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Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how(...)
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Conservation and sustainability in historic cities
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Conservation and Sustainability in Historic Cities examines how the two key issues of urban conservation and sustainability relate to each other in the context of historic cities, and how they can be brought together in a common philosophy and practice that is mutually supportive. It sets out the theoretical and practical background to architectural conservation and how its perceived relevance and level of attainment can be extended when harnessed to wider agendas of sustainability and cultural identity. It tests the achievement of urban conservation through case studies from across Europe and elsewhere, assessing them against the sustainability agenda.
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First publication, glossary of preservation terms, bibliography, index After completing an extensive survey of preservation programs throughout the United States, authors Virginia O. Benson and Richard Klein saw the need for this comprehensive approach to historic preservation, examining where it has been and where it is going, anticipating that historic preservation must(...)
mars 2008, Kent, Ohio
Historic preservation for professionnals
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First publication, glossary of preservation terms, bibliography, index After completing an extensive survey of preservation programs throughout the United States, authors Virginia O. Benson and Richard Klein saw the need for this comprehensive approach to historic preservation, examining where it has been and where it is going, anticipating that historic preservation must encourage collaborative projects among planning, design, and development professionals. This book focuses on complex economic, political, and social realities facing the profession today. It provides an in-depth historic analysis of the profession, a summary of legal issues, an architectural synopsis, a discussion of career opportunities in the public and private sectors, and examples of innovative nonprofit leadership and preservation trends.
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The present volume describes the characteristics and process of decay of traditional materials which inform the selection of appropriate repair techniques.
avril 2008, Oxford
Materials and skills for historic building conservation
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The present volume describes the characteristics and process of decay of traditional materials which inform the selection of appropriate repair techniques.
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Imagine the world without the Parthenon, Notre Dame, the Wailing Wall, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City, Machu Picchu, or other iconic buildings, monuments, and places. What if the more impressive historic buildings and sites we encounter in our everyday lives disappeared? Civilization would simply not exist as we know it. Fortunately, awareness of the importance of(...)
janvier 2009, Hoboken
Time honored: a global view of architectural conservation
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Imagine the world without the Parthenon, Notre Dame, the Wailing Wall, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City, Machu Picchu, or other iconic buildings, monuments, and places. What if the more impressive historic buildings and sites we encounter in our everyday lives disappeared? Civilization would simply not exist as we know it. Fortunately, awareness of the importance of protecting the world's cultural patrimony—in particular, its architectural heritage—is at an all-time high and is growing. Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation explores the reasons for this phenomenon, explains how international architectural heritage conservation practice operates, and considers where this firmly rooted global interest may lead. Written by a leading practitioner and teacher of architectural preservation, Time Honored provides a much-needed comprehensive and balanced survey of the practice, theory, and structure of architectural heritage conservation throughout the world.
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In this guide, a building is considered to have become a ruin when its windows or doors are no longer intact or when walls or roofs have holes. These ruins and abandoned buildings have no use, no function. In a country like the Netherlands, in which every inch of land seems to be used with the utmost efficiency, the existence of these blank spaces is something to be grateful for.
septembre 2008, Rotterdam
Ruïnes in Nederland XIX-XXI ruins in the Netherlands
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In this guide, a building is considered to have become a ruin when its windows or doors are no longer intact or when walls or roofs have holes. These ruins and abandoned buildings have no use, no function. In a country like the Netherlands, in which every inch of land seems to be used with the utmost efficiency, the existence of these blank spaces is something to be grateful for.
On altering architecture
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On Altering Architecture explores the alternative to the sequence of demolition and new building that makes up the usual practices of architecture. Bringing together ideas of what might constitute a theory of interior, or interventional, design, Fred Scott fills a wide gap in the literature covering the evolution of interior space.
février 2008, New York, London
On altering architecture
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On Altering Architecture explores the alternative to the sequence of demolition and new building that makes up the usual practices of architecture. Bringing together ideas of what might constitute a theory of interior, or interventional, design, Fred Scott fills a wide gap in the literature covering the evolution of interior space.
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Centré sur le XIXe siècle, cet ouvrage tente d'éclairer ce phénomène de standardisation à travers le cas des ornements en carton-pierre, puis des terres cuites produites dans la région toulousaine. Il montre comment, en dépit de leurs formes empruntées au répertoire classique, les premiers éléments de série constituent des matériaux nouveaux, qui modifient le travail de(...)
mars 2006, Sprimont
L'ornement en série : architecture, terre cuite et carton-pierre
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Centré sur le XIXe siècle, cet ouvrage tente d'éclairer ce phénomène de standardisation à travers le cas des ornements en carton-pierre, puis des terres cuites produites dans la région toulousaine. Il montre comment, en dépit de leurs formes empruntées au répertoire classique, les premiers éléments de série constituent des matériaux nouveaux, qui modifient le travail de conception et la pratique du chantier, mais aussi la hiérarchie entre architecture monumentale et architecture courante. Dans cette perspective, les catalogues commerciaux qui accompagnent la production de masse, et s'imposent à ceux qui conçoivent, comme à ceux qui réalisent, apparaissent comme des outils déterminants au statut ambigu. Cette enquête sur l'ornement en série révèle l'implication active des architectes et des sculpteurs dans l'invention technique, la production mécanique et le commerce une variété d'acteurs et de démarches qui montre la diversité des pratiques de l'architecture au début de la période contemporaine.
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"Ghostly ruins" shows the life and death of thirty structures, from transportation depots, factories, and jails to amusement parks, mansions, hotels, and entire towns. Author Harry Skrdla gives a guided tour of these structures at their peak of popularity juxtaposed with their current state. Structures discussed include the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary and(...)
octobre 2006, New York
Ghostly ruins : America's forgotten architecture
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"Ghostly ruins" shows the life and death of thirty structures, from transportation depots, factories, and jails to amusement parks, mansions, hotels, and entire towns. Author Harry Skrdla gives a guided tour of these structures at their peak of popularity juxtaposed with their current state. Structures discussed include the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary and Bethlehem Steel factory in Pennsylvania, the Packard Motors Plant and Book-Cadillac Hotel in Detroit, and Philip Johnson's New York State Pavilion from the 1964/65 World's Fair. There is the entire town of Centralia, Pennsylvania, where a trash fire set inside an old mine in 1962 morphed into an underground inferno that incinerated the town from underneath; more than forty years later, the subterranean fire still rages. The town is empty now, just as the many other abandoned places in this chronicle.
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De 1850 à 1914, les arts décoratifs fleurissent dans toute l’Europe pour orner notamment bâtiments privés ou publics. Les cages d’escalier, lieux de représentation par excellence, sont un thème privilégié pour les architectes qui les conçoivent avec un grand souci de détail. En Suisse romande, dans les immeubles locatifs, un riche patrimoine, très souvent méconnu,(...)
janvier 1900, Lausanne
Escaliers : décors et architecture des cages d'escaliers des immeubles d'habitation de Suisse romande 1890-1915
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De 1850 à 1914, les arts décoratifs fleurissent dans toute l’Europe pour orner notamment bâtiments privés ou publics. Les cages d’escalier, lieux de représentation par excellence, sont un thème privilégié pour les architectes qui les conçoivent avec un grand souci de détail. En Suisse romande, dans les immeubles locatifs, un riche patrimoine, très souvent méconnu, témoigne de cet âge d’or des arts appliqués. Pourtant ce n’est qu’à partir des années 1980 que ce patrimoine devient sujet d’étude et qu’il commence à faire l’objet d’inventaires. Cet ouvrage, fruit de la collaboration d’un photographe et de six spécialistes – historiens de l’art, de l’architecture et des techniques, ethnologue, restauratrice d’art – offre une complémentarité de regards et de connaissances. La trentaine de cages d’escalier illustrées ont été choisies à travers toute la Suisse romande pour leur intérêt historique, leur beauté architecturale et décorative, l’intégrité de leur décor, leur caractère d’exemplarité ou la réussite de leur restauration, et cela en accord avec leur propriétaire. Si leur présentation constitue le point fort du livre, les auteurs les insèrent dans un contexte plus large en retraçant l’histoire de l’escalier, en soulignant combien son thème a inspiré la littérature et le cinéma et en abordant, de manière thématique, les métiers et les hommes et chacune des techniques décoratives présentes dans la cage d'escalier. Les auteurs : Fabienne Hoffmann, Dave Lüthi, Nadja Maillard, Catherine Reymond Bui, Catherine Schmutz Nicod, Rémy Gindroz. Photographies de Rémy Gindroz.
Gargoyles & grotesque
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A collection of architectural details from centuries-old structures such as the Louvre, Notre Dame, and historic buildings throughout Europe. Hundreds of images depict gargoyles, masks, busts, cartouches, fountains, pedestals, and more. The CD-ROM includes all images from the book.
Gargoyles & grotesque
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A collection of architectural details from centuries-old structures such as the Louvre, Notre Dame, and historic buildings throughout Europe. Hundreds of images depict gargoyles, masks, busts, cartouches, fountains, pedestals, and more. The CD-ROM includes all images from the book.