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Record Nr.

UNISA996204761203316

Autore

Denslagen W. F

Titolo

Romantic modernism [[electronic resource] ] : nostalgia in the world of conservation / / Wim Denslagen; translated by Donald Gardner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-40192-0

9786612401923

90-485-0870-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

900

Soggetti

Architecture - Conservation and restoration

Architecture - Conservation and restoration - Netherlands

Architecture, Modern - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Sentimentality and the City; The Rectangular Sickness; Romantic Modernists; Self-seeking Romantics; Bad-mannered Buildings; The Revival Styles and Time Regained; Nostalgia and Imitation; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Is it possible for conservationists to approve of the reconstruction of old façades when virtually everything behind them is modern? Should they continue to protect the front façade, when the rest of the historic building has vanished? Is it socially responsible to spend government money on reconstructing a historic building that has been completely destroyed? Can one do such a thing fifty years on?. According to reigning ideas in the world of conservation, the answer to all these questions is 'no'. It is felt that building a stage set is dishonest, and rebuilding something that no longer exis