Quali valori per l’architettura? Tra patrimonio, contesto e futuro

The chapter explores how the concept of value in architecture has evolved within the School of Architecture of the Politecnico di Torino, showing how economic valuation progressively became an integral part of architectural education, heritage conservation, and design practice. From the 1970s onward, valuation moved beyond cost estimation to interpret the cultural, historical, social, environmental, economic, and managerial values embedded in architecture. The chapter examines the shift from protection to enhancement, understood as the creation of conditions for the sustainable use, management, and regeneration of heritage. It highlights the contribution of Rocco Curto and the Turin School of appraisal in redefining valuation as a support for design, adaptive reuse, and public policies. Through teaching laboratories, real case studies, and digital and life-cycle approaches, the chapter shows how valuation evolved from a technical disci￾pline into a strategic framework for architectural education, fostering critical thinking and preparing future architects to address the complexity of contemporary territorial transformations