The conservation movement : a history of architectural preservation : antiquity to modernity

The conservation movement : a history of architectural preservation : antiquity to modernity / Miles Glendinning.

In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable?...

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Main Author: Glendinning, Miles, 1956-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2013.
Subjects:
Architecture > Conservation and restoration > History.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Pre-1789 : Foundations of the movement : care for old buildings in the pre-modern age
  • pt. II. 1789-1914 : Growth of the movement : first modern ideologies of conservation
  • pt. III. 1914-45 : Crisis of the movement : mass heritage, mass destruction
  • pt. IV. 1945-89 : Heyday of the movement : parallel narratives of postwar preservation
  • pt. V. Post-1989 : The contemporary story.

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