FINDING TRACES OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT IN GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN Implementing personal value through visualisation as a conservation tool

Abstract

The organisation Docomomo International is engaged in the documentation and conservation of the built environment related to the Modern Movement. Therefore, it was essential to discuss what this means for our modernist heritage. The focus here was on whether traces can be found within the Swedish built environment as the buildings in generally aren’t thought of so highly. Two case studies were selected for this purpose, the districts of Södra Guldheden and Örgryte in Gothenburg, Sweden. It looked at how Docomomo International is able to raise awareness of this type of heritage as a conservation tool. Yet, the main focus was on whether analysis based on personal visualisations could be a way to show how traces can be found in the city of Gothenburg. Using these visualisations, it was revealed that personal characteristics of a place within the built environment could be seen as personal values.