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When you look at the example of the United Kingdom, you can see that people are undertaking their own individual architectural antiques revival. People living in the modern age are even building their homes with grass in a mimic of ancient times.
There is a new movement to say that architectural antiques have to retain their integrity. Those who believe in this philosophy insist that modernity has no place in the restoration of architectural antiques. For instance if your thatched roof does not have central heating then you have to take it like vindication of the fact that you are leading an authentic lifestyle that is comparable to the ones that people in those times lived. Taking this argument further, you should be looking to create your own practical solutions to the problems that come with architectural antiques.
The ideas above seem good until you have to live the experience yourself. It soon becomes clear that nothing can really replace the creature comforts of the modern age. It will not do to go for architectural antiques at the expense of your well being. Those great advocates of purism are busy living in their comfortable homes while they insist that architectural antiques cannot be altered to suit modern conditions. To them this is a philosophical issue that transcends practical problems that real people experience on a daily basis.
There have been people who have transformed architectural antiques without using the old traditional methods. For example some churches have been turned into very high tech residential homes using the latest technology. The church is no longer a place of worship but a happy family home. One then wonders where this leaves the proponents of pure architectural antiques. Would they rather see that church fall into disuses other than being a home for a family? There has to be some balance in the way that we look at our priorities when it comes to architectural antiques.
A good starting point is to ensure that there are different methods for dealing with and disposing of architectural antiques. That allows for the immediate decision make to take into account the practicality of the scheme in the overall context of the community. If they decide that a pure approach is approach then the architectural antiques will follow that route. However if they feel that more practical benefits will accrue with slight modification of the architectural antiques, then they will still have the leeway to pursue such a strategy. The end result is an architectural landscape that caters for different sections of the community.