The Venice Charter Revisited
The Venice Charter was meant to conserve traditional buildings, but has been misused to justify clashing new architecture in old places, attracting global condemnation. These essays explore how planning went wrong and how we can heal the mistakes of the past.
The Rehabilitation of Historic Schools in Portugal
This book examines the adaptation of heritage schools for 21st-century needs. Using rehabilitated schools in Portugal as a case study, it assesses the effects of design decisions on cultural values, showing how material conservation can enhance the intangible.
This book explores the preservation of the urban historical environment. It covers improving and strengthening building structures, construction technology, geotechnics, and energy efficiency, detailing developments in pile structures using discharge-pulse technology.