History of Philippine Architecture
History of Philippine Architecture
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2. Restoration -
Restoration is defined as the act or process of accurately depicting the form, features, and character of a
property as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of features from other periods
in its history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration period. The limited and sensitive
upgrading of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make properties
functional is appropriate within a restoration project.
includes preservation, leaving as much material untouched as possible, reconstruction to replace missing
elements, and repair work to bring the building to a historically accurate condition in one particular time
period. This may include removing some historic building elements (after documenting them) to make the
building historically accurate for a specific date in history.
focuses on the retention of materials from the most significant time in a property's history, while permitting
the removal of materials from other periods.
Its aim is to preserve and reveal the aesthetic and historic value of the monument and is based on respect
for original material and authentic documents. It must stop at the point where conjecture begins, and in this
case moreover any extra work which is indispensable must be distinct from the architectural composition and
must bear a contemporary stamp. The restoration in any case must be preceded and followed by an
archaeological and historical study of the monument.
3. Reconstruction
the act or process of depicting, by means of new construction, the form, features, and detailing of a non-
surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance at a
specific period of time and in its historic location
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establishes limited opportunities to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object in
all new materials.
4. Venice Charter
The Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites is a code of professional
standards that gives an international framework for the preservation and restoration of ancient buildings.
The Venice Charter is an important modem milestone for the conservation movement, which was adopted
by the newly formed International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) in 1965 and published by it in
1966. ICOMOS is an international, non-governmental organisation which promotes the study of the theory,
methodology and technology of conservation as applied to monuments, historic areas and sites.
The Venice Charter stresses the importance of setting, respect for original fabric, precise documentation of
intervention, the importance of contributions from all periods to the building and the maintenance of historic
buildings for a socially useful purpose.
The Charter outlines the basic tenets of what is now accepted to be an appropriate approach to dealing in
philosophical terms with historic buildings.