Palimpsest Intervention and Change in Irish Architecture - Hardcover

McCullough, Niall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0951536451 ISBN 13: 9780951536452

Publisher: Anne Street Press, 2014

Synopsis

Palimpsest describes the concept of something layered over something else- usually in a painting; the same idea applies to buildings, which are often changed and altered after construction, becoming an intricate weave of old and new. Palimpsest: Intervention and Change in Irish Architecture- is a radical re-appraisal of the Irish architectural tradition, showing that many buildings which seem complete are actually the outcome of careful and intelligent change carried out over several generations- a mark of cultural and social continuities in Irish history and an striking example of sustainable re-use. Palimpsest is heavily illustrated with drawings and photographs of Irish buildings and structures which will, in the main, be unfamiliar to an interested public. The book is itself a Palimpsest- a new edition of a small book about the same subject first published in 1994; this edition has been re-designed by Conor and David; it also places the work in a European context and demonstrates the relevance of the approach in contemporary architecture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Anne Street Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0951536451
• ISBN 13: 9780951536452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 221