Patrimonialiser un héritage controversé : la ville de Sabaudia dans les marais Pontins

This article looks into the city of Sabaudia, built between 1933-1934 during the sanitation and reorganization of the Pontine Marshes, undertaken by the fascist Italian regime in the first half of the 20th century. Here we investigate and question the criteria defining this city as a “modern” and “rationalist” heritage site, through the reconsideration of its planning and its buildings from the 1970s onward. This article considers the recent methods of conservation, preservation and restoration of this heritage site alongside the way in which certain of the city’s buildings were ignored and su... Mehr ...