Modernism is the most defining
architectural expression of the 20th century – a movement that
transformed built environments around the world in an unprecedented way.
Many of these buildings are in need of repair now or their original
function is no longer needed. This publication in cooperation with
Docomomo explores strategies of rehabilitating works of this era.
Architects and art historians discuss challenges in the preservation of
Modernist buildings. 24 best-practice examples are highlighted,
illustrating various approaches to restoration. Among them, there are
unknown gems such as the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon or the
stunning house that Juan O’Gorman built for his father in Mexico –
interventions guided by respect for the authenticity of the architecture
and based on substantial research.
- Essays by well-known scholars such as Barry Bergdoll, Jörg Haspel, Franz Graf, Horacio Torrent, Renato Anelli or Ana Tostões
- With numerous plans illustrating the interventions and attractive photography
- A worldwide tour of outstanding monuments of Modernism:
Sydney Oprea House (Australia) / Yale Center for British Art (USA) / Casa O’Gorman (Mexico) / Casa Estudio Para Artistas (Argentina) / Bauhaus (Germany) / Yoyogi National Gymnasium (Japan) / Isokon and Isokon Gallery (England)
Price: $69.99
Pages: 256
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Imprint: Birkhäuser
Publication Date:
31 July 2022
ISBN: 9783035625080
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings, Architecture: residential and domestic buildings, History of architecture
"Modern Heritage should be on the bookshelf of every architect,
planner, teacher, and student. And with the jurors/essayists providing a
passionate and urgent plea for the need to continue these efforts for
not just these 24 but the many, many more Modernist structures around
the world, the need to educate the public on why these structures
continue to have value falls on us all." (spacing.ca)
Ana Tostões (b. Portugal, 1959) is an architect, architecture critic, and historian. President of Docomomo International and Editor of the Docomomo Journal (2010–2021). Full Professor at IST-University of Lisbon, where she is Architecture Scientific Board Chair, in charge of the Architectural PhD program, and leader of the heritage research line of CiTUA. She has a degree in Architecture (ESBAL), a master’s degree in History of Art (UNL), with a thesis entitled Os Verdes Anos na Arquitectura Portuguesa dos Anos 50 (FAUP Ed.,1997) and holds a PhD (IST-UL) on culture and technology in Modern Architecture (Idade Maior, FAUP Ed., 2015), awarded with the X Bienal Ibero-Americana de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Prize. Her research field is the critical history and theory of Modern Movement architecture, focusing on the worldwide cultural transfers. Within this field she has published books and essays curated exhibitions, and given lectures. She coordinated the research project focused on the modern Sub-Sahara African architecture, whose publication Modern Architecture in Africa: Angola and Mozambique (2014) was awarded with the Gulbenkian APH Prize 2014. She edited the book Cure and Care. Architecture and Health (2020).
