Main entry:

Shopsin, William C., author.

Title & Author:

Restoring old buildings for contemporary uses : an American sourcebook for architects and preservationists / William C. Shopsin.

Publication:

New York, NY : Whitney Library of Design, [198]

Description:

207 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-199) and index.
Practicing Preservation: Professionalism, Priorities -- Learning the Contexts: Site, Community, Climate -- Assembling the Resources: Surveys, Data, Professional Experts -- Getting Approvals: Regulations, Economic and Social Issues -- Learning from Example: Case Studies of Preservation -- Evaluating the Structure: Inspection, New-Use Requirements -- Knowing the Materials: Identification, Repair, Restoration -- Restoring Interiors: Floors, Walls, Ceilings, Furnishings -- Integrating Modern Necessities: Trade-Offs, Limits, Strategies -- Bibliography -- Resource Organizations and Agencies -- Education and Training -- Index.

ISBN:

0823074250
9780823074259

Subject:

Architecture Conservation and restoration United States Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Architecture Conservation and restoration United States.
Architecture Conservation et restauration États-Unis Guides, manuels, etc.
Architecture Conservation and restoration.
United States.
Converted buildings & renovated buildings

Form/genre:

manuals (instructional materials)
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 99977
Call No.: ID:86-B19909
Status: Available