Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation

1. Architectural Heritage Conservation in South and East Asia and in Europe: Contemporary Practices
Niels Gutschow

2. The Impulse to Remember: Thoughts on the Conservation of World War II Ruins in Germany
Mohan Pant

Part I. Case Studies from South Asia

3. The Idea of Place in the Practice of Restoration and Replication in India
A. G. Krishna Menon

4. Humayun’s Tomb: Conservation and Restoration
Ratish Nanda

5. Sompura: Traditional Master Builders of Western India
Rabindra J. Vasavada

6. Contested Evaluations: Authenticity and the “Living Traditions” of Master Builders and Stonemasons in India
Katharina Weiler

7. Material Authenticity and Conservation Traditions in Nepal
Sudarshan Raj Tiwari

Part II. Case Studies From East Asia

8. Authenticity and Heritage Conservation in China: Translation, Interpretation, Practices
Yujie Zhu

9. Restoration and Conservation of the Yisu Society Theater in Xi’an
Shaohua Grasmück-Zhang

10. Aspects of Architectural Authenticity in Chinese Heritage Theme Parks
Katharina Weiler

11. “Repair by Disassembly” (Jap. Kaitai Shūri) in Japan
Mihō Fukuda

12. Authenticity in Japan
Christoph Henrichsen

Part III. Interviews

13. Changes in Basic Attitudes to Monument Preservation in Germany: A Conversation with Architectural Conservationist Gottfried Kiesow
Katharina Weiler

14. Essential Architectural Values: A Conversation with the Architect Raj Rewal
Katharina Weiler

15. The Conservation of Humayun’s Tomb in Delhi: A Debate On-Site
Katharina Weiler

16. Conclusion
Katharina Weiler

Keywords: Social Sciences, Cultural Studies, Cultural Heritage