This timely volume brings together fourteen case studies that address the challenges of conserving the twentieth century's most ubiquitous building material-concrete. Following a meeting of international heritage conservation professionals in 2013, the need for recent, thorough, and well-vetted case studies on conserving twentieth-century heritage became clear. Concrete: Case Studies in Conservation Practice answers that need and kicks off a new series, Conserving Modern Heritage, aimed at sharing best practices. The projects selected represent a range of building typologies, building uses, and project sizes, from the high-rise housing blocks of Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation and public buildings such as the London's National Theatre to small monuments such as the structures at Dudley Zoological Gardens and a sculpture by Donald Judd. The projects also represent a range of environmental and economic contexts. Some projects benefit from high levels of heritage protection and access to funding, while others have had to negotiate conservation with stringent cost limitations. All follow a rigorous conservation approach, beginning with a process of investigation and diagnosis to identify causes and target repairs and balancing these with conservation requirements to preserve significance. Written by architects, engineers, conservators, and other professionals in the field, these highly detailed and well-illustrated studies demonstrate sound practice, rigorous methodology, and technological innovation. This book has something to offer anyone interested in the conservation of modern heritage.
The Queens Stepwell At Patan
Kirit Mankodi
Project For Indian Cultural Studies Publication
Architecture From Prehistory To Climate Emergency
Barnabas Calder
Pelican Books/Penguin Random House Group
The Architecture Book Big Ideas Simply Explained
Dk/Penguin Random House
Dk/Penguin Random House Group
Design The Definitive Visual History
Judith Miller
Penguin Random House Group
Buildings That Changed History
Dk
Making Sense Of Buddhist Art And Architecture
Karetzky Patricia Eichenbaum
Thames & Hudson
The Calcutta City Of Palaces
J.P Losty
The British Library
Phaidon Atlas Of 21st Century World Architecture
Various Authors
Phaidon Press
Nepal A Guide To The Art And Architecture Of The Kathmandu Valley
Michael J. Hutt
Paul Strachan Kiscadale
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