Architecture - Historic Preservation - General

The story of the farm called Brighton began almost 300 years ago during a time of conflict between Native American tribes and encroaching English landowners. The English had arrived in Virginia armed with land grants from the British crown, along with dreams of settling...

""A Historical Guide to the City of Dublin"" is a book written by George Newenham Wright in 1825. The book provides a comprehensive guide to the history, architecture, and culture of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. The author covers various aspects of the...

This book examines key themes for the management of historic urban centres within a representative sample of centres in different European countries. The twelve historic centres that have been chosen are spread throughout Europe. They are diverse in character and the range includes small...

Pennsylvania Department Of Public Instruction, No. 774. Preface By Karl Goedecke.Author: Margaret Sherburne EliotISBN-10: 125855352XISBN-13: 9781258553524Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2013Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d

The Antiquities Of Arundel, The Peculiar Privilege Of Its Castle And Lordship: With An Abstract Of The Lives Of The Earls Of Arundel is a book written by Charles Caraccioli in 1766. The book provides a comprehensive description of the history and antiquities of...

The complete story behind the creation, renovation, and transformation of the world's foremost research library on the works, life, and times of William Shakespeare. Explore the history of the Folger Shakespeare Library in this lushly illustrated volume, which traces the work of those who...

The concept of cultural heritage evolved to preserve important objects and practices, in peacetime and during conflict. It now justifies export controls and government regulation and provides the background to moral claims to valuable works of art and architecture. In this new edition of...

The National Park Service (NPS) was formed on August 25, 1916, and is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. The National Park Service publishes various reports and documents...

This book describes the architectural restoration of the monumental Ghurid portal of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan - a remnant of the original 12th-century architecture and decorative artwork of the Ghurids. The restoration took place under the auspices of UNESCO and the Afghan...

The Humayun's Tomb-Nizamuddin area is inhabited by a vibrant local community being visited by millions of tourists and pilgrims each year. Conservation works being undertaken on the monuments in this area have aimed to re-define standard conservation practice in India by setting benchmarks in...

The first comprehensive publication about the remarkable Sudeley Castle, tracing over 1,000 years of illustrious history from the time of King Aethelred the Unready through the castle's Tudor heyday and its 19th century restoration. Set in the beautiful Gloucestershire Cotswolds, Sudeley Castle exemplifies popular...

Communities have witnessed a fundamental shift in the ways they interact with heritage sites. Much of this change has been driven by the rapid democratization and widespread adoption of enabling technologies. As expediency is embraced in the collection and analysis of data, there may...

Author: L'Erma Di BretschneiderISBN-10: 889131479XISBN-13: 9788891314796Publisher: L'Erma Di BretschneiderLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2017Pages: 244Format: Paperback

Foreword to the International Conference - Greetings and Auspices Paolo Del Bianco, President of the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco - Giovanni Puglisi, President of the UNESCO Italian National Commission - Claudio Martini, President of the Region of Tuscany - Eugenio Giani, Deputy Mayor of...

A testament to the people who built them, churches represent shared religious beliefs, local craftsmanship, and community. Members of the congregations often constructed these buildings from readily available materials to fulfill their visions of faith, education, and fellowship. Over time, congregations grew, and some...

Handel Hendrix House reopened in May 2023 following a 3million restoration. This book traces the lives of its famed residents, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix. This evocative souvenir traces the life and times of George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix - two of...

A controversial manifesto on the role of classical principles in architecture critically examined for relevance todayFirst published in 1959, The Golden City is a seminal, critical document that developed one of the earliest and most compelling arguments against the then-dominant hegemony of modernism by...

James Rudnick moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1977 to attend graduate school and almost immediately began to photograph two nearby landmarks: the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge. Both structures were approaching their centennials, and Rudnick was soon drawn into the resulting...

My objective is to photograph buildings today to preserve the memory for tomorrow.Develop a better understanding to the type of buildings that were erected during certain periods of time in your neighbourhood. Learn architectural terms for unique features that you've admired in a house...

How do museums respond to the urgency of the moment? In what ways can they be critically transformed to foster social justice work? Fwd: Museums, an inclusive, cross-disciplinary journal, shares interventions, experiments, and community dialogues within and outside of museums. Our contributors reexamine, critique,...

A history of the reconstruction of Fort Stanwix, New York, by the National Park Service.This book looks at the history of Fort Stanwix and documents how the people of Rome, New York, partnered with the National Park Service to create Fort Stanwix National Monument,...

Globally, cities are changing and economies are fluctuating. Along with these changes we are experiencing attitudinal shifts regarding community planning initiatives. A recent survey revealed that over 80 percent of individuals feel their community is getting worse or showing no progress, with many residents...

This book introduces a Maintainability Index of Heritage Buildings (MIHB) to support the decision-making and prioritisation process for the maintenance of heritage buildings.Author: Mohamed MarzoukISBN-10: 1032413174ISBN-13: 9781032413174Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2025Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.33d

Breathtaking photography of an iconic historical building in the heart of Saudi ArabiaThis volume invites the reader on a journey across time and space through stunning new imagery of the Al-Bunt building in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Alongside documentation from renowned photographers, international writers and...

Bilingual edition English / German "Historic buildings demonstrate to us that we are separated from the past. At the same time, they remind us that it is our duty to develop a relationship with history. For that reason, it is construction involving existing buildings...

Originally designed as an event space for the Leipzig Zoological Garden in 1900, this Neo-Romanesque structure was put to new use in 1946 as Leipzig's Congress Hall and was expanded in 2010. This publication examines the building's history, focusing on the renovations carried out...

Revitalizing Cities gives readers an inside view of HRI Properties as it explores its history and philosophies, the people behind them, and the architecture and cityscapes that resulted from their vision, while also profiling the people who have benefited from living in the revitalized...

Living Buildings celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Donald Insall Associates, the Practice founded by distinguished British architect Donald Insall, a leading exponent in the field of Architectural Conservation. Probably best known for the restoration of Windsor Castle after a devastating fire in 1992, the...

There are over half a million listed buildings in Britain, conservation areas can be found in every borough, and a large proportion of our housing stock pre-dates 1914. So, whether in extending a listed house, reordering a local church, or converting an historic warehouse,...

This Here Now explains how traditional Japanese buildings respond to distinctive materials, objects and moments, and argues that the built acknowledgment of such events can help to affirm the individuality of our own being. The book also shows how buildings can help us to...

In 1865, Heinrich Portscheller emigrated to Mexico from his native Germany, perhaps motivated by a desire to avoid compulsory military service in the Austro-Prussian War. The scion of a well-known family of masons and master builders, he had the misfortune to disembark at Veracruz...

Over the past twenty years, there has been a fundamental shift in the institutional organization of historic preservation education. Historic preservation is the most recent arrival in the collection of built environment disciplines and therefore lacks the pedagogical depth and breadth found in allied...

Case Study Strategies for Architects and Designers explains methods in evidence-based design, also called practice-based research, to show you the value of research to your designs. Topics covered pertain to data collection and analysis techniques, including surveys, interviews, fieldwork, participatory design, occupancy evaluations, and...

Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the longest occupied and least studied landscapes on earth. While scholarship has been attentive to images of nature made by the region's explorers and settlers and to landscapes of the colonial era--public parks and game preserves, botanical gardens and...

Bridge Worth Saving is a call to action. Everything about this book--its structure, its content, its style--shouts "Save that old bridge!" Unlike some calls to action that leave their readers at the starting line, this book shows the layperson and the professional, in a...

Tour historic homes and other buildings that have been altered to accommodate 21st century lifestyles. Through 338 color images, learn how renovating or refashioning an older building increases the financial return on the initial investment, preserves the original integrity of the building, and prevents...

This is the classic resource for authentic Mediterranean and Spanish architecture, compiled in 1929 by the pioneer architect of its revival style. Its 144 plates display many country and city dwellings, interiors as well as exteriors, and architectural, garden, and ironwork details. Sections focus...

From tiny cottages in a turn-of-the-century camp meeting ground to grand mansions on the hill, the classic New England mill town of Willimantic, in northeast Connecticut, abounds with Victorian architecture. It boasts the greatest number of Victorian homes per capita on the East Coast,...

Across America old barns of all kinds are being imaginatively converted into new spaces in which to live and work. They offer luxuries otherwise scarce at any price today - lofty spaces, sound and intricate construction, and dramatic sunlight and shadow. With over 500...

Forty colorful postcards detail the architectural Art Deco splendor of Miami Beach. Keep it as a souvenir book, detach and mail them, or show them off in any standard 5" x 7" frame. At $14.95, it's the best deal on the Beach.Author: Schiffer Publishing...

A twenty-first century renaissance is emerging in architecture. After a century of building designs characterized by high energy demand, low quality lighting and poor thermal comfort, the fundamental questions must be asked again: is there a better path to designing the most energy efficient,...

Buildings, Landscapes, and Memory: Case Studies in Historic Preservation explores historically and critically the historic preservation movement in the United States. Analyzing ten extraordinary places, this provocative analysis of historic preservation's past and future will transform contemporary understanding of the movement, examining assumptions about...

Interpreting the present in light of the past, eleven renowned architects, historians, scholars, preservationists, and urban planners in Cuba and the United States provide a rigorous examination of Havana old and new that provokes exploration of the ways we look at all cities. These...

The project is unique, but the approach and techniques utilized in the work have application for saving other public buildings.Author: John G. WaiteISBN-10: 0393731235ISBN-13: 9780393731231Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2006Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.99lbsSize: 10.44h x 8.78w x 0.74d

Any architect, engineer, or preservation professional renovating a historic property must be familiar with the historic structure report (HSR)--a document that evaluates all aspects of a property to minimize damage during restoration. The only book of its kind, this practical guide walks readers through...

The White Tower--the gigantic structure at the heart of the building complex known as the Tower of London--gave that famed landmark its name. One of the most celebrated buildings of the London cityscape for nearly 1000 years, it is also the most complete eleventh-century...

This volume of photographs and text springs from the desire to identify and salvage the authentic character of our past as seen in our built environment. Centre County provides a unique mix of historic buildings and villages in a rural landscape setting that is...

This Preservation Brief provides information on how earthquakes affect historic buildings, how a historic preservation ethic can guide responsible retrofit decisions, and how various methods of seismic rehabilitation can protect human lives and historic structures. The Brief provides a description of the most common...

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT-FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE-- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Discusses the Bureau of Reclamation's methodology for concrete repair. Addresses the more common causes of damage to concrete. Identifies the methods and materials most successful in repairing concrete...

The topics covered include innovative construction materials, seismic resilience, sustainable building technologies and digital approaches to heritage conservation.Keywords: 3D Printed Concrete, Artificial Intelligence, Bio-Based Reinforcement, Cement Replacement, Ceramic Membrane, Clay, Concrete, Cultural Heritage, Digital Technologies, Eco-Friendly Materials, Fly Ash, Gypsum, Hydrothermal Behavior, Machine Learning,...