The incessant trend to throw away rather than to repair, demolish rather than refurbish has been a topic of discussion and criticism for years-at the same time, resource consumption and the waste continue to increase. To counteract this trend, students at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich and ETH Zurich have been developing sustainable and imaginative concepts for repairing a wide variety of objects, applying them both manually and by using digital techniques such as 3D printing. Beyond restoration, many projects aim to further develop and improve the repaired objects constructively, materially, or even in terms of design, lending them new value. This publication presents a wide variety of approaches and projects, complemented by essays by notable personalities from the fields of architecture, preservation, materials science, design, manufacturing, and craftsmanship.

Adopting and adapting historical forms is an integral part of architectural design today. Strictly rejected by some and embraced by others, this practice has provoked controversy since the beginning of modernism. With its assertion of continuity and claim to universality, historicizing architecture from the twentieth century is decidedly antimodernistic—a counterproject to modernistic architecture and yet also a part of modern times. The diversity of historicizing approaches and the history of historicizing construction have received little attention so far—a fact that is especially evident with a comparative view that looks beyond Germany to other countries and their building traditions. This volume aims to take historicizing architecture seriously as an architectural reality and one possible variation of contemporary building, with a focus on describing and categorizing its diverse concepts and manifestations. In considering historicizing architecture as a contemporary phenomenon, the book places its topic in the context of reconstructions and postmodern ideas while also comparing it with nineteenth-century historicism. This view includes also designs inspired by the classic modernism of the 1920s.

Spolia are structural elements that have been consciously-and therefore usually visibly-reused. The space they occupy within the broad field of reuse in architecture is associated with specific intentions regarding design and significance. As they are usually visibly distinct from the rest of the construction, spolia encourage viewers to augment their understanding with additional meanings. As contemporary architecture has returned to incorporating ornamentation and history, the use of spolia has also increased. To date, spolia have been considered with reference to late antique, medieval, and-much more rarely-modern architecture. In this work, the uses of spolia throughout different time periods are considered in relation to one another. In addition to aspects of cultural studies, this volume illuminates the role of spolia in the design process.

Die moderne Denkmalpflege versteht sich seit den von Protagonisten wie Georg Dehio, Alois Riegl, Paul Clemen und anderen um 1900 gepragten Debatten als wertbasierte angewandte historische Wissenschaft. Die Suche nach objektivierbaren Kriterien fu.r die Wertung und Bewertung der u.berlieferten Bausubstanz und die Reflexion ihrer praktischen Wirksamkeit am Denkmal pragen seither die Denkmaltheorie. Die Beitrage des Bandes zeichnen die Wertelehre in historischer Perspektive nach und geben einen UEberblick uber aktuelle Fragen und Probleme. Daneben werden Aspekte stadtebaulicher Denkmalpflege vorgestellt sowie neuere bildwissenschaftliche und erinnerungskulturelle Fragestellungen in ihren Bezu.gen zur Denkmalpflege diskutiert. UEberblickstexte zur Begriffsgeschichte und Theorieentwicklung ausgewahlter Denkmalwerte erganzen die Publikation. Sie entstand im Rahmen des vom BMBF gefoerderten Forschungsverbunds "Denkmal - Werte - Dialog. Historisch-kritische Analyse und systematisch-praktische Konzeption denkmalpflegerischer Leitwerte".