Eight studies by the winners of the Weinberg Fellowship in architectural history and preservation on issues in the field of architectural heritage. This book draws attention to new methods of preservation, conservation, and reconstruction in these times of danger and risk. It also offers fresh interpretations of little-known buildings and problems.
The Weinberg Fellowships are designed to support the understanding and conservation of architecture of all geographic areas and periods; in this volume, the Fellows deal with buildings not only in Italy, but also in Algeria, Croatia, Iraq, Turkey, and the U.S. Readers will also find important new assessments of environmental circumstances and constraints ranging from slums to the effects of earthquakes and the promise of national parks.
The Sidney J. Weinberg Jr. Foundation is an independent foundation in New York that supports health, science, the arts, and educational institutions. The Weinberg Fellowships and this book have been developed in conjunction with the International Observatory for Cultural Heritage at the Italian Academy, which sponsors and encourages research on monuments, artifacts, and traditions.
CONTRIBUTORS: Sahar Al-Qaisi, Koya University, Pınar Aykaç, Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Sheila Crane, University of Virginia, Gianmarco de Felice, Roma Tre University, Denise La Monica, Independent Scholar, Francesco Marcorin, Palladio Museum, Vicenza, Cristina Ruggero, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Alen Zunic, University of Zagreb
About the Author :
Barbara Faedda serves at Columbia University as the executive director of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies--where she conceived the International Observatory for Cultural Heritage--and as an adjunct professor in the Italian Department. She received her Ph.D. in Legal Anthropology and Social Science from the Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di Napoli after studying at Sapienza Università di Roma. In 2019, she was appointed ambassador, permanent observer for the European Public Law Organization to the United Nations. In 2022, the President of the Italian Republic named Barbara Faedda a "Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica" (Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic).
Her books include From Da Ponte to the Casa Italiana: A Brief History of Italian Studies at Columbia University (Columbia University Press, 2017), Élite: Cultura italiana e statunitense tra Settecento e Novecento (Ronzani, 2020), A Lost Mediterranean Culture: The Giant Statues of Sardinia's Mont'e Prama (co-editor, with Paolo Carta; Columbia University Press, 2023), and Tharros: A Sardinian Treasure in the Ancient Mediterranean (co-editor, with P. Carta; Columbia University Press, 2025). She is editor of this volume as well as the second in the series, Architectural History and Contemporary Preservation Trends (Italian Academy Publications, 2025).
