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The future of the past : a conservation ethic for architecture, urbanism, and historic preservation / Steven W. Semes ; in association with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America.

By: Semes, Steven WContributor(s): Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical AmericaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009. Edition: 1st edDescription: 272 p. : ill. (some col.), plans (1 col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 0393732444 (hardcover); 9780393732443 (hardcover)Other title: Conservation ethic for architecture, urbanism, and historic preservationSubject(s): Architecture and history | Architecture -- Psychological aspects | Historic preservationDDC classification: 720.1/03 LOC classification: NA 2543 .H55 | S43 2009
Contents:
Acknowledgments -- 1. New and old architecture together -- 2. The principles of traditional architecture -- 3. How traditional architecture works -- 4. The modernist paradigm -- 5. A brief history of preservation philosophy -- 6. Historicism and the search for an architecture of our time -- 7. Preservation after historicism -- 8. Literal replication -- 9. Invention within a style -- 10. Abstract reference -- 11. Intentional opposition -- 12. A conservation ethic -- Bibliography -- Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book Rome Global Gateway Library
General Stacks
NA 2543 .H55 S43 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00000031408149

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- 1. New and old architecture together -- 2. The principles of traditional architecture -- 3. How traditional architecture works -- 4. The modernist paradigm -- 5. A brief history of preservation philosophy -- 6. Historicism and the search for an architecture of our time -- 7. Preservation after historicism -- 8. Literal replication -- 9. Invention within a style -- 10. Abstract reference -- 11. Intentional opposition -- 12. A conservation ethic -- Bibliography -- Index.

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