This volume contains papers presented at the 8th International Architectural Finishes Research Conference held in Amsterdam in 2024. The title of this book reflects the changein the name of the subject of this series of conferences from ‘architectural paint research ’to ‘architectural finishes research’, which was thought better encompasses the wide range of finishes applied to architecture including wallpaper and ‘self-finished’ surfaces. Topics include: the results of research into historical paint schemes; developments in standards for the discipline; finishing materials in the Low Countries; innovative 21st-century techniques; cultural influences; and health and climate awareness.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
The benefits of hindsight
Bridging eras: forming 21st-century perspectives on a 20th-century study of a 19th-century Egyptian temple
Fabian Rasson and Emma van Dijk
Verdigris in Colonial Williamsburg: history, analysis, and interpretation
Kirsten Travers Moffitt
Finishing materials and techniques in the Low Countries: similarities and differences
Progression of architectural finishes research on 17th- and 18th-century plaster in the Netherlands
Renate Oosterloo
Putting into context: raised plaster finishes as a defining element of a Gesamtkunstwerk at the Withuis (1927) in Brussels
Wivine Wailliez and Emmanuelle Job
Josef Frank's Villa Beer in Vienna: results of the architectural finishes research
Alexandra Sagmeister, Susanne Wutzig, Christine Rotter, Martin Pliessnig, Christoph Melichar, Sarah Jahns and Robert Linke
New discoveries of Paul Balin wallpapers in the Netherlands
Judith Bohan
Identifying innovative 21st-century techniques and skills to fast forward AFR
The eyes have it: the importance of human collaboration in the recreation of decorative finishes
Stephanie M. Hoagland
What’s new? Collaborative reflections of historic interior students and specialists on the history and development of architectural finishes research in the Netherlands
Jessica Hensel, Francesca Diederen, Hella Hop, Vanessa Kirana, Ksenia Kiselova, Luc Megens, Hagar Moody, Santje Pander and Mariël Polman
Materiality and colour: a critical revision of research methods in conservation, restoration and material science of Berlin Modernism Housing Estates – past, present and future
Zeynep Alp, Christoph Herm and Thomas Danzl
Moving onto Standards 2.0
A consideration of the creation of a standard to investigate the finishes of built heritage (EN 17543:2021) and its potential for APR/AFR
Helen Hughes
The profession of architectural paint researcher in the Netherlands: a view on knowledge, skills and education
Merel van Schrojenstein Lantman
Wood, wattle, daub and paint: where does the archictural finish start?
Klara Peeters, Martijn Remmen and Robin Engels
Towards a holistic approach: exploring the potential of architectural finishes research for the Museum Services in Rogaland, Norway
Sahra Gwen Campbell
Transcultural influences through the ages
Cochineal red and African green: colonialism, trade and the importance of imported ingredients in the paint industry in the UK, 1840–1900
Phillipa McDonnell
The revolution of house paint technologies in the late 20th century and its influence on Danish architectural finishes
Johanne Bornemann Mogensen, Martin N. Mortensen, Michelle Taube and Yvonne Shashou
Paint production and accessibility in wartime
Barbro Wedvik
A matter of mixture: the polychromy of Bogd Khaan Palace in Mongolia
Katharina Kohler and Gabriela Krist
Health and climate awareness
Dealing with nature: dilemmas of architectural finishes research in a changing world of legislation and climate change
Lise Wolfert, Nico van der Woude, Bernice Crijns and Lydia Beerkens
From poisonous to less toxic, environmental and climate-friendly pigments in Dutch architecture
Luc Megens, Matthijs de Keijzer and Mariël Polman
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