Authenticity in architectural heritage conservation : discourses, opinions, experiences in Europe, South and East Asia
Series: Transcultural research - heidelberg studies on Asia and Europe in a global context Ed. by Madeleine Herren and OthersPublication details: Springer Switzerland 2009Description: xxiv,345pISBN:- 9783319305226
- 720.288 WEI
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Contents
Architectural Heritage Conservation in South and East Asia and in Europe: Contemporary Practices 1
Niels Gutschow
The Impulse to Remember: Thoughts on the Conservation of World War II Ruins in Germany 73
Mohan Pant
Part I Case Studies from South Asia The Idea of Place in the Practice of Restoration and Replication in India 87
A.G. Krishna Menon
Humayun's Tomb: Conservation and Restoration 93
Ratish Nanda
Sompura: Traditional Master Builders of Western India 115
Rabindra J. Vasavada
Contested Evaluations: Authenticity and the "Living Traditions" of Master Builders and Stonemasons in India 127
Katharina Weiler
Material Authenticity and Conservation Traditions in Nepal 169
Sudarshan Raj Tiwari
Part II Case Studies From East Asia
Authenticity and Heritage Conservation in China: Translation, Interpretation, Practices 187
Yujie Zhu
Restoration and Conservation of the Yisu Society Theater in Xi'an 201
Shaohua Grasmuck-Zhang
Aspects of Architectural Authenticity in Chinese Heritage Theme Parks 219
Katharina Weiler
"Repair by Disassembly" (Jap. Kaitai Shiiri) in Japan 247
Miho Fukuda
Authenticity in Japan 261
Christoph Henrichsen
Part III Interviews
Changes in Basic Attitudes to Monument Preservation in Germany: A Conversation with Architectural Conservationist Gottfried Kiesow 289
Katharina Weiler
Essential Architectural Values: A Conversation with the Architect Raj Rewal 311
Katharina Weiler
The Conservation of Humayun's Tomb in Delhi: A Debate On-Site 321
Katharina Weiler
Conclusion 341
Katharina Weiler
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