1When we discussed your essay last week, you argued that restoration should always aim for perfection.
2I still think that is broadly right, although my reading since then has complicated things.
3The Venice Charter insists that any new work on a monument must remain clearly distinguishable.
4That surprised me, because most visitors seem to prefer buildings that look complete and untouched.
5Exactly, and this is precisely where public expectation so often clashes with professional conservation ethics today.
6My first draft claimed that reconstruction after war was universally celebrated, but the evidence says otherwise.
7Warsaw's old town was rebuilt completely, yet some critics dismissed it as a rather beautiful fake.
8The case study originally suggested cost was the main obstacle, though further analysis revealed political motives.
9So in your revision, separate the technical questions about materials from the ethical questions about authenticity.
10I will restructure the middle section and bring a new draft to our next tutorial.
11Good, and remember to cite the conservators themselves rather than relying entirely on newspaper commentary.