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

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

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

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

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: 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

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: 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

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

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)