Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation Philosophy, Principles and Practice

Donald Insall

Verlag: Images Publishing, Australia, 2008

Beschreibung

A first edition of this lavishly illustrated work on architectural conservation by an important British architect and conservationist. Sir Donald Insall (b.1926) is an important British architect, author and conservationist, known for his restoration and construction work on buildings such as Windsor Castle, the Palace of Westminster, Somerset House, Mansion House, the paving of Trafalgar Square and the Battle of Britain Monument. His other works include 'The Care of Old Buildings Today: a Practical Guide' and 'Chester: a Study in Conservation'. His company Donald Insall Associates is a specialist in conservation and historic consultancy.Illustrated throughout with colour photographs and diagrams.A fascinating and entrancing work.This is a first edition, with an unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper is unclipped and in excellent condition. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 760R44

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation...

Verlag: Images Publishing, Australia

Erscheinungsdatum: 2008

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine

Art des Buches: book