The Conservation of Post-1945 Architecture in Great Britain

Alistair Fair

The Conservation of Post-1945 Architecture in Great Britain

Edinburgh College of Art

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This essay has two objectives. First, it briefly surveys the mechanisms that exist for the protection of post-1945 architectural heritage in Britain. It then turns to two themes which demonstrate how the system works in practice, and the challenges (and opportunities) that it presents. While there have been some notable successes, there have also been some prominent and highly contentious losses. The essay concludes that the future of this kind of architecture is dependent on maintaining the alliance of historians, conservation professionals and the wider interested public that has underpinned preservation efforts to date.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Welche Denkmale welcher Moderne?
Subtitle of host publication	Zum Umgang mit Bauten der 1960er und 70er Jahre
Editors	Frank Eckardt, Hans-Rudolf Meier, Ingrid Scheuermann
Publisher	Jovis
Pages	206-216
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	978-3-86859-443-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

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