Presentation #6

Abstract

The renovation of the places of worship - presbyteries, baptisteries and other sacramental spaces - has hardly been treated by the scientific literature, despite its enormous importance for the old buildings. In fact, we still wonder if there really existed general rules on the subject -or, in any case, suggestions or recommendations- that could have guided the different actors involved.
In different countries there were authorized voices that fostered paradigmatic experiences, created study commissions, published reference manuals or criticized excesses. Many of them have not received enough public recognition, or their contribution to the debate has not been disclosed.
The VI International Conference on Contemporary Religious Architecture, to was held in Porto from October 10 to 12, 2019, undoubtedly was a good time to exchange views on all these issues.