Description:
High-tech Architecture - Preserving the Heritage of Innovative Construction
The
high-tech architecture of the 1970s-1990s is typically characterized by
the use and exhibition of advanced technologies. In terms of
appearance, these buildings often have innovative façades, supporting
structures accentuated in color, and expressively displayed technology
systems. Unfortunately, however, the rapid obsolescence of technology
has often led to the complete replacement of the very systems that
defined the architectural form. In 2023, an international conference at
ETH Zurich in collaboration with Bauhaus-Universität Weimar explored the
question of how best to deal with the structural legacy of
technologically innovative architecture. This book summarizes the
results and provides an overview of the current state of research.
- Current state of research on high-tech architecture and its conservation
- Overview of the opportunities and challenges of high-tech buildings
- New findings on the topic of building within existing structures
- Also available as a set with the congress volume Denkmal Postmoderne 978-3-0356-2783-1
Review Quotes: "What High-Tech Heritage does successfully is capture this
evolving conversation, demonstrating how a once-futuristic architecture
now tests and can enrich the framework of traditional conservation." (Ben Tosland in Building
Design)