Transforming architectural heritage documentation: developing integrated European recommendations for safeguarding and preservation
Abstract The safeguarding and preservation of architectural heritage are pivotal to maintaining Europe’s cultural identity, while current documentation practices remain fragmented and unevenly applied across regions. This article critically evaluates existing standards, recommendations, and best practices to identify gaps and inconsistencies in architectural documentation methodologies across European Countries. Based on this evaluation, we propose an integrated and adaptive European recommendation for architectural heritage documentation.
Authors
- Patryk Kot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5526-7536)
- Agnieszka Bocheńska
- Mona Hess (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7298-7631)
- Andreas Georgopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6520-9954)
- D. Zawieska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4949-2793)
- Magomed Muradov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5526-632X)
- Angeliki Antoniou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-1168)
- Jakub Markiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5864-3215)
- Kimberley Czajkowski
Institutions
- Warsaw University of Technology (PL)
- National Technical University of Athens (GR)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of West Attica (GR)
- National Heritage Board of Poland (PL)
- State Archaeological Museum (PL)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- University of Bamberg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- npj Heritage Science
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-025-02200-0
- Primary Topic
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00