著者

鈴木 博之

出版者

一般社団法人日本建築学会

雑誌

日本建築学会論文報告集 (ISSN:03871185)

巻号頁・発行日

no.255, pp.103-108, 1977-05-30

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J. Ruskin took quite different point of view on architectural restoration from most of Victorian Gothic Revivalists. In his "Seven Lamps of Architecture" (1849), he declared as follows; Do not let us talk......of restoration. The thing is a Lie from beginning to end. So, when Ruskin was to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1874, he refused the honour officially. For him, R.I.B.A. was the official body of professionals which was responsible for the protection of ancient buildings. G.G. Scott, the president of the R.I.B.A. at that time, tried to persuade Ruskin to recieve the Medal. But in this situation, Scott could not do nothing but repeat his old opinion on restoration; restoration might be wrong, but we could also do good restoration. Without giving any appreciation to the president's persuation, Ruskin kept his point of view. These conflict reflected the movement to make a law on conservation of old monuments. But Ruskin was not a political leader to make the law. Ruskin's theory of conservation was based on the imaginative freedom of old buildings form intentional interpretation as a result of restoration. So, his theory did not based on the modern "Wertfreiheit" standing point of view. In spite of that, or, rather for this reason, Ruskin's theory could be appreciated by younger architects who were anxious to obtain freedom of style in designing new buildings.