On altering architecture / Fred Scott.

Main entry:

Scott, Fred, 1939-

Title & Author:

On altering architecture / Fred Scott.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

Description:

xviii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Unchanging architecture and the case for alteration -- The literate and the vernacular -- Restoration, preservation and alteration -- Parody and other views -- Parallels to alteration -- Degrees of alteration -- Stripping back -- The process of intervention -- Prohibitions and difficulties -- Some resolutions -- The wider context -- Unfinished.

Summary:

Fred Scott brings together ideas that might constitute a theory on interior, or interventional, design. He also explores the philosophy of conservation, preservation and restoration in relation to the evolution of buildings, as well as the social and political issues embedded in these subjects.

Resources:
Table of contents
E-book
Table of contents only

ISBN:

0415317517 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415317511 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0415317525 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415317528 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0203590597 (ebk)
9780203590591 (ebk)

Subject:

Interior architecture.
Buildings Repair and reconstruction.
Architecture Conservation and restoration.
Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture intérieure.
Architecture Conservation et restauration.
Byggnadsvård.
Inredning.
Arkitekturteori.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256402
Call No.: BIB 186767
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit