Architecture - Historic Preservation - General

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...

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,...

Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the legitimacy of dominant conservation concepts and methods.Author: Johnathan DjabaroutiISBN-10: 1032286121ISBN-13: 9781032286129Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/30/2025Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x...

The Abu Serga Church is one of the oldest known Coptic churches in Egypt, with a history of almost 1700 years. This reference work presents a comprehensive geotechnical and geophysical survey of the vicinity of the Abu Serga Church. The book details the information...

Discover the timeless allure of "The Architecture of Provence and the Riviera" by David MacGibbon, a masterpiece that has captivated readers for generations. This exquisite volume, now republished by Alpha Editions after being out of print for decades, invites you on a journey through...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...

Asian activists, organizers, critics, teachers, artists, and entrepreneurs have become passionately involved in protecting Asia's heritage. In this book, twelve principal authors from eleven of the region's countries present their experience of what has been done in the past and their ideas on what...

Author: S. IvorraISBN-10: 1784663158ISBN-13: 9781784663155Publisher: WitpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/14/2018Pages: 288Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.58lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d

Author: W. P. de WildeISBN-10: 178466359XISBN-13: 9781784663599Publisher: WitpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2019Pages: 534Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.50lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.13d

Against the backdrop of building a new country, this study explores and evaluates the documentation culture in early republican Turkey. Having fought the Turkish War of Independence (1919-22) against the Allied Powers, the revolutionaries led by legendary leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938) came to...

Laconia's Belknap Mill thrived in the boom of the Industrial Revolution. The historic mill swiftly rose to the forefront of the city's hosiery industry in the nineteenth century. Lakes Region historian Carol Lee Anderson reveals the mill's unique history, including its inventive, entrepreneurial owners,...

In the age of data explosion, the power to visualize, strategically organize and overlay complex information has become an invaluable design tool. New York based architectural and urban designers Ida Tam, Ran Yan & Felita Li in their recent publication, entitled "Reconsidering Authenticity: urban...

Discover through historic postcards how Butte, Montana went from a small placer gold mining camp to and on to become "The Richest Hill on Earth."Butte, Montana, began in 1864 as a small placer gold mining camp. By 1870, the placer deposits were depleted, and...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe...

""An Essay On The Military Architecture Of The Middle Ages"" is a book written by French architect and theorist, Eug�����ne Viollet-Le-Duc, and published in 1860. The book is a comprehensive study of the military architecture of the Middle Ages, primarily focused on the castles...

International Heritage and Historic Building Conservation assesses successful contemporary conservation paradigms from around the world. The book evaluates conservation case studies from previously excluded areas of the world to create an integrated account of Historic Building Conservation that crosses the boundaries of language and...

This book examines the relationship between two divergent fields - corporate activity and heritage conservation - linking the financing of conservation and its benefits with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals of the private sector. Through discussion of physical conservation, benefits to heritage site...

""Early and Imperial Rome: Or Promenade Lectures on the Archaeology of Rome"" is a book written by Hodder Michael Westropp and published in 1884. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the archaeology of Rome, covering both the early and imperial periods of the...

The Routledge Handbook on Historic Urban Landscapes in the Asia-Pacific sheds light onto the balancing act of urban heritage management, focusing specifically on the Asia-Pacific regions in which this challenge is imminent and in need of effective solutions. Urban heritage, while being threatened amid...

This book links the concepts of place, home, and tradition into an overarching argument: the meaning of home rests on the ideas of tradition, including identity, consanguinity, collectivity, social relations, land ownership, and rural lifestyle.Author: Wei ZhaoISBN-10: 1032280174ISBN-13: 9781032280172Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2024Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Narrative Theory in Conservation engages with conservation, heritage studies, and architectural approaches to historic buildings, offering a synthesis of the best of each, and demonstrating that conservation is capable of developing a complementary, but distinct, theoretical position of its own. Tracing the ideas behind...

The act of identifying, protecting, restoring, and reusing buildings, districts, and built landscapes of historic and cultural significance is, at its best, a reflective and consequential process of urban and socio-economic reform. It has the potential to reconcile conflicting memories, meanings, and cultural tensions,...

WINNER OF THE 2017 HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOOK PRIZE, University of Mary Washington Named one of "15 Essential African American History Books" by National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2017 This updated and revised second edition of the full color pictorial book provides a space where...

Recent tensions accompanying the removal of the "Bronze Soldier" monument have revealed the political and social impact of places of memory in the Baltic Sea region, which are addressed here in broader historical and theoretical perspectives. This book was published as a special issue...

Projecting forward in time from the processes of design and construction that are so often the focus of architectural discourse, Consuming Architecture examines the variety of ways in which buildings are consumed after they have been produced, focusing in particular on processes of occupation,...

No building is properly conserved if it is not structurally sound. Consequently architects, engineers and conservation officers need an adequate grounding in the technology, the materials and the historic origins of the building in order to complete a conservation project successfully. Structural Design in...

The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth-century picturesque to present-day planning policy, highlighting how the values embedded within familiar views have developed over time through appropriation by diverse groups for cultural and political purposes. The book examines the intellectual construction of...

This book takes the UNESCO World Heritage City of Ahmedabad, India, as the foundational investigation into the realities of cultural heritage conservation and management. It contextualises the question of heritage by comparing places, projects and initiatives from other cities around the world.Author: Jigna DesaiISBN-10:...

Architectural Conservation and Restoration in Norway and Russia delves into the main challenges of historic and contemporary architectural preservation practices in Russia and Norway. Author: Evgeny KhodakovskyISBN-10: 0367208024ISBN-13: 9780367208028Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/17/2019Pages: 208Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.47d

Step into a world where rugged wilderness meets sophisticated luxury. This collection showcases the breathtaking diversity of Idaho's most inspired living spaces through a series of stunning real-life images. From the soaring timber-framed ceilings of Sun Valley lodges to the sleek minimalist retreats overlooking...

This book is born out of a sense of scepticism with self-indulgence in architecture. It seeks a new prescription for readdressing architecture as an expression of human need. Sense, Sagacity and the Sublime define the architectural realities of its organizing principle, while Gods and...