Use of architectural heritage: challenges of preservation and adaptation

Abstract

The problem of the 21st century heritage preservation is to raise the heritage to modern life. The study object is the adaptation of architectural heritage and ways of using it. The review of international and Lithuanian legislation and scientists’ insights formed a controversial equation: maximum preservation, minimum changes, appropriate adaptation. The analysis of medieval castles detected prevailing adaptation conception in Lithuania (“ruins’ park”, “anemic”) and recent signs of technological interpretation.