Reglazing Modernism ― Intervention Strategies for 20th Century Icons was published in the fall of 2019, and since then, has been featured in numerous book talks, lectures, presentations, and published excerpts. Co-authored by AYON Studio Principal Angel Ayón, the book won the 2021 Lee Nelson Book Award from the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) for the most outstanding and influential book-length work on preservation technology in North America.
Highlighting the preservation of exterior glazed enclosures — one of the most character-defining features of Modern architecture — Reglazing Modernism has been hailed by practitioners and educators worldwide as a one-of-a-kind resource. The book’s detailed analyses of 20 global case studies offer unique insights for the restoration, rehabilitation, and replacement of steel-framed glazing assemblies in culturally-significant Modern architecture. Conceived as a critical assessment rather than a catalog or technical guide, the wide range of interventions explore best practices, as well as emerging high-performance technologies that respond to challenges posed by some of the case studies included, such as poor thermal performance, material decay and loss of integrity.
The book was greatly inspired by Angel’s career-defining experience leading the rehabilitation of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum nearly 20 years ago. After searching widely for resources, Angel surprisingly found few relevant to the condition of the windows. The impetus to generate his own solutions inspired him to create Reglazing Modernism for colleagues, scholars and students of the profession.