ブックタイトル「近代の文化遺産の保存理念と修復理念」英語版

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「近代の文化遺産の保存理念と修復理念」英語版

45they were open or closed to the public, andfurther on, for commercial and multi-purposebuildings. Those open to the public possiblyinclude a variety of building types with themajority owned by the government. Thoseclosed to the public are privately-ownedresidences or private company offices in use,while commercial and multi-purpose facilitiesare also those owned by private individuals andorganizations, employing the buildings for newuses.　These transitions reflecting different aspectsin the restoration of cultural properties clearlyindicate that restoration which was oncecentered on temple and shrine structures cameto include folk houses, and in recent yearsmodern architecture and heritage properties ofJapan’s modernization period. This reflects therapid change in the variety of restored buildingsas well. Although restoration of modernarchitecture and modern heritage propertieshad in fact already begun in the early 1960s4),their full-fledged restoration can be consideredto have actually begun in the early 1970s5).New Trends in Restoration as Seen fromProject Details　In Chart 1, items focused on regardingtransition of restored modern buildings infigures 1 through 5 have been organized.When we introduce information regardingscale of restoration or aim of preservationinto this data, it is clear that the multitude ofchoices available for each factor in restorationof modern architecture and modern heritageproperties has become complex. What thenwould be the appropriate approach for theirrestoration?　In Chart 2, in order to analyze the details ofrestoration regarding modern architecture andmodern heritage properties, information fromofficial restoration reports of these structureswere compared and organized. By listingthe different work categories involved (as initemized statements), regardless of the smalldifferences there may be in the restorationprocess, an outline of the restoration canbe understood if it is of a fairly large-scalerestoration project.　A comparison of the entire group ofrestorations of temples and shrines to modernheritage properties will reveal that for templesand shrines as well as folk houses, the varietyof work is relatively small, while with modernarchitecture and modern heritage properties,the different skills involved increase greatly.　Although there may not be many differentkinds of work involved in restoration of templesand shrines, deep understanding of traditionalspecialized skills in architecture is neverthelessessential and abundant experience will benecessary to handle such projects, requiringhighly specialized knowledge. On the otherhand, with restoration of modern buildings andmodern heritage properties, issues of a differentdimension began to rise.　New structural types and modern interiorand exterior finishes, structural reinforcementfor assuring safety, as well as alterations andintroduction of facilities or constructionof additions which became necessary foradaptive use are only a few of the many variouscategories in construction that appeared. In thecase of modern heritage properties, the range ofrequired treatments becomes even a wider andoften massive.　With modern buildings and modern heritageproperties, a completely new approach is indemand. Many aspects in restoration cannot bedealt with by following established systems or