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Conservation and Restoration – Carrying Traditional Building Arts into the Future

Cengiz Bektaş, renowned for his significant contributions to architecture and cultural heritage, offers a comprehensive perspective on the preservation and sustainability of our traditional building arts in his work titled "Conservation and Restoration." The book delves not only into physical restoration processes but also explores how we can preserve a structure's soul, identity, and its connection with its environment. Bektaş questions how traditional architectural values can be sustained and carried into the future without erasing the traces of the past, while simultaneously conveying to readers the fundamental principles to be observed in conservation and restoration processes.

This work serves as a reference for architects and restorers, as well as anyone interested in the preservation of historical buildings and cultural heritage. The book seeks answers to questions such as "Why should we conserve?", "How should we conserve?", and "Is conservation merely for the building, or is it a way of life?", emphasizing the importance of transmitting historical heritage to future generations.