A History of Architectural Conservation

The first book to provide a full history of the development of architectural conservation, A History of Architectural Conservation is considered a landmark publication by architectural conservation students and professionals the world over. Twenty years after its first publication, this new edition of Jukka Jokilehto’s ground breaking book continues the story to bring the history of architectural conservation right up to the modern day. Jokilehto draws on his distinguished career of over 40 years at ICCROM (International Centre for the Preservation and Restoration of the Cultural Property, founded by UNESCO) to provide studies from Europe, the Middle East, the USA, Japan, India, China, Australia and South America. This accessible and well-written introduction to the history and theory of architectural conservation is richly illustrated in full colour and will be an essential go-to guide for students and practitioners worldwide.

Jukka Jokilehto is Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM, Extraordinary Professor at the University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia, and Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of York, UK. His distinguished career at ICCROM stretches over 40 years. He has represented ICCROM and ICOMOS at the World Heritage Committee and is Honorary President of the ICOMOS International Training Committee. His advisory roles with UNESCO, ICCROM and ICOMOS have ranged from China and Japan to Iran and Azerbaijan through to Italy and Norway and beyond.