Architectural Conservation and Building Conservation Books

New and Published Books

1. Building Surveys

   8th Edition

   By Peter Glover

   Building Surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for over 30 years, evolving throughout its eight editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. It covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and...

   Published January 27th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Conservation Movement: A History of Architectural Preservation

   Antiquity to Modernity

   By Miles Glendinning

   In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable...

   Published January 20th 2013 by Routledge
3. International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation

   Saving the World’s Past

   By Zeynep Aygen

   Series: Routledge Studies in Heritage

   The majority of books in English on historic building conservation and heritage preservation training are often restricted to Western architecture and its origins. Consequently, the history of building conservation, the study of contemporary paradigms and case studies in most universities and...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
4. Building Limes in Conservation

   Edited by Ian Brocklebank

   Conservation practitioners have long recognized the importance of using limes in repairing historic buildings. But research into the application of limes over the past twenty years has revealed that many of our assumptions about how limes were used historically may well be over-simplistic or even...

   Published September 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. Structural Design in Building Conservation

   By Dimitris Theodossopoulos

   No building is properly conserved if it is not structurally sound. Consequently architects, engineers and conservation officers need an adequate grounding in the technology, the materials and the historic origins of the building in order to complete a conservation project successfully. Structural...

   Published May 29th 2012 by Routledge
6. English Ironwork of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

   By J Starkie Gardner

   This title comes with a new Introduction by Bethan Griffiths and Peter Milington. We are fortunate today that there is a far greater understanding and appreciation of our heritage, and how it should be cared for, than there was at the time J. Starkie Gardner's book was written. For the many people...

   Published February 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. Recording, Documentation and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places

   Edited by Robin Letellier, Rand Eppich

   This two volume guide provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles and guidelines for documenting cultural heritage places. It seeks to aid heritage managers and decision makers in understanding their roles and responsibilities inn this essential activity. Volume 1 (Guiding...

   Published September 14th 2011 by Routledge
8. Maintenance of Historic Buildings: A Practical Handbook

   By Jurgen Klemisch

   Maintenance helps to preserve the significance of a historic building, retaining both the structural integrity of the building fabric and its appearance. Maintenance can extend a building's life, reduce or remove the need for repairs and ultimately offers a sustainable approach to the conservation...

   Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge
9. Adams' Building Construction

   By Henry Adams

   Henry Adams' Building Construction was first published in 1906. It was reprinted several times and revised in 1912 with the addition of 24 pages on reinforced concrete. Beautifully illustrated with over 2,300 engravings and twelve tinted plates, it is reprinted here, unabridged, for the first time...

   Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge
10. Surveying Historic Buildings

    2nd Edition

    By David Watt

    This bestselling book has been fully revised and updated to include valuable new case studies and examples which help to demonstrate the common problems found in older buildings. It features many additional photographs illustrating the decay mechanims and individual issues associated with damp,...

    Published March 27th 2011 by Routledge