Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation: Restoration, Renovation, Rehabilitation, Reuse

The depth and breadth of architectural conservation of historic structures can vary tremendously from project to project. The type of intervention possible ranges from non‐intrusive preservation of a building, through active restoration, to full‐scale reconstruction. Adaptive reuse, becoming increasingly popular in the USA these days, is the most dramatic stage in building modification.

At 279 pages, this slim volume is filled with useful definitions pertaining to all elements of historic preservation, as well as general architectural terms. The author frequently provides context and background for a term, as in the entry for hospital, which describes the history of those institutions...