The Architecture of Additions: Design and Regulation (Norton Books for Architects & Designers) [Hardcover]

Paul Spencer Byard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0393730212 | ISBN-13: 978-0393730210 | Publication Date: June 1998 | Edition: 1st

Why save architecture? A critical foundation for preservation and the management of change, the first of its kind.

Provoked by the ban of Marcel Breuer's addition over Grand Central Terminal, The Architecture of Additions examines the impact of new buildings on existing architecture -- from St. Peter's and the Louvre Pyramid to the Guggenheim and other late twentieth-century problems -- looking for a rule to protect the public interest in great buildings. Its issues affect everyone with a stake in livable cities.

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This is a very important book. -- Robert A. M. Stern

With concision and clarity that laymen will appreciate, Byard covers virtually every scenario likely to be faced by practitioners, patrons and preservationists, including adding on to landmarks, retaining the character of historic districts and dealing with the tricky notion of architectural "context." -- The New York Times Book Review, Martin Filler

About the Author

A leading New York architect, lawyer, and preservationist, Paul Byard teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 191 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393730212
• ISBN-13: 978-0393730210
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the few books I've seen that tackle this issue, well done!, January 22, 2008

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This review is from: The Architecture of Additions: Design and Regulation (Norton Books for Architects & Designers) (Hardcover)

The topic of how new and old buildings are to be related to one another is one of the least-discussed and most widely mis-understood within the profession of architecture. This book, and another like it, the earlier "Architecture in context: Fitting new buildings with old" by Brent Brolin, are two of the few good books I've found that tackle this issue, and each features essentially case analysis of both successful and unsuccessful examples of the relationship between new and old buildings in many different forms. In fact, the two books have very little, if any, overlap in content, and therefore make very good companion books. These are must-reads for any architecture, urban design, and historic preservation students (and practitioners) involved in this type of design work.