The Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Architectural Reconstruction (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Somhegyi, Zoltán; Giombini, Lisa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book investigates the foundations determining the conditions of possibility and the limits that make the conservation, readaptation, and transformation of past buildings legitimate operations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040017920
• Artikelnr.: 70323292

Autorenporträt

Zoltán Somhegyi is an art historian, holding a Ph.D. in Aesthetics and a Habilitation (venia legendi) in Philosophy. Currently he is Associate Professor of Art History at the Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. Lisa Giombini is a Research Fellow in Aesthetics in the Department of Philosophy, Communication, and Performing Arts at Roma Tre University.

Inhaltsangabe

Rethinking, restoring, readapting: An introduction to the philosophy of
architectural reconstruction PART I: Theoretical inquiries 1. Theory and
practice in heritage decision-making 2. Lives and afterlives of
architectural objects 3. Integrity in cultural heritage preservation:
Unveiling the challenges 4. Preservation as a moral disposition: The values
embedded within cultural heritage 5. Narrative meaning and the
reconstruction of architectural heritage 6. Questioning heritage PART II:
Applying theories 7. Regenerating heritage processes and practices in
historical reconstruction 8. Narrative and the legitimacy of change to
historic buildings 9. How to conserve a fake ruin? Heritage dilemmas
between aesthetics and practice 10. Heritage, biophilic reconstruction, and
climate change 11. The use of light installations in architectural
reconstruction: New technological solutions for the public sphere 12.
Reusing Roosevelt? Tainted monuments and the architectural reuse strategy
PART III: Areas and districts 13. Aesthetics in a renovated city:
Historical view of mundane Cityscape in Modern Japan 14. The transformation
trap: Redeveloping the historic Chinese Baroque area in Harbin 15. The
question of Al Seef in Dubai. A case of historicist architecture compared
to the global principles of architectural heritage 16. The Swahili House -
a heritage in the East African City 17. Post-war ruins: Relics of the past
or unwanted "urban scars." Reconstruction of the dissonant heritage of the
Recovered Territories in Poland 18. Architectural reconstruction
reconsidered: Cases from the postwar reconstruction of Germany 19. Miami
Art Deco architecture, climate change, and puzzles for historic
preservation PART IV: Buildings 20. "This magnificent pile". The cathedral
of Trondheim from ruin to heritage 21. The restoration of Chartres
Cathedral: Theories and practices 22. "To build still more deliberately":
Architectural reconstruction and the house that Thoreau built 23. When
memory fades and resources run dry: Three cases of neglect and loss 24.
Restoration and adaptive reuse of the Fi¿ekhane (cartridge factory) in
Istanbul - a case of sustainable rehabilitation in the context of a
profit-seeking real estate development scheme 25. An imitation game:
Restoration and intangible heritage at the Bletchley Park Huts, UK 26.
Architectural conservation in Nairobi: The Don Bosco shrine