This book reveals the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic interventions on vernacular landscapes as a cultural heritage through an analysis of regional and urban development projects and local-level practices....Lasīt vairāk
This book presents a detailed and fascinating study of the two oldest doors in England: in the chapter house vestibule at Westminster Abbey, which pre-dates the Norman Conquest (1050s) and the north nave door at Hadstock Church, Essex, dated to the 1...Lasīt vairāk
This volume explores issues of repair, maintenance, sustenance, and adaptation within the context of interior design and its histories.The contributions to this volume celebrate critical analysis of past and present work...Lasīt vairāk
This volume explores issues of repair, maintenance, sustenance, and adaptation within the context of interior design and its histories.The contributions to this volume celebrate critical analysis of past and present work...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 08-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621909774)
From 1849 to the early 1980s, fewer than one hundred highly educated, White, European and American men created what became todays US federal historic preservation policy. Jeremy C. Wells argues that the orthodox historic preservation doctrine that...Lasīt vairāk
The Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World 2nd Edition presents, in six volumes, 2 million words, and 3,000 illustrated entries, the definitive resource for the study of the worlds vernacular and traditional bui...Lasīt vairāk
In response to the urgent need for achieving carbon neutrality in the construction industry, with Biochar-Based Cement and Concrete for Sustainable Construction, an international group of experts has set out to provide a timely, comp...Lasīt vairāk
This book examines mid-20th-century Anglican church architecture in Britain, from the 1935 to the 1975, exploring how it was shaped by liturgical changes, social shifts, and artistic influences. It investigates the theoretical foundations of moder...Lasīt vairāk
In this book, readers are guided through the history, dating, development, care, repair and conservation of windows by expert authors in their fields. This new revised edition brings the book up to date and provides additional chapters to provide...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: D Giles Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781913875701)
A highly visual and new study of the rustic and whimsical shingled houses of Jamestown, Rhode Island from the colonial era to the development of the town as a picturesque report set in a coastal landscape.Jamestown, Rhode Island, set...Lasīt vairāk
How do ambiances shape our sensory, social, and built environments? This book offers interdisciplinary perspectives to understand the profound ways in which ambiances redefine our experiences and perceptions of ordinary spaces.The study of...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides selected papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Durability, Repair and Maintenance of Structures, held in Porto, Portugal, March 13-14, 2025.The volume focuses on the durability, repair and maintenance pr...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Sep-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Artist Book Foundation, ISBN-13: 9798987228241)
After more than a century of hard work by Corporate Societies independently curating and stewarding American historic sites, the NSCDA launched a museum alliance in 2021Great American Treasures (GAT). The number of properties has grown since...Lasīt vairāk
Chicagos Uptown Theatre, one of Americas largest and most lavish movie palaces, has sat vacant for more than 40 years. For decades, few people have been let insideto experience its grand lobby, its sweeping staircase, or its massive theater audito...Lasīt vairāk
This book gathers a selection of contributions dealing with the application of mechanical engineering for preserving and managing cultural heritage. It covers advanced techniques for 3D survey, modeling and simulation, reconstruction, data managem...Lasīt vairāk
Carolina Castillo Crimm, Maggie Farris Parker, Lucille Farris Benthall, Laura Johnston, Susan B. Locklear, Ross Lovell, Kristine McCoy, Thomas Vanderberg, Randy White
This is the entertaining story of a Texas History college class from Sam Houston State University that saved a 180-year-old log cabin from destruction during a long hot summer in 2001 as part of a Main Street Program. Members of the class, includ...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Tia Collection, ISBN-13: 9780991479276)
Dozens of books have been written on Chaco Canyon, a 34,000-acre National Historical Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in northwestern New Mexico. Scholars continue to debate the nature of the various Ancestral Puebloans that inhabited the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Minnesota Press, ISBN-13: 9781517919290)
Future Anterior approaches historic preservation from a position of critical inquiry, rigorous scholarship, and theoretical analysis. The journal is an important international forum for the critical examination of historic preservation, spurring chal...Lasīt vairāk
Critical Built Heritage Practice and Conservation - Evolving Perspectives supports an alternative point of departure for engaging with the historic built environment, by critically questioning the legitimacy of dominant conservation concept...Lasīt vairāk
