Research Catalog

Title

Architectural conservation in Europe and the Americas : national experiences and practice / John H. Stubbs and Emily G. Makaš ; foreword by Mounir Bouchenaki.

Author

Stubbs, John H.

Publication

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2011.

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Additional Authors

• Makaš, Emily Gunzburger.
• Bouchenaki, Mounir

Description

xxii, 729 p. : ill., maps; 29 cm.

Summary

"The first major survey that looks at the conservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas ... presents contemporary practice on a country-by-country and region-by-region basis, facilitating comparative analysis of similarities and differences."--Provided by publisher.

Subjects

• Architecture > Conservation and restoration > America
• Architecture > Conservation and restoration > Europe

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 675-698) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• pt. I Europe -- Introduction -- SECTION 1. Western Europe. ch. 1 Italy -- Early Organized Conservation Efforts -- Key Twentieth-Century Theorists and Methods -- Museums and Architectural Conservation -- Sheltering Ruins on Sicily and Beyond -- Conservation Legislation and Education -- Saving Venice -- Recent Accomplishments and Challenges -- Conserving Italy's Historic Rural Towns -- Italian Conservation Abroad -- ch. 2 France -- Centralized Legislation and Incentives -- Influential Concept: Les Secteurs Sauvegardés -- Urban Conservation and Sustainability / Dennis Rodwell -- Recent Conservation Successes -- ch. 3 United Kingdom -- Legislation and Listing -- Garden and Landscape Conservation in the United Kingdom -- Private, Not-for-Profit Advocacy Groups -- Contemporary Foci -- Conserving Britain's Industrial Heritage / Dennis Rodwell -- Conserving Fine Architectural Interiors / Lisa Ackerman --
• British Conservation Leadership -- ch. 4 Ireland -- Conservation Legislation and Institutions -- Active Non-governmental Heritage Organizations -- ch. 5 Spain and Portugal -- Spanish Conservation Policies and Decentralized Structure -- Paradores and Pousadas -- Portuguese Conservation Policies -- International and Private Participation and Recent Representative Projects -- Architectural Conservation Education at European Universities -- Spanish and Portuguese Conservation Assistance to Former Colonies -- Current Issues and Challenges -- ch. 6 Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands -- Early Conservation Debates in Belgium and the Netherlands -- Legislation and Administration in Belgium -- Legislation and Administration in the Netherlands -- Architectural Conservation in Luxembourg -- Contemporary Conservation and the Role of Nongovernmental Organizations -- Architectural and Social Preservation in Amsterdam -- ch. 7
• Switzerland and Liechtenstein -- Switzerland -- Liechtenstein -- SECTION 2. Northern Europe. ch. 8 Sweden -- Legislation and State-Organization of Heritage Protection -- Skansen and the Open-Air Museum Tradition -- NGOs, International Involvement, and Current Challenges -- ch. 9 Finland -- Early Legislation and Conservation Efforts -- Contemporary Heritage Framework and State Activities -- Conserving Modern Heritage in Finland -- ch. 10 Norway -- Legislation and State Conservation Institutions -- Current Challenges and Successes -- Conserving Wooden Structures in the Nordic Countries -- ch. 11 Denmark, Iceland, and Greenland -- Early Danish Conservation Efforts -- Heritage Legislation and Administration in the Twentieth Century -- Contemporary Conservation Participants and Successes in Denmark -- Iceland and Greenland -- ch. 12 Baltic States -- Shared Contemporary Challenges -- Lithuania -- Latvia -- Estonia --
• SECTION 3. Central Europe. ch. 13 Germany -- Post-World War II Debates -- East German Conservation Approach -- West German Conservation Approach -- Unified Conservation Efforts and Current Challenges -- Applied Conservation Science and Technology in Europe -- Symbolic Heritage in a New Germany -- Berlin Stadtschloss: Emblem of Germany's Reconstruction Debates -- ch. 14 Austria -- Long-standing Legal and Administrative Structures -- Urban Conservation in Austria -- Other Recent Challenges and Developments -- ch. 15 Hungary -- Legislation and Government Framework -- Sensitive Conservation Approaches -- Additional Key Projects and Successes -- ch. 16 Czech Republic and Slovakia -- Architectural Conservation in Czechoslovakia -- Czech Republic -- Slovakia -- Conserving Jewish Heritage in Central Europe -- ch. 17 Poland -- Heritage Protection in Partitioned and Second Republic Poland --
• Comprehensive Communist-era Conservation Activities -- Rebuilding of Warsaw -- Contemporary Issues and Challenges -- SECTION 4. Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. ch. 18 Russia -- Imperial and Revolutionary Conservation Efforts -- Fate of Heritage under Stalin and during World War II -- Late-Soviet Policies and Institutions -- Current Conservation Challenges in the Russian Federation -- Battle to Preserve Russia's Avant-Garde Architecture -- Stabilization of the Church of the Transfiguration at Kizhi Pogost -- Recent Russian Conservation Successes -- Architectural Conservation in Siberia -- ch. 19 Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus -- Ukraine -- Moldova -- Belarus -- ch. 20 Caucasus -- Armenia -- Architectural Reconstruction in the Caucasus and Beyond -- Azerbaijan -- Georgia -- SECTION 5. Southeastern Europe. ch. 21 Greece -- Athenian Acropolis -- Parthenon/Elgin Marbles Debate -- Expanding Conservation Priorities --
• Current Conservation Framework and Challenges -- ch. 22 Turkey -- Hagia Sophia -- Conservation Frameworks and Projects in Modern Turkey -- Turkey and Conservation of Ottoman Heritage in Southeastern Europe -- Archaeological Site Conservation and Museums in Turkey -- Challenges Ahead -- ch. 23 Cyprus and Malta -- Architectural Conservation in a Divided Cyprus -- Cooperative Cypriot Conservation Projects -- Malta -- ch. 24 Former Yugoslavia -- Conservation Policies in the Former Yugoslavia -- Slovenia -- Croatia -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Macedonia -- Serbia -- Montenegro -- Kosovo -- ch. 25 Albania -- Early Efforts and Communist-Era Accomplishments and Setbacks -- Architectural Conservation in Albania Today -- ch. 26 Bulgaria -- Late Twentieth-Century Frameworks and Challenges -- Recent Successes and Trends -- ch. 27 Romania -- Communist-Era Institutions, Key Projects, and Challenges --
• Contemporary Conservation Scene -- Protecting Transylvania's Saxon Heritage -- Conclusion to Part I -- pt. II. Americas. Introduction -- SECTION 6. North America. ch. 28 United States -- Private Initiatives, Organizations, and Philanthropists -- Early Federal and Municipal Government Efforts -- Conserving Historic Engineering Structures: Bridges / Eric DeLony -- Emergence of an Historic Preservation System in the 1960s -- National Register of Historic Places of the United States / Carol D. Shull -- Economics and Standards of Historic Preservation -- Improving and Enhancing the System -- Defining Role of U.S. Conservation Science and Technology -- Preserving a Mosaic of Heritages in the United States and Its Territories -- New Concerns in the Twenty-First Century -- Historic Preservation and Sustainable Development / Donovan Rypkema -- ch. 29 Canada -- Early Conservation Efforts --
• Massey Commission and the Historic Sites and Monuments Act -- Institution Building in the Second Half of the 20th Century -- Spirit of Place as Conceived by the First Nations / Barbara Ross -- Looking Forward in Canadian Heritage Conservation -- SECTION 7. Mexico, The Caribbean, and Central America. ch. 30 Mexico -- Legacy of Government Legislation and Protection -- Twentieth-Century Institutions and Policies -- Collaborative Projects -- Conserving Mexico's Churches / John Stubbs -- Contemporary Conservation Issues in Mexico -- ch. 31 Caribbean -- Government Conservation Efforts and National Trusts -- City Historian's Office and the Conservation of Old Havana -- Non-governmental Organizations -- Conserving Colonial Cities, Plantations, and Fortresses -- Conserving other Caribbean Heritage -- Current Challenges and Prospects -- ch. 32 Central America -- Belize -- Guatemala -- El Salvador -- Honduras -- Costa Rica --
• Nicaragua -- Panama -- Contemporary Challenges and Opportunities in Central America -- SECTION 8. South America. ch. 33 Non-Iberian Coast -- Guyana -- Suriname -- French Guiana -- ch. 34 Brazil -- Federal Efforts and Architectural Conservation Partners -- Urban Conservation and Revitalization in Brazil -- New Directions in Architectural Conservation -- Conserving Modern Architecture in Latin America / Theodore H. M. Prudon -- ch. 35 Andean Countries -- Venezuela -- Colombia -- Ecuador -- Public-Private Partnerships and Urban Rehabilitation in Latin America / Eduardo Rojas -- Peru -- Conserving Ancient Earthen Architecture: The Chan Chan Example -- Bolivia -- ch. 36 Southern Cone -- Uruguay -- Paraguay -- Conserving South America's Guarani Missions / Norma Barbacci -- Argentina -- Chile -- Conclusion to Part II -- Looking Ahead.

ISBN

• 9780470603857 (alk. paper)
• 0470603852 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010045252

OCLC

• 671701598
• SCSB-10615207

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library