Product Description: A History of Architectural Conservation expands knowledge about the conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. It includes the origins of the interest in conservation within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity and the Renaissance to the present day...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Discusses the removal of windows, doors, woodwork, fixtures, hardware, and masonry from old buildings for use in home remodeling

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Product Description: A selection of the best drawings from the classic 1920 to 1930 AR series of looseleaf folders entitled A Practical Exemplar of Architecture. Long out of print, these folders represented a source of authentic 17th and 18th century stonework, woodwork, fireplaces, doorways and similar domestic details...read more

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Product Description: As a result of the historic preservation movement, the addition of new construction to existing architecture is no longer limited to historic or significant buildings. This design sourcebook conveys existing attitudes and interesting ideas regarding the combining of old and new architecture, and covers the many practical issues architectural firms must consider...read more

A step-by-step, photographic guide to the renovation of an entire house provides stylish, informative tips on working with professionals, selecting colors, decorating techniques, and other essentials. 125,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

Product Description: This profile presents the intense controversy between the fundamentally conflicting ideologies of Reconstruction and Deconstruction. Leon Krier and Peter Eisenman debate such issues as the inexorable force of history, the question of universal values and the notions of presentness, tradition, modernity and change...read more

Product Description: The general pattern of this book follows the first edition. All the chapters have been updated and the scope has been enlarged by the inclusion of completely new sections. Readers will find valuable material on the maintenance of modern buildings, the rehabilitation and reuse of existing buildings and on the latest Euro legislation...read more

This first volume of the Getty Conservation Institute's "Readings in Conservation" series presents a comprehensive collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture. Designed for students of art history as well as conservation, the book consists of 46 texts, many originally published in obscure or foreign journals. The 30 art historians and scholars represented raise questions such as when to restore, what to preserve and how to maintain aesthetic character. Excerpts have been selected from the following books and essays: John Ruskin "The Seven Lamps of Architecture"; Bernard Berenson "Aesthetics and History in the Visual Arts"; Clive Bell "The Aesthetic Hypothesis"; Cesare Brandi "Theory of Restoration"; Kenneth Clark "Looking at Pictures"; Erwin Panofsky "The History of Art as a Humanistic Discipline"; E.H. Gombrich "Art and Illusion"; Marie Cl. Berducou "The Conservation of Archaeology: and Paul Philipott "Restoration from the Perspective of the Social Sciences". (view table of contents)

Product Description: It is a widely held belief that cities must change, or they will wither and die. One of the key problems of urbanization is how to cope with these changes while retaining the structures constructed and maintained by previous generations...read more

Contains definitions of terms used for buildings, parts of buildings, the development of historic structures, technical standards, and preservation practice

Product Description: This book covers the entire spectrum of building conservation issues, distilling from each the practical and theoretical aspect that distinguish the art of conservation. It is a Festschrift for Sir Bernard Feilden CBE, though it is not a book about the life and work of Sir Bernard...read more

Product Description: Structural analysis of architectural heritage is a new and growing branch of engineering. Knowledge of the history of architecture, material characteristics, instruments and techniques for investigations, diagnosis and restoration are all vital aspects for the correct understanding of structural behavior and the ability to make correct decisions for repair and strengthening techniques...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a useful microphysics handbook for conservators and specialists in physics, chemistry, architecture, engineering, geology and biology dealing with the environment and works of art. A rigourous treatment and a background familiarity with the underlying physics behind mathematics are covered, giving a detailed description and interpretation of the main microphysical phenomena, removing unsound popular beliefs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: In cities around the world, urban culture is threatened as commercial pressures overwhelm concerns for architectural integrity. Recognizing that isolated efforts at architectural renovation do not automatically restore the historic integrity of cities, planners are now seeking new methods and tools to save the structure and history of cities...read more

Product Description: This companion volume to 'Conservation of Brick' provides a fundamental understanding of the processes of repair and reconstruction of earth structures. The technical aspects of the study are treated from the non-scientist point of view to develop a working understanding of this relatively new field...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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America's home improvement poster boy offers budding home improvers a comprehensive manual for remodeling a home, with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and architectural drawings covering everything from basic structure to style issues. 100,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

A wide-ranging study of architectural and cultural preservation in the world's great urban centers examines the devastating impact of war, economics, and indifference on the great cities and efforts throughout China, the U.S. Japan, Europe, and elsewhere to restore and preserve buildings and landmarks. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.