Authenticity in the conservation of historical architecture
- Vol.86(6), June
- Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021
- 102-105p.
Architecture is a reflection of time, culture, and place. Building form, elements, materials are reflections of culture. The cultural significance of a place or object is created by the meanings, uses, or benefits attributed by distinct societies to something they define as a legacy. Buildings speak about the culture that they were built as a part of : that when, why, how, and by whom it was constructed. As a result, it serves as a link between the past, present and future. Honesty in architecture here may be understood as the authenticity of historic archi- tecture and honesty in creating a new architecture.