Historic Construction and Conservation: Materials, Systems and Damage

by Pere Roca, Angelo Gaetani, Paulo B. Lourenço

Conservation in the built environment raises fundamental questions which have been debated for centuries - what is worth preserving, how is it possible, why is it important?

This book takes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation is briefly addressed, considering prominent individuals and cases; along with the history of construction, focusing on materials and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036714574X
• ISBN13: 9780367145743
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"