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Preserving Post-war Heritage
The Care and Conservation of
Mid-twentieth-century Architecture
Proceedings of the EH Conference, London, UK, 1998
Edited by Susan MacdonaldHardback £38.00 $76.00
Publication date 2001
272 pages
ISBN 978 1 873394 35 9
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Over the last decade more than 300 post-war buildings and outdoor sculptures have been added to the statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest. The debate continues as to whether the design rationale, materials used or construction techniques places these buildings outside the scope of normal conservation principles. This book examines the specific management and practical issues posed by our post-war heritage.
Contributions from local and international practitioners carrying out pioneering work in their respective areas of expertise cover the most urgent practical problems commonly encountered by conservation professionals who have to deal with post-war construction. Part I deals with the historical context and the framework for protection of post-war architecture in Britain. Part II examines structural issues, materials and services, with particular emphasis on diagnosis and assessment of problems and the options for repair. The topics covered include reinforced concrete, plastics, services, clad frame construction and curtain walling. The papers are supported by case studies illustrating recent, successful conservation and repair projects, a summary of the proceedings, sources of information and bibliography.
- What are We Trying to Conserve? Alan Powers
- This is Tomorrow: The History of Post-war Architecture in England Elain Harwood
- Defining an Approach: A Methodology for the Care of Post-war Buildings Susan Macdonald
Part 2 – Structural Issues, Materials and Services
- Towards the Fully Integrated Building: Servicing Post-war Buildings Jeff Parkes
- Plastics: The First Universal Building Material Anthony Walke
- The Use of Concrete in the Post-war Era Michael Bussell
- The Deterioration of Reinforced Concrete Jimi Fadayomi
- Repairing Reinforced Concrete: An Overview Paul Lambert
- Conserving Concrete: Defining an Appropriate Approach for Listed Buildings Kevin Davies
- The Development of Clad Frame Construction and Implications for Conservation Peter Ross
- The Glass and Metal Curtain Wall: History, Diagnostics and Treatment Stephen Kelley
Part III – Case Studies
- The Lansbury Estate, Keeling House and Balfron Tower: Conservation Issues and the Architecture of Social Intent Martin O'Rourke
- A Future for Park Hill Andrew Beard
- Fallingwater: Solving Structural Problems Robert Silman
- The Clerical Medical and General Building, Bristol: Preserving the Concrete Aesthetic Kevin Davies
Part IV – Conference Summary, Sources and Bibliography
- Preserving Heritage or Revaluing Resources? John Allan
- Conservation Resources for Post-war Structures Michael Stratton
- Bibliography
Susan Macdonald BSc(Arch), Barch, MA(Conservation Studies), RIBA
Cycles of repair and renewal and pressure for replacement force us to confront and evaluate mid-twentieth-century buildings. Preserving Post-war Heritage should prove an invaluable sourcebook. Context
Much of the desire to preserve buildings springs from a desire to preserve the way of life in the second half of the 20th century, so conservationists must fall back on formal values. It is a harder corner to fight, but a vital one. SPAB
This book is important...
For conservation professionals, these buildings raise particular philosophical and technical questions for which no specific guidance on their conservation and repair has been produced… It is into this breach that this book leaps.
Preserving Post-war Heritage should be on the bookshelf of every professional who comes into contact with buildings of the latter half of the 20th century. Its applicability is not just to those few listed modern buildings, but also to the general repair and maintenance of buildings and structures from this period. The Scottish Civic Trust
The final chapter on conservation resources reminds only too clearly that we know surprisingly little authoritatively about the building history of our own times.
An archaeological approach to the study of Post-war buildings is entirely appropriate, but archaeological practice will have to adapt to earn its place in the conservation on the new scheme of things. This book is a good place to start.
The Building – Institute of Field Archaeologists Special Interest Group
… the urgent need to identify and promulgate good techniques for restoring and conserving buildings constructed by methods with which the conservationists had little or no experience. Here the lead has been given by English Heritage’s building conservation and research team. Notable has been the contribution of Susan Macdonald, editor both of the present book and of its predecessor, Modern Matters.
Journal of Architectural Conservation
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