Context: New Buildings in Historic Settings - Tapa blanda

'The contributors provide an invaluble statement of the interests, concerns and ambitions facingthe guardians, managers and desiners of our urban heritage.'
Design Week

'The arguments, philosophies and attitudes are well ventilated by a number of contributors and through a carefully orchestrated sequence of chapters, the book makes the case for acceptance of new architecture - but with respect and understanding. This is not a textbook on "how-to" but a study to absorb and reflect over.'
EASA Newsletter

'This book is enjoyable, informative and an excellent contribution to the architectural debate. It should be obligatory reading for all involved in design in historic settings.'
Heritage Development

'It is a thought-provoking selection and should be compulsory reading for all planning inspectors and chairs of planning committees. But not exclusively - we all should read it.'
Planning

'Whilst not attempting to define a blueprint for new development in historic locations, the book does provide some invaluable insights and conclusions on a way forward.'
Development Control

'The book should be an essential text for students of architecture and town planning, but is equally appropriate to qualified professionals and the growing body of 'enlightened clients' in the field.'
Journal of Architectural Conservation

'This collection makes many thoughtful and fresh contributions to a longstanding debate.'
Context

Provides an invaluable statement of the interests, concerns and ambitions facing the guardians, managers and designers of our urban heritage. For policy makers, owners, and amenity groups the book provides a balanced overview of current attitudes to managing change in historic environments. For professionals of conservation and architecture it presents a challenging and comprehensive view of the philosophies of respected designers and administrators to the central issue of how to cherish our built heritage without separating it from everyday life.
The schism between the modern movement and the conservationists has mellowed considerably since the 'heroic' period of architecture of the 1950's and the 1960's when a desire to reject the past and refocus on new aesthetic and social values often resulted in inappropriate developments and damaging insertions to the historic fabric of our towns and cities. Today, policy makers and planners recognize the focus of urban conservation to be as much concerned with the making of sustainable and vibrant places as the conservation and restoration of buildings. Design thinking has matured to absorb modernism and recognise the values of the past in building a continuity for the future.

'Context: new buildings in historic settings' stems from a seminar held at The University of York, Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies, which drew together leading architects, urban managers, policy makers and client bodies. The outcome was an invigorating debate, which spanned from Robert Adam's advocacy for traditional design to the uncompromising but sublime correctness of Foster and Partners' insertions into historic settings.
Explores the pressures of new buildings in historic areas and provides guidance for designs

Learn about the current trends and future solutions through numerous case studies