Understanding Historic Building Conservation
Published on 15. April 2008
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Other digital
232 pages
978-0-470-69182-3 (ISBN)
Description
Understanding Historic Building Conservation discusses conservation philosophy and the importance of understanding the history of a building before making strategic decisions. It details the role of each conservation team member and sets out the challenges of conservation at planning level in urban, industrial and rural contexts and in the conservation of designed landscapes. The framework of legislation and charters within which these operate is described and the book also provides guidance on writing conservation plans, explains the fundamental issues of costing and contracts for conservation and highlights the importance of maintenance. Eighteen chapters written by the experts present today's key issues in historic building conservation: Timothy Cantell, Martin Cherry, Nigel Dann, Peter Davenport, Geoff Evans, Keith Falconer, Colin Johns, Jeremy Lake, Jonathan Lovie, Duncan McCallum, James Maitland Gard'ner, Martin Robertson, Adrian Stenning, David H. Tomback, Giles Waterfield, Philip Whitbourn, John Winter
Reviews / Votes
"The stated aim of this work is to provide a snapshot of a number of individual conservation-related topics that afford concise and up-to-date information ... .In this aim the book is mostly successful." (Journal of Building Appraisal, Autumn 2007) "This book is a very interesting read. It is strongly recommended for anyone who is a historic building professional or who simply has interests in learning more about the subject." (Construction History Society Newsletter) "Overall this book is useful to engineers, and contains other articles of use to engineers and building owners." (SPAB Magazines) "First in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy with knowledge of traditional materials ... .While substantial publications exist ... few individuals and practices have ready access to all of these." (SirReadALot.org)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
712 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-69182-3 (9780470691823)
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Michael Forsyth
Understanding Historic Building Conservation
E-Book
09/2013
Wiley-Blackwell
€50.99
Available for download
Michael Forsyth
Understanding Historic Building Conservation
E-Book
05/2008
Wiley-Blackwell
€50.99
Available for download
Person
Dr Michael Forsyth, Architect and director of the postgraduate degree course in the Conservation of Historic Buildings, University of Bath.
Content
Preface. Contributors. 1 The past in the future Michael Forsyth. 2 Architectural history and conservation Martin Cherry. 3 Conservation and authenticity Martin Robertson . 4 Regeneration and the historic environment Duncan McCallum . 5 Problems and opportunities in rural conservation Jeremy Lake. 6 Sustainable reuse of historic industrial sites Keith Falconer. 7 Realms of memory: changing perceptions of the country house Giles Waterfield. 8 Conserving buildings of the Modern Movement John Winter. 9 Conservation and historic designed landscapes Jonathan Lovie. 10 International standards and charters Philip Whitbourn. 11 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: a brief history Colin Johns. 12 Conservation legislation in the United Kingdom: looking ahead Colin Johns. 13 The role of the archaeologist Peter Davenport. 14 Preparing the conservation plan James Maitland Gard'ner. 15 Costing and contracts for historic buildings Adrian Stenning and Geoff Evans. 16 Maintenance in conservation Nigel Dann and Timothy Cantell. 17 Building preservation trusts Colin Johns. 18 Valuing our heritage David H. Tomback. Index