This book, intended to accompany the exhibition sponsored by the Royal Fine Art Commission at the Royal Academy in Summer 1989, presents analyses and case studies of the projects illustrated in the exhibition. Shows the changes that have taken place since 1975, the imaginative power behind adaptive reuses, and the ways in which this work may be carried forward. General questions are examined at first, including the legal framework and funding. The remaining chapters are titled: Inner-city renewal ; Conservation in towns ; Industrial monuments ; Looking after modern classics Country houses ; Rural buildings ; Building in context ; High conservation ; Churches: a delicate balance ; and The way ahead .