ABSTRACT The successful conservation of our built heritage relies upon multi-scalar negotiation between a wide array of stakeholders and agents in the planning process. This negotiation reflects both the values that we ascribe to particular structures and landscapes, and choices about what to retain in response to social, commercial and aesthetic opportunities, preferences and aspirations. We are particularly interested in how redevelopment and regeneration processes often result in the removal of buildings from the recent past – Brutalist buildings from the 1960s, in particular – even though coalitions are built which seek their active protection and conservation. Using the case of Birmingham Central Library (demolished 2015–16) we explore how conservation of the most recent past challenges us – how can buildings of the recent past be deemed heritage, how can they be meaningfully conserved and how are different interests mediated? This paper seeks to uncover the conflicts inherent within the conservation of such buildings, drawing conclusions about the heritage-creation process.

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遗产创造过程和保护近代建筑的尝试：以伯明翰中央图书馆为例

摘要我们建筑遗产的成功保护取决于计划过程中众多利益相关者和代理商之间的多尺度谈判。这次谈判既反映了我们赋予特定结构和景观的价值，又反映了应保留哪些内容以响应社会，商业和审美机会，偏好和愿望。尽管重建联盟寻求积极的保护和养护，但我们特别感兴趣的是重建和再生过程通常如何导致建筑物（尤其是1960年代的野蛮主义建筑）的拆除。以伯明翰中央图书馆为例（2015–16拆除），我们探索如何保护最近的过去，如何挑战我们–如何将最近的建筑物视为遗产，如何对其进行有意义的保护，以及如何调解不同的利益？本文力求揭示此类建筑物保护中固有的冲突，并得出关于遗产创造过程的结论。