Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Leading practitioners around the world have praised the book as being the most significant single volume on the subject to be published. This third edition revises and updates a classic book, including completely new sections on conservation of Modern Movement buildings and non-destructive investigation. The result of the lifetime's experience of one of the world's leading architectural conservators, the book comprehensively surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of problems of architectural conservation in almost every climatic region of the world. This edition is organized into three complementary parts: in the first the structure of buildings is dealt with in detail; the second focuses attention on the causes of decay and the materials they affect; and the third considers the practical role of the architect involved in conservation and rehabilitation. As well as being essential reading for architects and others concerned with conservation, many lay people with various kinds of responsibility for historic buildings will find this clearly written, jargon-free work a fruitful source of guidance and information.
Conservation of Historic Buildings
Sir Bernard Feilden
Routledge
2003
404 páginas
13h 28m
ISBN-13: 9780750658638
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Bernard Melchoir Feilden
Feilden was born in Hampstead, London. He was educated at Bedford School and The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London. His love of architecture was inherited from his grandfather, Brightwen Binyon (1846-1905), an Ipswich architect and former pupil of Alfred Waterhouse. He joined the practice of Edward Boardman and Son in Norwich, where he designed the Trinity United Reformed Church. He set up an architectural practice, Feilden+Mawson, with David Mawson in 1956, to which offices in Norwich, London and Cambridge were later added. In 1968 Feilden took over as consultant architect to the University of East Anglia, completing the work of his predecessor Denys Lasdun, and creating an arena shaped square as a social space. His work in Britain encompassed Norwich Cathedral, York Minster, St Paul's Cathedral, Hampton Court Palace and St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh. Overseas he advised on Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque, the Taj Mahal, the Konark Sun Temple and the Great Wall of China. He was elected Director of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) in 1977. During his mandate he spearheaded safeguarding measures and disaster recovery of cultural heritage in the wake of the 1976 earthquakes in Guatemala and Friuli (Italy), and the 1979 earthquake in Montenegro. His 1982 publication, Conservation of Historic Buildings is still an important reference book for architectural conservators. In 1986 Feilden was awarded the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for his work on the Al-Aqsa mosque's dome. He was appointed OBE in 1969, CBE in 1976 and was knighted as a Knight Bachelor in 1985. He died on 14 November 2008 at the age of 89.
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