ABSTRACT
This chapter examines reciprocal cultural and legislative approaches with regard to architectural production from just before the Conradian 'shadow line'. Within a historically recognized fracture, it is easy to witness the conflict between a rich and fertile historical debate, which has expanded beyond its traditional geographical areas, and the preservation of an architectural heritage that is awaiting cultural development without, however, being easily recognized by the general public. An exception to this are works by so-called starchitects, of much easier media impact. Time rules should take into account the progressive acceleration that is a feature of the contemporary world and act as a go-between with the ongoing process of cultural transformation. It would be appropriate if there were also some temporal distance at which protection might communicate critically with history, so as to prevent contemporary architecture from having to surrender to the oblivion of memory and the search of lost time.
