The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)

Abstract

In 1877, a small group of pioneering enthusiasts in England took up the ideas of art critic John Ruskin and ‘invented’ the country’s first building conservation movement. The organisation they founded - the SPAB - survives to this day. This paper examines how the Society’s original ideas - set out in its Manifesto - have shaped building conservation work in the UK and beyond. Today the Society’s work has broadened to embrace education and training, and responds to new challenges facing historic buildings, such as the need to reduce carbon emissions by improving the energy efficiency of the building stock.

Keywords

• Reparación
• Restauración
• Patrimonio
• Reino Unido
• Morris