1st Edition

Authenticity in the Preservation of Historical Wooden Architecture - Problems and Challenges Case Studies from the American South

By Tomasz Tomaszek Copyright 2020
156 Pages
by CRC Press

156 Pages
by CRC Press

156 Pages
by CRC Press

Historical wooden architecture is one of the most unique types of heritage built. Built from organic material, wooden buildings remain in harmony with the natural environment and fascinate future generations with its special charm. Because of its uniqueness, wooden buildings reflect the richness of traditional building solutions developed in different parts of the world. At the same time, this... Read more
(i)the method of protection and conservation of wooden buildings as a form of specific historical interpretation,

(ii)the issue of reconstruction and translocation of a wooden historical building regarding the level of its authenticity,

(iii)the analyses of the essence of historical modifications and the methods of maintaining and displaying wooden structures in relation to the requirements determining their historical and architectural authenticity

Biography

Dr Tomasz Tomaszek works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Monuments Conservation, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture at Rzeszow University of Technology in Poland. He graduated with an MFA in Conservation and Restoration of Fine Art Objects from the Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland and an MA in Philosophy, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. He obtained his PhD (with honors) in Technical Science in Discipline of Architecture and Urbanism (specialty: history and conservation of monuments of architecture and urbanism) at Krakow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, Department of the History of Architecture and Conservation of Monuments, Krakow, Poland.