Architecture - Historic Preservation - General

This well-illustrated book offers an up-to-date synthesis of the field of historic preservation, cast as a social campaign concerned with the condition, treatment and use of the legacy of existing properties in the United States. Drawing on a wide range of research, experience and...

This book brings together a diverse range of exemplary architectural projects from across the globe. Carefully selected and examined by a team of experts, these projects demonstrate innovative approaches that respond to the challenges and potentials of contemporary conditions and contexts. One guiding principle...

Celebrating Toronto's built heritage of row houses, semis, and cottages and the people who lived in them.Despite their value as urban property, Toronto's workers' cottages are often characterized as being small, cramped, poorly built, and in need of modernization or even demolition. But for...

Historic Shenandoah: Rediscovering Miami's NeighborhoodsVolume 2: Photo DirectoryThis book is a companion publication to Historic Shenandoah: Rediscovering Miami's Neighborhoods: Volume 1. It provides a cataloged photo directory of every building in the study area, including historic and present-day photos, to serve as a reference...

The Gordon family have a historic woolshed, which was built in 1886. It has been turned into a museum to the sheep industry and has an auditorium, where shearing and dog shows are held for tourists. The idea came to Angus Gordon, one of...

Winner, San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2011 Good Brick Award, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, 2011 Julia Ideson Award, Friends of the Texas Room, 2011Driven by an almost fanatical desire for whatever is new, "modern," and likely to make money, Houston is constantly in the...

Allapattah: 17th Avenue Property DirectoryRediscovering Miami's NeighborhoodsIn 2019, Dade Heritage Trust partnered with The Allapattah Collaborative to bring attention to the unique character of this thriving Dominican neighborhood, and to support the small, locally-owned businesses along 17th Avenue. Along with Mileyka Burgos and Manuel...

Historic Silver BluffRediscovering Miami's NeighborhoodsThe story of Miami's Silver Bluff neighborhood is defined by the ancient, the ephemeral, and the modern. Silver Bluff's namesake is the ancient geology of Miami's coastline, the oolitic limestone outcroppings that rise above Biscayne Bay and are the highest...

CARPENTRY MADE EASY; OR, THE SCIENCE AND ART OF FRAMING by William Bell 1858 - Produced from the original in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher, Toolemera Press. Since 2006, preserving the printed history of early crafts, trades and industries. Visit www.toolemerapress.com for the...

Historic St. Augustine Research Institute William L. Proctor Award Henry Flagler's opulent Hotel Ponce de Leon drew worldwide praise from the day its elaborately carved doors opened in 1888. Built in the Spanish Renaissance Revival style, the architectural and engineering marvel featured the talents...

Surveying the past, present, and future of historic preservation in America, this book features fifteen essays by some of the most important voices in the field. A Richer Heritage will be an essential, thought-provoking guide for professionals as well as administrators, volunteers, and policy...

By 1900, the tale of the 300 Texians who died in the 1836 battle of the Alamo had already become legend. But to corporate interests in the growing City of San Antonio, the land where that blood was shed was merely a desirable plot...

A full color "Virtual Encyclopedia" of America's Covered Bridges! Chasing Covered Bridges lists locations, including state, county, etc. and contains more than 260 full color featured photos, with a total of 800 of these beautiful old structures. Relive America's past through these grand old...

This edition represents a photographic celebration of damaged and often abandoned barns and silos located within the rural Western United States. Over fifty structures are photographed amidst a backdrop of panoramic mountains, turbulent rivers and sagebrush flatlands. Many are inaccessible via roadways or difficult...

Design and Historic Preservation: The Challenge of Compatability addresses two questions central to design and historic preservation: what are the parameters of "compatability" in the design of additions to historic buildings and of new infill buildings in historic districts and landscapes. These papers, presented...

Robert Polidori (born 1951) has been making books at Steidl for over 18 years now, and for many of his visits he lodged in an apartment adjacent to the publishing house. To the left of this, at D stere Stra e 6, stands a...

Explore the magnificent, ancient city of Lahore, Pakistan, and learn how its culture, infrastructure, and economy are being revitalized for the 21st century. The cultural capital of Pakistan, and one of the world's most historically fascinating cities--Lahore--has retained much of its historic heritage despite...

Author: Michael FalserISBN-10: 3110335727ISBN-13: 9783110335729Publisher: de GruyterLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/16/2019Pages: 1169Format: HardcoverWeight: 10.15lbsSize: 11.60h x 8.80w x 3.50d

Lime is a white, powdery substance widely used in construction, agriculture, and industry. It is manufactured by heating limestone. Small amounts may be produced in an open fire but more effectively when enclosed. Early pits were lined with stone and in time enclosed in...

The Moroccan city of Fez is a precious jewel of Islamic civilization. For over 40 years Titus Burckhardt helped to document its artistic and architectural heritage. These newly translated lectures, delivered when Burckhardt was living and working there, explore how it can be authentically...

The reconstruction of society after conflict is complex and multifaceted. This book investigates this theme as it relates to cultural heritage through a number of case studies relating to European wars since 1864. The case studies show in detail how buildings, landscapes, and monuments...

"...to know just how to handle and manipulate the saw or the plane or the chisel to effect the desired result with a minimum of effort and without injury to either tool or material - that is knowledge worth having..." Woodwork Tools was published...

Life of a Mansion tells the story of the building that Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum calls home. It details how Andrew Carnegie's grand but functional Fifth Avenue mansion--which was pioneering in its design, with an electric elevator and modern steel-frame construction--was constructed. The...

For contractors and do-it-yourselfers alike, this book features professional estimates for popular exterior remodeling and repair projects. RSMeans Exterior Home Improvement Costs includes more than 65 projects with complete, customizable cost breakdowns for doing the work - with or without a contractor. You'll have...

An indispensable tool for renovating and building small and midsized museums, written for those who preserve and interpret our cultural heritage.Author: Robert Herskovitz, Timothy Glines, David GrabitskeISBN-10: 0873518470ISBN-13: 9780873518475Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/15/2012Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.40w x 0.60d

Like a sentinel, The Sacred Heart Church-"La iglesia del Sagrado Coraz n de Jes s"-sits at the crossroads, atop a hill, overlooking the bucolic green" valle" of Namb , New Mexico. From the panoramic and hallowed church property, one has clear vistas of the...

Transporting readers from derelict homesteads to imperiled harbors, postindustrial ruins to Cold War test sites, Curated Decay presents an unparalleled provocation to conventional thinking on the conservation of cultural heritage. Caitlin DeSilvey proposes rethinking the care of certain vulnerable sites in terms of ecology...

The United States' East Coast is rich in maritime history, including a wide array of beautiful lighthouses that mark areas laden with dangerous shoals, shallow points, and rocky bluffs. They mark points of particular concern for mariners traveling the nearby waters. While lighthouses' existence...

Since its publication in 1982 Sir Bernard Feilden's Conservation of Historic Buildings has become the standard text for architects and others involved in the conservation of historic structures. Leading practitioners around the world have praised the book as being the most significant single volume...

Architecture and Armed Conflict is the first multi-authored scholarly book to address this theme from a comparative, interdisciplinary perspective. By bringing together specialists from a range of relevant fields, and with knowledge of case studies across time and space, it provides the first synthetic...

Historic preservation, which started as a grassroots movement, now represents the cutting edge in a cultural revolution focused on "green" architecture and sustainability. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the many facets of historic preservation: the philosophy and history of the movement, the role...

Old Santa Fe Today is an engaging read about Santa Fe's architecture, history, and important figures through its culturally significant properties, among them churches, government buildings, and homes. The book also serves as a walking tour guide for locals and visitors wanting to sightsee....

This monograph compares the city walls of two famous historical cities in China and the West. It tries to reveal the process of the formation of the differences in the defensive walls between the two cities representing the classical Chinese and Western civilizations. The...

A stunning photographic compilation of Egypt's abandoned palaces and grand buildings Between 1860 and 1940, Cairo and other large cities in Egypt witnessed a major construction boom that gave birth to extraordinary palaces and lavish buildings. These incorporated a mix of architectural styles, such...

At a time when organized heritage protection in Asia is developing at a rapid pace, Architectural Conservation in Asia provides the first comprehensive overview of architectural conservation practice from Afghanistan to the Philippines. The country-by-country analysis adopted by the book draws out local insights,...

Historic Shenandoah: Rediscovering Miami's NeighborhoodsVolume 4: Site FilesVolumes 3 to 6 are companion publications to Historic Shenandoah: Rediscovering Miami's Neighborhoods: Volume 1 and 2. They provide cataloged files for each of the properties researched to compile the study of Miami's Historic Shenandoah Collection. These...

This book provides photographic documentation of the houses on five plotland sites in Shepperton. 27 small colour photographs document Hamhaugh Island in 2004. There are then 14 full page photos of views across the Thames showing the riverside dwelling on the other bank. In...

America's cultural heritage is both rich and richly contested. When New Yorkers won their battle to save Grand Central Terminal, they also won the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the constitutionality of historic preservation laws, the "Penn Central" case, in 1978. This landmark ruling...

"Architectural Flourishes: Tacoma, Washington" is a pictorial guide illustrates the features that capture the city's architecture legacy. The distinctive pre-Modernist examples of the late nineteenth through early twentieth century are liberally disbursed throughout the downtown, Old Town, Stadium, Ruston Point and Proctor districts. Over...

The claim that heritage practice in Asia is Eurocentric may be well-founded, but the view that local people in Asia need to be educated by heritage practitioners and governments to properly conserve their heritage distracts from the responsibility of educating oneself about the local-popular...

During Britain's post-war period, Television Centre was conceived and built as the new headquarters for the BBC. Bold and ambitious, its design made it the largest 'factory for television' of its kind in the world. Television Centre became the home of some of Britain's...

For over 250 years people have headed to Ramsgate for a day at the seaside - and discovered much more in the process. This book charts Ramsgate's transformation from quiet fishing village to a 'harbour of refuge' and seaside resort, driven by the town's...

Author: Gerhard MackISBN-10: 3038215465ISBN-13: 9783038215462Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/26/2014Pages: 344Format: HardcoverWeight: 5.30lbsSize: 13.20h x 9.50w x 1.40d

Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History reveals the heritage and history of Texas's southernmost city as told by its buildings. Outstanding architectural images by Pino Shah show the influence of diverse cultures and regional styles that have shaped the border city's built environment since 1841....

Cultural heritage identifies and preserves past achievements for the benefit of future generations. Examining the extent to which heritage preservation is feasible in an era governed by modernism and globalization is essential for both regional development and cultural conservation. Conservation, Restoration, and Analysis of...

Archives, museums, and libraries are pivotal to the management and preservation of any society's heritage. Heritage assets should be systematically managed by putting in place proper policies, maintenance procedures, security and risks measures, and retrieval and preservation plans. The Handbook of Research on Heritage...

The Charterhouse, a former Carthusian monastery in the City of London, has served as private mansion, a boys' school, and, since 1611, as an almshouse, which it remains to this day. This souvenir volume features illustrated essays on its archaeology, history, landscape, environment, and...

There's nothing like a historic home to enlighten us about architectural styles and help us imagine what it was like to live in another time. Such houses can also provide inspiration for enriching our own homes and lifestyles today. Architectural historian Christopher Glass and...

The Plazas of New Mexico documents the rich heritage of New Mexico's plazas and the everyday life and community celebrations that help sustain them. It traces three distinct design traditions -- the Native American center place with kiva and terraced residential blocks, the Hispanic...

OSP Project-Summary To search hidden tombs inside pyramids internal chambers scientists used thermal imaging and radiography experiments to scan Tutkhanam's burial chamber in the Valley of the King and detect cavities in the structure. Under Scan Pyramids Project (SPP) in short] scientists were allowed...