Integral methodology for value assessment of the 20th century architectural heritage in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Abstract

The legacy of the 20th century architecture in B&H is unrecognized as cultural heritage which results in great loses of important architectural work. An integral methodology was created with the intention to make the process of 20th century architectural heritage identification and value assessment in B&H systematic and context related. On one side, it is based on the theoretical knowledge that is rooted in charters, documents, and declarations of international and regional background with a stress on the authenticity and integrity of different criteria. While on the other hand, it is founded on the belief that analyses of architectural heritage have an equal representative potential and expertise visibility through graphical and descriptive form. Integral methodology was applied and demonstrated on the case study, the Crni vrh urban villa in Sarajevo, B&H. The results of the research are two folded: the first points out that the international set of criteria for the value assessment is complete only when specificities of the regional context are added; the second one shows that the graphical and descriptive part of value analyses and assessment are equally important and valuable and therefore inherently necessary in the process of creating conservation recommendations for the 20th century architectural heritage.