The Telegraph: Some heritage sites cannot be preserved and should be allowed to decay, academic claims

Professor Caitlin DeSilvey, author of CURATED DECAY, has suggested some perishing landmarks should be allowed to crumble.

Curated Decay (Caitlin DeSilvey)Professor Caitlin DeSilvey has suggested that despite people's "strong feelings" some perishing landmarks should be allowed to crumble because of climate change and falling budgets.

"There is room to explore more creative approaches in how we care for heritage," said Prof DeSilvey, who is an associate professor of cultural geography at the University of Exeter.

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Published in: The Telegraph
By: Peter Walker