The legacy of Gustavo Giovannoni: a study of the "syncretic conservationism" of Leopoldo Torres Balbás through his facet as an architectural historian

Abstract

Leopoldo Torres Balbas was an important architect of the Spanish origin of a doctrine of architectural restoration. From the Italian area and the Gustavo Giovannoni´s legacy, Torres Balbas undertook a particular appreciation of the history that led him to develop a syncretic approach to the study of architecture, based on respect for the singularities of each period and style that were part of the historic building . In Spain it was a pioneer in considered the environment of monuments worthy of preservation element, undertaking interventions to preserve the “character” of the monument, while its physical permanence in time.