ÖZKD LXXVII Heft 3 Generalsanierung Parlament, pp. 106-109, 2024/04/17
Generalsanierung des Parlamentsgebäudes 2018–2022
Monument restoration is a multifaceted process that combines research, planning and practice. It therefore brings together a variety of specialist disciplines which, despite their different terminologies, all work towards a common goal: preserving the cultural heritage and its integral place in the extant setting. To begin with, complex information must be collected and interpreted in context. Other important factors that contribute to successful project execution are identifying the necessary measures to be taken and making concrete plans. The following article sheds light on the perspective and experience of overseeing the restoration of the National Council Chamber and corridor area in Vienna’s parliament building. The aim here is to describe how overseeing the restoration project works and to explain approaches to ensuring an optimal connection between theory and practice, as well as ways of achieving a jointly defined outcome. This is a process that poses many challenges and therefore requires not only specialist expertise, but also creativity and the ability to compromise in order to achieve a common aim.
