Preserving Post War Heritage

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Cycles of repair and renewal and pressure for replacement force us to confront and evaluate mid-twentieth-century buildings. Preserving Post-war Heritage should prove an invaluable sourcebook. Context Much of the desire to preserve buildings springs from a desire to preserve the way of life in the second half of the 20th century, so conservationists must fall back on formal values. It is a harder corner to fight, but a vital one. SPAB, Cornerstone This book is important... For conservation professionals, these buildings raise particular philosophical and technical questions for which no specific guidance on their conservation and repair has been produced - It is into this breach that this book leaps. Preserving Post-war Heritage should be on the bookshelf of every professional who comes into contact with buildings of the latter half of the 20th century. Its applicability is not just to those few listed modern buildings, but also to the general repair and maintenance of buildings and structures from this period. The Scottish Civic Trust The final chapter on conservation resources reminds only too clearly that we know surprisingly little authoritatively about the building history of our own times. An archaeological approach to the study of Post-war buildings is entirely appropriate, but archaeological practice will have to adapt to earn its place in the conservation on the new scheme of things. This book is a good place to start. The Building - Institute of Field Archaeologists Special Interest Group The urgent need to identify and promulgate good techniques for restoring and conserving buildings constructed by methods with which the conservationists had little or no experience. Here the lead has been given by English Heritage's building conservation and research team. Notable has been the contribution of Susan Macdonald, editor both of the present book and of its predecessor, Modern Matters. Journal of Architectural Conservation