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Applying Assemblage and Actor-Network Theory to the development of the Ara Pacis Museum reveals that recognizing the wider socio-material heritage assemblage and multiple heritage dimensions can better inform the practice of contextualizing new architectural projects in historic sites. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Investigate the contentious development of the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome's historic city centre through the theoretical lens of actor-network theory and assemblage.

September 5, 2026European Planning Studies

Exploring the transnational-heritage assemblage: the Ara Pacis Museum and the historic city centre of Rome

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Investigate the contentious development of the Ara Pacis Museum in Rome's historic city centre through the theoretical lens of actor-network theory and assemblage.
Conducted a qualitative case study tracing the developmental phases (1995–2006) of the Richard Meier-designed Ara Pacis Museum.
Applied Assemblage and Actor-Network Theory to map the interactions between human and non-human actants across multiple historical heritage layers.
Identified that project friction stemmed from conflicts between transnational architectural design and localized, layered heritage contexts.
Demonstrated that conceptualizing heritage sites as dynamic socio-material assemblages helps decode the influence of non-human actants and improves architectural contextualization in historic settings.

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Case study analysis reveals complex socio-material negotiations in the Ara Pacis Museum development, highlighting the utility of actor-network theory for historic urban contexts.

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Zachary M. Jones (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd48c6b95aff0620ec3fb https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2026.2687122

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Case study analysis reveals complex socio-material negotiations in the Ara Pacis Museum development, highlighting the utility of actor-network theory for historic urban contexts.

Exploring the transnational-heritage assemblage: the Ara Pacis Museum and the historic city centre of Rome

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Exploring the transnational-heritage assemblage: the Ara Pacis Museum and the historic city centre of Rome

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