The Protected Vista

An Intellectual and Cultural History

Tom Brigden (Newcastle University, UK)

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Routledge
24 May 2019

Architecture; Museums & museology; Conservation of buildings & building materials

Series: Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation

The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth-century picturesque to present-day planning policy, highlighting how the values embedded within familiar views have developed over time through appropriation by diverse groups for cultural and political purposes.

The book examines the intellectual construction of the protected vista, questioning the values entrenched within the view, by whom, and how they are observed and disseminated, to reveal how these views have been, and continue to be, part of a changing historical and political narrative. With a deeper knowledge and understanding of the shifting values in urban views, we will be better equipped to make decisions surrounding their protection in our urban centres. The book identifies the origins of current view protection policy in the aesthetic convention of the picturesque, drawing on a range of illustrated examples in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and South Africa, to serve as a useful reference for students, researchers and academics in architecture, architectural conservation, landscape and urban planning.

By: Tom Brigden (Newcastle University UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 536g
ISBN: 9781138502642
ISBN 10: 1138502642
Series: Routledge Research in Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 24 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Brigden is Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at Newcastle University, UK, and Associate at Purcell, the UK's leading conservation specialist. His heritage consultancy work has included compiling view assessments for significant historic buildings, from London to Melbourne, Australia.