Relationship between new design and old styles
(includes issues such as context; compatibility; façadism)
Barrett, H. and Larkham, P.J. (1994) Disguising Development: Façadism in City Centres, Research Paper 11, Birmingham: Faculty of the Built Environment, University of Central England. Facadism becoming popular with developers in 1980s/1990s; identifies vulnerable building types; cases in Birmingham and Bristol.
Biddle, M. (ed.) (1980) Old and New Architecture: Design Relationship, Washington DC: Preservation Press
Brolin, B. (1980) Architecture in Context, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Dix, G. (1996) `Integrity and integration: evolution and rehabilitation in the city', Journal of Architectural Conservation 3 (1) and 3 (2).
Graves, M. and Wolf, G. (1980) Beyond mere manners and cosmetic compatibility, in Biddle, J. (ed.) Old and new architecture: design relationship Preservation Press, Washington DC
Groat, L.N. (1983) "Measuring the fit of new to old", Architecture (November), pp. 58-61
Groat, L. (1988) `Contextual compatibility in architecture', in Canter, D., Krampen, M. and Stea, D. (eds) Ethnoscapes, Aldershot: Gower. Develops theoretical approach to `contextual compatibility'.
Highfield, D. (1991) The Construction of New Buildings Behind Historic Facades. London: Spon Largely case UK studies.
Loew, S. (1998) Modern Architecture in Historic Cities: Policy, Planning and Building in Contemporary France. London: Routledge Focus exclusively on France; very useful view of the French system and details of particular projects involving new construction and design.
Richards, J. (1994) Facadism. London: Routledge.
Saunders, M. (1986) `Façadism', Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society 30: 227-240 Survey of concept, with (UK) examples.
Smith, P.F. (1974a) `Familiarity breeds contentment', The Planner 60: 901-4.
Smith, P.F. (1975) `Façadism used to be a dirty word', Built Environment Quarterly 1, 1: 77-80.
Strike, J. (1994) Architecture in Conservation: Managing Development at Historic Sites. London: Routledge
