Taking the long view

摘要

To practise as a conservation architect is often to go unseen - after all, a significant part of what we do is to preserve the work of those who have gone before us rather than to highlight our own. This not only jeopardises development of conservation skills, but also ignores the benefits they offer. Conservation architects enjoy a unique and privileged position. Unique, because understanding old buildings provides insight into the way that construction works or doesn't work in the context of conditions and climate in Britain.