Conservation of modern architecture

Conservation of modern architecture - Lower Coombe Donhead 2007 - 190p. ill. 25cm.

Points of balance: patterns of practice in the conservation of modern architecture -- Conservation values, climate change and modern architecture: the case of the CIS Tower -- Yale University Art Gallery: challenges for the rehabilitation of modern museum buildings -- The Billiet House, Bruges: reconstruction of a colour scheme -- Harry Seidler and the legacy of modern architecture in Australia -- The greenside case -- Challenges in protecting 1960s architect-designed houses -- ICOMOS: Twentieth Century Heritage International Scientific Committee -- Docomomo International -- Doconomo UK -- Living in the Brunswick Centre

This collection of papers examines the current philosophical, policy and technical concerns for the protection and maintenance of modern buildings. Includes examples of international projects relating to these themes.

9781873394847

1355-6207


International

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