Conservation of historic buildings. 3rd edition
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Building Supplement
Abstract
Surveys the principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of architectural conservation problems in most climate. Encompasses structural aspects of historic buildings, causes of decay in materials and structure, and the work of the conservation architect.
Author
Feilden, B. M.
History
Supersedes 1994 edition, issued by Butterworth-Heinemann.
ISBN
9780750658638
Subjects
- Building types
- Historic buildings
- Legal issues and management
- Building maintenance
- Planned maintenance
Publisher History
Architectural Press was originally an imprint of Elsevier. They produce technical books for architects in practice and at study. They are also now part of the Taylor and Francis group, a trading division of Informa UK Ltd.
Information
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