Jokilehto, Jukka
Basic Biographical Information
Jukka Jokilehto was born in 1938 in Helsinki, where he graduated from the Polytechnic in architecture and town planning in 1966. After a decade working in architectural practices in Finland, he took part in a number of courses on the conservation and restoration of historic structures around Europe, notably those on the restoration of monuments and sites at ICCROM (International Council for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) in Rome and on the conservation of historic structures at IoAAS (the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies) at the University of York, where he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in 1986.
Major Accomplishments
In 1972, Jukka Jokilehto joined the staff of ICCROM, becoming responsible in the following year for its program in architectural and urban conservation. Over the next two decades, he trained many hundreds of architects, planners, and conservators from every continent,...
Further Reading
- Jokilehto, J. 1999. A history of architectural conservation. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.Google Scholar
- Jokilehto, J. (ed.) 2008. The world heritage list – what is OUV? (Monuments and Sites XIV). Paris: ICOMOS.Google Scholar
- Jokilehto, J. & Feilden, B. 1993.Management guidelines for world heritage sites. Rome: ICCROM [2nd edition 1998].Google Scholar
- Jokilehto, J., H. Cleere, S. Denyer & M. Petzet. 2005. The world heritage list: filling the gaps – an action plan for the future (Monuments and Sites XII). Paris: ICOMOS.Google Scholar
- Price, N.S. & J. King (ed.) 2009. Conserving the authentic: essays in honour of Jukka Jokilehto (ICCROM Conservation Studies 10). Rome: ICCROM.Google Scholar