Conservation

Foreword

Although largely dealing with artefacts from the past – historic buildings – the key to good conservation practice is an open, flexible approach which looks to the future.

This book embodies, and advocates, this approach. Mapped to the stages in the RIBA Plan of Work 2013, the book shows how the project team – specifically the conservation architect and the design team – can work sensitively and effectively with a variety of ‘heritage assets’ (from listed buildings to scheduled ancient monuments) – not simply to ‘preserve’ them, but also to sustain and enhance them in the broadest sense. Eminently practical in approach, including guidance on managing planning permissions and the consent processes, the book emphasises throughout the ...