Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas - Hardcover

Stubbs, John H.; Makaš, Emily G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470603852 ISBN 13: 9780470603857

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

“From such well-known and long-vexed sites as the Athenian Acropolis to more contemporary locales like the Space Age Modernist capital city of Brasília, the conflicting and not always neatly resolvable forces that bear upon preservation are addressed as clearly and thoughtfully as the general reader could hope for.”―New York Review of Books

 “...an astonishing feat of research, compilation and synthesis.”―Context

The book delivers the first major survey concerning the conservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas serves as a convenient resource for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the field. Following the acclaimed Time Honored, this book presents contemporary practice on a country-by-country and region-by-region basis, facilitating comparative analysis of similarities and differences. The book stresses solutions in architectural heritage protection and the contexts in which they were developed.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Praise for Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, a Choice Outstanding Academic Book

"Time Honored is the sort of book that a student reads first out of necessity, and then returns to many times in the course of professional practice for an infusion of the valuable perspective this book thoughtfully offers." ―Choice magazine

A comprehensive survey of architectural heritage protection covering the practices and traditions of countries from three continents―from Russia to Canada to Chile

Following the acclaimed Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, this book explores the rich architectural legacies of Europe and North and South America to describe "best practices" in architectural conservation, focusing on the histories, structure, key participants, special challenges, solutions, and specific contributions made by some sixty-seven countries. Written to stand alone from the predecessor volume, Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas is:

• Approached in a style that eschews technical terms, jargon, and arcane facts and instead features engaging discoveries, developments, and solutions of interest to professionals, students, and laypeople

• Co-written by the author of the acclaimed Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation

• Illustrated throughout with over 600 photographs and maps

• Filled throughout with sidebar specialty essays highlighting topics of cross-regional interest for improved readability, often contributed by recognized experts in the field

• Complete with abundant references to sources, related ideas and trends, pointers for further information, and appendices of related bibliographic sources

The first comprehensive survey that examines in detail architectural conservation practice on a wide comparative basis, Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas serves as a convenient resource for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the field.

About the Author:

John H. Stubbs has served as Vice President for Field Projects for the New York–based World Monuments Fund since 1990 and taught for over two decades as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Historic Preservation in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. His prior experience includes ten years as an associate at Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners LLP, in New York City, and two years service at the Technical Preservation Services division of the U.S. National Park Service in Washington, D.C.

Emily G. Makaš is an Assistant Professor of Architectural History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has a PhD in the history of architecture and urbanism from Cornell University, a master's in historic preservation from Columbia University, and a bachelor's in history from the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the history of modern European cities, emphasizing the relationships between architecture, cities, heritage, memory, identity, and politics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470603852
• ISBN 13: 9780470603857
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512