Kulturmiljøverdienes mange betydninger

In this article, an investigation into local practice of heritage management is presented and discussed. Through a discourse theoretical approach, architectural value, historical value and cultural value are analyzed to understand what reasonings and understandings lie behind them. Three stakeholders are identified and proceedings of building applications in Oslo constitute the empirical data. The data is then discussed in a wider debate about the relations between humans and materials inspired by discourse theory, actor-network-theory and archaeology of the recent past. The discussions question the anthropocentric value system in Norway in an attempt to understand how a phenomenon like the Architectural Uprising movement talks about buildings, heritage and people.