Conservation vs Demolition of architectural finishes. Issues and impacts on industrial heritage

This paper declines the theme of the 7th EAAE workshop on “conservation-demolition”, focusing on architectural finishes of industrial heritage. The issue of finishes in architecture, the management of a “surface” and not a “superficial” problem, the gap between traditional and modern technologies – in other words, between pre- and post-industrial finishes –, why to preserve and/or why to demolish architectural finishes of industrial heritage are the key matters of the discussion.