The Production of Heritage: The Politicisation of Architectural Conservation

1. Introduction – The fabrication of History. Heritage conservation in a capitalist culture 1.1 Heritage as narrative - The value of selection p.3, 1.2 History as an unfolding process – Style or substance p.7, 1.3 Frameworks for heritage, education and training p.13, 1.4 The professional landscape – How is heritage framed for the architects who frame heritage? p.16, 2. The Production of Heritage – Philosophies of fabrication p.26, 2.1 Palacio Pereira, Santiago, Chile p.30, 2.2 Defining the strategy p.38, 2.3 After the strategy, the tactics p.64, 3. Place: material and the urban imaginary p.86, 3.1 Covent Garden p.92, 3.2 Battersea Power Station p.107, 4. The Memory of Surfaces – The physical nature of visual memory and its illusion p.124, 4.1 Artificial Realities: the Courtauld Institute East-Wing Biennial – 2016 / 17 p.128, 4.2 Clandon Park and the ‘phoenix concept’ p.143, 5. History and Material Significance – Craft and a sense of place p.158, 5.1 St. Pancras Church, London p.162, 5.2 The Whitechapel Art Gallery, London p.179, 6. As Found – Tactics for a way out of the heritage trap p.200, 6.1 Conservation Plan and the mechanics of conservation empathy p.204, Ideologies – professionalism and economy p.208, 6.2 Learning - from Landscape Archaeology and Art p.212, True Value by Theaster Gates, Fondazione Prada, Milan p.2016, p.228, The People’s Landscape, National Trust p.231, Conclusions So where is history? p.24, Index p.248