bausubstanz will sie die Rekonstruktionsdebatte in der Bundesrepublik inhaltlich beleben.

After the first conference of the ISC Theory in Florence 2007, Values and Criteria in Heritage Preservation, the Vienna Conference in 2008 was planned as a commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Alois Riegl. The volume honours his work with contributions of: Wilfried Lipp, Michael S. Falser, Paolo Del Bianco, Niels Gutschow, Jukka Jokilehto, Christiane Schmuckle-Mollard, Peter Burman, Andreas Lehne, Ursula Schadler-Saub, Bogusl? aw Szmygin, Andrzej Tomaszewski, Duncan Marshall, Zbigniew Kobylin'ski, Christoph Machat, Irmela Spelsberg, Natalia Dushkina, Erzsebet Kovacs, Jorg Haspel, Gamini Wijesuriya, Giora Solar, Dinu Bumbaru, Eduard Sekler. Table of Contents: Prefaces by Wilfried Lipp & Michael S. Falser, Paolo Del Bianco Foreword of the Cluster of Excellence Asia and Europe in a Global Context, by Niels Gutschow Pillars of conservation. Reflections on its European roots: The idea of conservation. An overview - Viollet-le-Duc and his followers. French theories in the 19th and the 20th centuries - Ruskin's children. John Ruskin, the 'Good Steward', and his influence today - Georg Dehio, Alois Riegl, Max Dvor?ak - a threshold in theory development - Teoria e metodologia del restauro. Italian contributions to conservation in theory and practice Doctrinal texts in review. From European standards to global issues: Formal analysis of doctrinal texts in heritage protection - From Athens 1931 to Venice 1964. History and actuality - From Venice 1964 to Nara 1994 - changing concepts of authenticity? - The Burra Charter in an international context - the implications of international doctrine for practice in Australia Perspectives from the ICOMOS Scientific Committees: Contemporary archaeological heritage management: conflicts between research, preservation and presentation - The vernacular between theory and practice - Cultural landscape - an expanding notion and its challenges for conservation - The challenge of change and the 20th-century heritage - Theoretical and practical issues of conservation in the context of tourism Conservation philosophy in today's transcultural reality: Contrast versus context. A conflict between the authenticity of the past and the authenticity of the present? - Conservation in context - Conservation and religion - Communities, communications, conservation philosophy - The cult of authenticity in the age of fake - In praise of principles Dedicated to Alois Riegl in the 150th anniversary of his birth / An Alois Riegl gewidmet an seinem 150. Geburtstag (1858-1905).