Preservation architecture is the practice of preserving and protecting existing buildings, structures, and landscapes of historic, cultural or architectural significance. It involves the careful management of the built environment and seeks to retain and enhance the character of a building, site or monument, while also ensuring that it remains functional and safe for present and future use.
Preservation focuses on the careful maintenance and repair of existing features, while restoration aims to return a building or structure to its original condition. Reconstruction, on the other hand, involves recreating a building or structure that has been lost or destroyed, often from historical records or photographs.
Therefore, preservation architecture is concerned with retaining the existing character, materials, and features of a building, while restoration is about bringing back lost elements, and reconstruction is about creating a new or replica building from historical or archaeological evidence.
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