Stubbs / MakaS Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-90099-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 512 Seiten, E-Book

"From such well-known and long-vexed sites as the AthenianAcropolis to more contemporary locales like the Space Age Modernistcapital city of Brasília, the conflicting and not alwaysneatly resolvable forces that bear upon preservation are addressedas clearly and thoughtfully as the general reader could hopefor."--New York Review of Books
"...an astonishing feat of research, compilationand synthesis."--ContextThe book delivers the first major survey concerning theconservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas.Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas servesas a convenient resource for professionals, students, and anyoneinterested in the field. Following the acclaimed TimeHonored, this book presents contemporary practice on acountry-by-country and region-by-region basis, facilitatingcomparative analysis of similarities and differences. The bookstresses solutions in architectural heritage protection and thecontexts in which they were developed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stubbs, John H.

MakaS, Emily G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Bouchenaki, Mounir

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword.
Preface.
Being Modern: The Currency of Conservation (FrankMatero).
Acknowledgements.
Part I. Europe.
Introduction.
Section 1. Western Europe.
Chapter 1: Italy.
Chapter 2: France.
Chapter 3: United Kingdom.
Chapter 4: Ireland.
Chapter 5: Spain and Portugal.
Chapter 6: Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Chapter 7: Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Section 2. Northern Europe.
Chapter 8: Sweden.
Chapter 9: Finland.
Chapter 10: Norway.
Chapter 11: Denmark, Iceland and Greenland.
Chapter 12: The Baltic States.
Section 3. Central Europe.
Chapter 13: Germany.
Chapter 14: Austria.
Chapter 15: Hungary.
Chapter 16: Czech Republic and Solvakia.
Chapter 17: Poland.
Section 4. Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
Chapter 18: Russia.
Chapter 19: Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus.
Chapter 20: The Caucasus.
Section 5. Southeastern Europe.
Chapter 21: Greece.
Chapter 22: Turkey.
Chapter 23: Cyprus and Malta.
Chapter 24: The Former Yugoslavia.
Chapter 25: Albania.
Chapter 26: Bulgaria.
Chapter 27: Romania.
Part II. The Americas.
Introduction.
Section 6. North America.
Chapter 28: The United States.
Chapter 29: Canada.
Section 7. Mexico, The Caribbean and Central America.
Chapter 30: Mexico.
Chapter 31: The Caribbean.
Chapter 32: Central America.
Section 8. South America.
Chapter 33: The Non-Iberian Coast.
Chapter 34: Brazil.
Chapter 35: The Andean Countries.
Chapter 36: The Southern Cone.
Looking Ahead.
Further Reading on Architectural Conservation by Region.
Photo Credits.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

John H. Stubbs has served as Vice President for FieldProjects for the New York-based World Monuments Fund since1990 and taught for over two decades as an Adjunct AssociateProfessor of Historic Preservation in the School of Architecture,Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. His priorexperience includes ten years as an associate at Beyer BlinderBelle, Architects & Planners LLP, in New York City, and twoyears service at the Technical Preservation Services division ofthe U.S. National Park Service in Washington, D.C.
Emily G. MakaS is an Assistant Professor ofArchitectural History at the University of North Carolina atCharlotte. She has a PhD in the history of architecture andurbanism from Cornell University, a master's in historicpreservation from Columbia University, and a bachelor's in historyfrom the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on thehistory of modern European cities, emphasizing the relationshipsbetween architecture, cities, heritage, memory, identity, andpolitics.