TY - GEN AU - Weiler, Katharina Ed. AU - Gutschow, Niels Ed. TI - Authenticity in architectural heritage conservation : discourses, opinions, experiences in Europe, South and East Asia SN - 9783319305226 U1 - 720.288 PY - 2009/// CY - Switzerland PB - Springer KW - Community centers--Designs and plans KW - Authenticity (Philosophy) KW - Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration KW - Cultural property KW - Social sciences KW - Architecture--Conservation and restoration N1 - 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 ER -