This study examines the various processes and the methods of determining urban stone decay. The contributions include coverage of: spatial variability of dissolution on a limestone surface; ageing of consolidated stone; and techniques for making contemporary copies of stone antiquities.

Churches are valuable not only for their significance within Christian religion, but also because of the historic value of the buildings themselves, and the artistic objects, furnishings and decorative features contained within them. This book explains the techniques and artistry involved in caring for the fabric and contents of churches. It considers the problems of cleaning and repair, and the damage that can be done by over-zealous non-specialists. The contributions to this book are wide-ranging and each chapter is written by a highly regarded specialist in his/her field. In addition to offering guidance on the conservation of stained glass, sculpture, textiles, metalwork, floors, furniture, decorative plaster work, paintings and so on, the book also covers the technical aspects of creating the right environment with the heating, ventilation and lighting of the building. The advice this volume contains should be essential reading for everyone concerned with the care and upkeep of churches.

We live in an age of omnipresent and calculated images; what opportunity have photographers to approach a historically charged prestigious building without the risk of being instrumentalized? Is it possible that photographs and artistic work in an empty building can say more than that the building is temporarily no longer used for its original purpose? In a cooperation project of the University of Applied Arts Vienna with the Directorate of the Austrian Parliament, students of the Department of Applied Photography and Time-Based Media had the opportunity to investigate the historic building at the Ring shortly after parliament had moved out, and to find answers to these questions.

Gebaudesanierung und Bauen im Bestand sind auch zukunftig wichtige Themen, mit denen sich jeder Planer auseinandersetzen wird. Das Buch bietet Bauingenieuren und Architekten nicht nur einen systematisierten Einstieg in alle Bereiche der Sanierung, sondern auch weiterfuhrendes Praxiswissen fur die Durchfuhrung von Sanierungsmassnahmen. Alle Kapitel wurden wieder aktualisiert, konkretisiert und weiter illustriert. Neu hinzugekommen ist ein Kapitel mit rechtlichen Aspekten zur Sanierung.

Im Gegensatz zu den professionellen sachsischen Architekten des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts finden die zahlreichen landlichen Handwerksmeister nur wenig Beachtung. Dabei haben gerade diese entscheidenden Anteil an der Weiterfuhrung der protestantischen Gemeindekirche bis etwa 1860. Der bedeutendste unter ihnen ist der Zimmermeister Christian Friedrich Uhlig aus Altenhain bei Chemnitz. Nach seinen Planen wurden zwischen 1820 und 1850 im Erzgebirge und seinem Vorland insgesamt 12 Kirchen errichtet. Konzeptionell stehen sie mit umlaufenden Emporen und Kanzelaltar in der Tradition der barocken Predigtkirche; architekturgeschichtlich spannen sie den Bogen vom Barock uber klassizistische Elemente hin zu historisierenden Formen. Die Untersuchung widmet sich neben Leben und Werk Christian Friedrich Uhligs, vor allem der eingehenden Beschreibung seiner Sakralbauten und ihres architektur- und kirchengeschichtlichen Kontextes. Dabei wird versucht, das Charakteristische an Uhligs Handschrift herauszuarbeiten und seinen gewichtigen Beitrag zum sachsischen Kirchenbau im 19. Jahrhundert wieder starker ins Bewusstsein zu rucken.

Wasserspeier gehoeren zum Bereich der marginalen Kunst, die erst allmahlich in den Fokus der Wissenschaft gelangt. In dieser Arbeit wird es mittels eines interdisziplinaren Ansatzes zum ersten Mal unternommen, diese Gruppe der Kathedralplastik einer systematischen ikonographischen und ikonologischen Untersuchung zu unterziehen, um so Ruckschlusse auf die Bedeutung der Motivauswahl ziehen zu koennen. Der Koelner Dom verfugt uber Wasserspeier vom 13. bis zum 21. Jahrhundert. Hier boten sich also die idealen Bedingungen, um die Entwicklung der Wasserspeier, die zum grossen Teil von hoher kunstlerischer Qualitat sind, an einem einzigen Bauwerk exemplarisch aufzuzeigen. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit zeigen, dass die teils naturalistischen und teils grotesken Skulpturen keineswegs zufallig fur diese Funktion ausgewahlt wurden. Damonenabwehr und Ereignisse aus der Stadtgeschichte spiegeln sich in den Wasserspeiern wider, die am Kirchbau zur fliessenden Grenze zwischen Heidentum und christlichem Glauben werden.

Historische Bauwerke erlauben uns Einsichten in das Wesen an sich bereits verfluchtigter, auf andere Weise nicht mehr erfahrbarer Zeitabschnitte. Doch wie 'authentisch' sind diese Relikte und was meint diese Frage eigentlich? Anhand der Betrachtung dieses hochaktuellen Begriffs - Authentizitat - zeigt das Buch auf, wie stark sich die Werke der Vergangenheit und damit auch unsere Erkenntnisse uber sie verandern und wie unstet unsere Sprache ist, mit der wir uns daruber verstandigen. Schillernde Unscharfe verknupft spannende philosophische Gedanken mit konkreten Beobachtungen und entwirft einen neuen Blick auf unser Verstandnis von Vergangenheit. Detaillierte Fallstudien revidieren gangige Vorstellungen bezuglich der Wahrheit und Echtheit unseres kulturellen Erbes.

UnDoing Buildings: Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Memory discusses one of the greatest challenges for twenty-first-century society: what is to be done with the huge stock of existing buildings that have outlived the function for which they were built? Their worth is well recognised and the importance of retaining them has been long debated, but if they are to be saved, what is to be done with these redundant buildings? This book argues that remodelling is a healthy and environmentally friendly approach. Issues of heritage, conservation, sustainability and smartness are at the forefront of many discussions about architecture today and adaptive reuse offers the opportunity to reinforce the particular character of an area using up-to-date digital and construction techniques for a contemporary population. Issues of collective memory and identity combined with ideas of tradition, history and culture mean that it is possible to retain a sense of continuity with the past as a way of creating the future. UnDoing Buildings: Adaptive Reuse and Cultural Memory has an international perspective and will be of interest to upper level students and professionals working on the fields of Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Architecture, Conservation, Urban Design and Development.

Die Schweizer Glasmalereiforschung des 19. Jahrhunderts gibt mit der Aufarbeitung des Archivs der Zurcher Werkstatt weiteren Untersuchungen auf diesem Gebiet wichtige Impulse. Zurich und Bern, die Zentren der heimischen Glasmalerei, konkurrierten mit Werkstatten aus Suddeutschland. Johann Jakob Roettinger aus Nurnberg etablierte das Zurcher Atelier als Wiege beruhmter Glasmaler und initiierte damit den Kulturtransfer zwischen der Schweiz und seiner deutschen Heimat. Die Qualitat der Glasmalereien, die Professionalitat seiner Geschaftsfuhrung und sein persoenliches Charisma waren die Erfolgsrezepte, die dem deutschen Einwanderer den Zugang zur Zurcher Bildungsschicht und somit zu renommierten Auftragen ermoeglichen. Unterstutzt wurde er dabei von seiner einheimischen Ehefrau, die - in erster Linie mutterlichen Aufgaben verpflichtet - zur Geschaftspartnerin wird und die Bereitstellung der Haushaltslogistik fur Familie und Mitarbeiterstab garantierte. Kunstlerisch blieb Roettinger seiner Nurnberger Herkunft treu und orientierte sich als Spatnazarener am damaligen Zeitgeschmack. Stilistisch und ikonographisch sind die Glasmalereien modellhaft fur die sakrale Kunst des 19. Jahrhunderts, doch diese Charakteristika mussten sich schon gegen Ende des Jahrhunderts einer ablehnenden Rezeption beugen. Dieser Band beinhaltet neben kunstlerischen, biographischen und ikonographischen Analysen die Einordnung des Glasmalers Johann Jakob Roettinger in einen breiteren sozialen, kulturellen und oekonomischen Kontext und ermoeglicht somit aufschlussreiche Einblicke in das Denken der Epoche.

A barn door is a gateway to our colonial past, and anyone who has ever marveled at 12-inch hand hewn beams pegged together centuries ago will love this book. Part personal quest, part historical survey, and part armchair adventure through the lore of American barns, Old Barns in the New World is a must for barn lovers and history buffs alike! Richard Babcock and his sons have used original colonial tools and methods to move, renovate, and restore literally dozens of barns throughout the United States. Lauren Stevens is an acclaimed author and conservationist who has written several books including Hikes and Walks in the Berkshire Hills (Berkshire House), Most Excellent Majesty: A History of Mount Greylock (Berkshire House), and others.

The design of renovations is like any other building design, but more complicated, because the questions that architects and engineers face in the process are complicated by the existing building's form, materials, peculiarities of age, and construction. The Design of Renovations outlines the basic pertinent principles of design and construction and explains how to apply them to renovation that meets the physical and aesthetic needs of the job, given the constraints of the materials involved. Dozens of actual case studies illustrate the practical application of the theory, methods, and procedures.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: A. Quattrucci / I. Tognarini, Presentazione L'ATTIVIT SIDERURGICA ED ESTRATTIVA IN ITALIA A. Nesti, Jacopo Bozza: imprenditore siderurgico nell'Italia postunitaria - A. Vitale, Siderurgia antica e moderna in Campania: minacce e speranze - A. Quattrucci, Memoria di un distretto industriale: gli archivi Ilva di Piombino nei primi anni Novanta del Novecento I PARCHI SIDERURGICI IN EUROPA: ESPERIENZE A CONFRONTO M. Preite, Introduzione - M. Preite, I parchi della siderurgia in Europa - L. Del Biondo, Les heritages de l'industrie siderurgique dans la region Sud du Luxembourg: entre requalification urbaine et mise en valeur patrimoniale - R. Radach / Ch. Winterling, Heritage for Sale: How Much Conservation does a Monument Need? Preserving the Blast Furnace Plant Phoenix West in Dortmund, Germany - a Case Study - G. Dufresne, La forge de Dampierre-sur-Blevy (Eure-et-Loir). Un site -redecouvert- il y a une trentaine d'annees FONTI E DOCUMENTI G.E. Rubino, Sulle Memorie manoscritte di Nicola Salvi, imprenditore del ferro nel Regno di Napoli (1845) - C. Torti, Fonti orali per il patrimonio industriale CONVEGNI G. Rappuoli, In terra d'Amiata: geologia, mineralogia e patrimonio minerario - A. Ottanelli, Temi e materiali per una storia della stazione ferroviaria di Pistoia e per un Museo dei treni storici - A. Nesti, Il patrimonio industriale della siderurgia italiana: territori, vicende, valorizzazioni NOTIZIE B. Alfrilli, La fornace Franceschini - A. Ottanelli, Il parco-museo dei treni storici di Pistoia - Il congresso regionale toscano dell'Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico Industriale - Il congresso naziomnale dell'Associazione Italiana per il Patrimonio Archeologico Industriale Preview - Abstracts - Gli autori.

English summary: Bruno Bearzi's life was intricately involved with the bronze doors of the Florence Baptistery and other bronze Renaissance works that he worked to restore for over fifty years. This faithful chronicle uses Bearzi's own archives and writings, while also providing rich images to complete the story of his contribution to our artistic heritage. Italian text. Italian description: Scritto a quattro mani da Lidia Del Duca e Paolo De Anna, questo volume puo sembrare il romanzo della vita del bronzista e restauratore Bruno Bearzi, per oltre mezzo secolo strettamente intrecciata con le sorti delle Porte del Battistero di Firenze e di tantissime altre opere d'arte in bronzo del Rinascimento. E invece una fedele cronaca di fatti, date e nomi raccolti sia dalle testimonianze dei famigliari di Bearzi sia dai documenti conservati nel suo archivio privato, in quello del professor Giovanni Poggi e in quello dell'Opera del Duomo. Niente, nemmeno la piu personale impressione descritta nel libro, e frutto di fantasia. Anche lo stile della narrazione e quello di Bearzi, come testimoniano i tanti articoli, relazioni e appunti che ci ha lasciato. Oltre alle Porte del Battistero e alle statue trattate nel libro, egli si era occupato di innumerevoli studi e lavori di restauro per enti italiani e stranieri e di numerose fusioni per artisti di tutto il mondo. Un ricchissimo repertorio di foto inedite completa la pubblicazione in cui la storia di Bruno Bearzi e del suo tempo esce dalle memorie famigliari per diventare patrimonio di tutti. Presentazioni di Antonio Paolucci e Cristina Acidini

This work is an overview of the state of art on Ageing of Materials and structures in the world. Ageing of materials is a natural phenomenon. Each material we use will age. This ageing will influence the performance of the object where the materials is used. Furthermore, the ageing will be affected by the surroundings in which the object is placed. The main focus of the book is on materials used in infrastructure, energy, buildings and industry. The book in effect establishes the definition of ageing and its main research topics that are relevant for society.

Foreword to the International Conference - Greetings and Auspices Paolo Del Bianco, President of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco - Giovanni Puglisi, President of the UNESCO Italian National Commission - Claudio Martini, President of the Region of Tuscany - Eugenio Giani, Deputy Mayor of the Town of Florence - Joe King, Sites Unit Director ICCROM, on behalf of the Director-General of ICCROM, Mr. Mounir Bouchenaki - Michael Petzet, President of ICOMOS - Marco Dezzi Bardeschi, President of ICOMOS Italy Introduction on the Topic of the Conference Andrzej Tomaszewski, President of ICOMOS Committee of Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration SESSION 1 - Values of Heritage and Great Religious-Cultural Areas Jose Manuel del Rio Carrasco, Values of Heritage in the Religious and Cultural Tradition of Christianity: the Concept of Authenticity (paper presented on the behalf of Mons. Carlo Chenis) - Mehr Azar Soheil, Heritage Values in Religious and Cultural Traditions of Islam - Gamini Wijesuriya, Values of the Heritage in the Religious and Cultural Traditions of Southern Asia - Andrew Sneddon, Heritage and the Law: Assessing and Managing Heritage Values in Australia and the Pacific - Meredith Walker, Spirituality, Land Tenure and the Recognition of Heritage Values in Australia SESSION 2 - Evolution of Values and Criteria Marc Laenen, Reflections on Heritage Values - Javier Gallego Roca, Time, Memory and Restoration: the Alhambra Paradigm - Giuseppe Basile, Validity/Actuality of Aesthetical Values - Yumi Isabelle Akieda, What Has Been Valued in Japanese Architectural Heritage? From Monuments to Machinami - Hans Christie Bjness, Changing Territorial Values in Urban Conservation. From Patan, Nepal, to Gyantse, Tibet Autonomous Region - Josef S?tulc, The Birth of the Idea of Protection of Historic Quarters in the 19th Century. Prague and its Impact on Present-Day Conservation Policy in the Czech Republic SESSION 3 - Systems of Classification of Cultural Property Boguslaw Szmygin, Classification of Historical Monuments - Guo Zhan, Criteria of Classification on Values and Criteria in Cultural Heritage Conservation. Series of China - Gustavo Araoz, Heritage Classifications and the Need to Adjust Them to Emerging Paradigms: the United States Experience - Jukka Jokilehto, Aesthetics in the World Heritage Context SESSION 4 - Authenticity: Outstanding Italian Philosophy Marco Dezzi Bardeschi, The Discriminating Value of the Authenticity in the Debate on the Restoration. Before and after Nara - Giuseppe Cruciani Fabozzi, The Need for Authenticity in the Tradition of the Florentine School of Restoration - Maria Piera Sette, Discussion of Authenticity, a Brief Note - Stella Casiello, Autenthicity and Restoration: the Role of the Scuola Napoletana - Giorgio Macchi, Authenticity of Structural Conception SESSION 5 - Values in Restoration Andrzej Tomaszewski, Conservation between Aesthetics and Authenticity - Simonetta Valtieri, Cultural Heritage Value and its Social Appreciation - Calogero Bellanca, The Values of Cultural Heritage in the Terminology of Restoration - Nicholas Stanley-Price, The Value of Reconstructed Archaeological Sites - Dorothy Bell, The Value of Ruins: Present Definitions and Methods of Perception - Gennaro Tampone, Semiological Values of Consolidation Works in Monumental Buildings - Petr Kroupa, The Idea of Heritage Values: Czech Experience SESSION 6 - Outstanding Universal Values (OUV) Aesthetics Wilfried Lipp, Aesthetic Values in the Context of Monuments and Sites - Michael Petzet, What is Outstanding Universal Value? - Tamas Fejerdy, Evolution and Possible Enhancement of the Concept of OUV - Michal Firestone, Aesthetic Values of Historic Cities - Susan Denyer, Aesthetic Value of Cultural Landscapes SESSION 7 - Dilemma of Values of Post-Totalitarian Heritage Enzo Bentivoglio, An Inheritance from the Thirties in Italy: the Example of the University Campus of Rome - Irmela Spelsberg, Between Historical Commemoration and Political Decontamination: Some Examples of the Architecture from the 30s in Berlin - Jacek Purchla, Dilemma of Post-Totalitarian Heritage (Polish Experiences) - Gulchorha Mammadova, A Dilemma of Historical Heritage under New Political Conditions: the Case of Azerbaijan SESSION 8 - World Heritage Evaluation Criteria Giovanni Boccardi, Perspectives on World Heritage Criteria - Mounir Bouchenaki, A New Approach to the Concept of Cultural Property - Michael Turner, Values of Heritage in Great Religious and Cultural Areas. From Existentialism to Historicism A View of the Holy Land and the Sites of Jesus and the Apostles - Rosa Anna Genovese, Cultural Property and Values in the Universal Context - Natalia Dushkina, World Heritage List: Evaluating the 20th Century Heritage - Tatiana Kirova, Criteria and Best Practices in the Management of WHL in Italy - Carlo Francini, The World Heritage Criteria for the Historic Centre of Florence.

Despite being South Africa’s capital city, Pretoria has often played a supporting role to bold and brash Johannesburg and Cape Town’s cosmopolitan charms. However, when it comes to architectural heritage, the ‘Jacaranda City’ is well-endowed.

From the skyline-dominating Union Buildings and Voortrekker Monument, to the imposing edifices that make up its administrative precincts, Pretoria might almost be deserving of a second moniker: the city of sandstone, brick and granite. But when you look beyond the impressive façades, soaring columns and linear planes of buildings that were intended to convey power and authority, you’ll find light-filled interiors embellished with decorative touches that are only hinted at from the pavement. Murals, mosaics, domes, galleries, stained glass windows, gleaming brass and impressive woodwork are often hidden from view behind doors that are closed to the public. Even those museums, buildings and places of worship that are open to all have architectural and design features that are easily overlooked unless they’ve been pointed out.

The history of the city and, often, the country too, has been played out in many of the places featured in Hidden Pretoria. This story of our shared heritage deserves to be captured for a new generation so that they recognize the value in the built environment and the need to preserve the past in order to protect the future.