It seems that some Romanian architects at least have a soul.
Some months back I mentioned a lovely little production on the rehabilitation
of traditional Romanian houses produced by the Igloo architectural publishing
house
And this month, an even better one has been produced by the
Association for Rehabilitation which started its work in 2010 and identifies “weeping houses” ie those whose semi-criminal neglect has
brought houses almost to the stage of collapse.
The attractively produced new book has the underwhelming title of The RePAD Guide - and sets out - in English, French and Romanian - guidelines and examples for restoring old houses to their previous glory. Its available for only 7 euros!
Such initiatives need encouragement in the climate of hostile indifference which exists amongst the Bucharest and Romanian authorities! It contrasts with the celebration by the Bulgarians of their Bulgarian revival style which can be found in abundance in so many villages - one of which (Koprovishitse) I visited again only a few weeks back.
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