The Transformed Architecture - Rehabilitation, Renovation, Reuse -

Transformed architecture. Rehabilitation, Renovation, Reuse by Kenneth Powell, 1.7 kg Transformed Architecture is presented as a detailed investigation into the reconversion/rehabilitation of ancient buildings, considered as a field in itself. The author has selected 44 projects that demonstrate how reuse has become a fully-fledged - if not fundamental - discipline in architecture today. It is not so much a question of conserving and slavishly respecting the past, he tells us, as of transforming what it has bequeathed to us, of finding new uses for old buildings in an approach that is more concrete than historicist. The transformation of old buildings has also become the common task of architects all over the world: logical from an environmental point of view, this method is often simpler and more economical than redoing everything anew. Rehabilitation projects have given rise to intelligent and innovative projects, which include the biggest names in current architecture. Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Norman Foster, Eric Owen Moss or Bernard Tschumi, to name a few. The book shows how architects approached historic structures to restore them to current life: the legendary Fiat factory was transformed into a cultural and commercial complex. a Spanish palace became a library. an arms factory serves as the setting for a center for the arts and media. Kenneth Powell's scholarly, critical, and lively commentary, complemented by carefully selected illustrations, provides valuable information for anyone interested in architecture.