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Time frames : conservation policies for twentieth-century architectural heritage / edited by Ugo Carughi and Massimo Visone.

Contributor(s): Carughi, Ugo [editor.] | Visone, Massimo [editor.].
Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, ©2017Description: xxix, 501 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138392779.Uniform titles: Time frames (Routledge (Firm)) Subject(s): Architecture -- Conservation and restoration | Architecture, Modern -- 20th century -- Conservation and restoration | Cultural property -- ProtectionGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: This book provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also provides a short critical lexicography, with 12 papers written by scholars and experts including topics on identities, heritages, conservation, memories and the economy. By examining the methods used to designate building as heritage sites across the continents, this book provides a comprehensive overview of current protection policies of twentieth-century architecture as well as the role of architectural history.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book provides a reconnaissance on the conservation rules and current protection policies of more than 100 countries, with particular attention to the emerging nations and twentieth-century architecture. The contributions illustrate the critical issues related to architectural listings, with a brief history of national approaches, a linkography and a short bibliography. The book also provides a short critical lexicography, with 12 papers written by scholars and experts including topics on identities, heritages, conservation, memories and the economy. By examining the methods used to designate building as heritage sites across the continents, this book provides a comprehensive overview of current protection policies of twentieth-century architecture as well as the role of architectural history.

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