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Réf.

42184

Type

chapter

Titre

Façade restoration of the Renwick gallery of art: materials investigation and architectural analysis

Langues

English

Auteurs

Stevens, Hollis J. / Charola, A. Elena / Lewin, S. Z.

Lieu de publication

Rome

Pays de publication

Italy

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

1981

Pages

p. 331-346

Titre de la source

Nessun futuro senza passato. 6th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Atti

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 6th General Assembly: No Past, no Future

Lieu de conférence

Rome, Italy

Date de conférence

21-31 May 1981

Mots-clés

restoration / building materials / deterioration / historic buildings / conservation of historic monuments / causes of deterioration / façades / decay / stone

Pays mentionnés

United States

Monuments et sites

Renwick Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA

Résumé en anglais

The design and structure of the 120-year old Renwick Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., are described. The nature of the materials composing the façade, and the deterioration processes to which they have been and are subjected are detailed. A previous attempt at restoration was unsatisfactory due to the sealing of the surface of the porous stone, and to a mismatch in thermal properties between the stone and the resinous additions. The principles and strategy of a proposed new restoratiion undertaking are discussed.

URL

http://international.icomos.org/publications/ro21.pdf

Document joint

ro21.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)