Old Buildings Looking for New Use: 61 Examples of Regional Architecture Between Tradition and Modernity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783936681086)

The regions of Europe have an architectural heritage that is a thousand years old; today's challenge is to integrate this heritage into contemporary life in a sustainable way. The examples presented in this book all demonstrate a desire to be considered as local projects and to take their place in an evolutionary interpretation of history. After more than a century of conflicting debate on the subject of rehabilitation, it seems that the aims expressed in the Charter of Venice have borne fruit by giving rise to quality and personalized buildings that themselves are a contribution to this debate.

Author: Pierre Thiebaut
ISBN-10: 3936681082
ISBN-13: 9783936681086
Publisher: Axel Menges
Language: English
Published: 06/11/2007
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.06lbs
Size: 11.84h x 9.87w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 216