Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas

by Stubbs, John H.; Makaš; , Emily G.; Bouchenaki, Mounir

• ISBN13: 9780470603857
• ISBN10: 0470603852
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The book delivers the first major survey concerning the conservation of cultural heritage in both Europe and the Americas. Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas serves as a convenient resource for professionals, students, and anyone interested in the field. Following the acclaimed Time Honored, Architectural Conservation in Europe and the Americas, this book presents contemporary practice on a country-by-country and region-by-region basis, facilitating comparative analysis of similarities and differences.

Author Biography

John H. Stubbs has served as Vice President for Field Projects for the New York–based World Monuments Fund since 1990 and taught for over two decades as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Historic Preservation in the School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University. His prior experience includes ten years as an associate at Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners LLP, in New York City, and two years service at the Technical Preservation Services division of the U.S. National Park Service in Washington, D.C.

Emily G. Makaš is an Assistant Professor of Architectural History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She has a PhD in the history of architecture and urbanism from Cornell University, a master's in historic preservation from Columbia University, and a bachelor's in history from the University of Tennessee. Her research focuses on the history of modern European cities, emphasizing the relationships between architecture, cities, heritage, memory, identity, and politics.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Preface.

Being Modern: The Currency of Conservation (Frank Matero).

Acknowledgements.

Part I. Europe.

Introduction.

Section 1. Western Europe.

Chapter 1: Italy.

Chapter 2: France.

Chapter 3: United Kingdom.

Chapter 4: Ireland.

Chapter 5: Spain and Portugal.

Chapter 6: Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

Chapter 7: Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Section 2. Northern Europe.

Chapter 8: Sweden.

Chapter 9: Finland.

Chapter 10: Norway.

Chapter 11: Denmark, Iceland and Greenland.

Chapter 12: The Baltic States.

Section 3. Central Europe.

Chapter 13: Germany.

Chapter 14: Austria.

Chapter 15: Hungary.

Chapter 16: Czech Republic and Solvakia.

Chapter 17: Poland.

Section 4. Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

Chapter 18: Russia.

Chapter 19: Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus.

Chapter 20: The Caucasus.

Section 5. Southeastern Europe.

Chapter 21: Greece.

Chapter 22: Turkey.

Chapter 23: Cyprus and Malta.

Chapter 24: The Former Yugoslavia.

Chapter 25: Albania.

Chapter 26: Bulgaria.

Chapter 27: Romania.

Part II. The Americas.

Introduction.

Section 6. North America. 

Chapter 28: The United States.

Chapter 29: Canada.

Section 7. Mexico, The Caribbean and Central America.

Chapter 30: Mexico.

Chapter 31: The Caribbean.

Chapter 32: Central America.

Section 8. South America.

Chapter 33: The Non-Iberian Coast.

Chapter 34: Brazil.

Chapter 35: The Andean Countries.

Chapter 36: The Southern Cone.

Looking Ahead.

Further Reading on Architectural Conservation by Region.

Photo Credits.

Index.