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Historic Preservation Handbook

Autor J. Kirk Irwin
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2002
* A practical guide to understanding historic architecture and its preservation
* Shows how to analyze and evaluate historic buildings in order to better renovate existing ones and create outstanding new ones
* Heavily illustrated with plans, diagrams, and photos
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ISBN-13: 9780071589871
ISBN-10: 0071589872
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 191 x 235 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.63 kg
Editura: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing

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MAKE A LITTLE HISTORY...

...by preserving history. Today, architectural reputations are being built by those adept at blending the old with the new. For many reasons, demand for skills in historic preservation is growing apace. This practical guide for planners and architects is the most complete and expert resource you can find to assist you in every aspect of historic preservation, from evaluating communities to recreating traditional building details.

FACILITATE PRESERVATION
* Apply expert analysis tools for keener insights into historic relationships and geometries, in buildings and districts
* Preserve genuine history in communities and neighborhoods, not just historic structures
* Evaluate the attitudes and sensibilities that shape neighborhoods as much as buildings do
* Resolve the paradoxes and challenges posed by historic Modernist structures more than 50 years old and new structures built with traditional techniques, or designed to look old
* Find essential information and illustrations of historic craftsmanship and classic detailing, including an extensive collection of drawings and diagrams of features such as dormers, eaves, chimneys, and window details, plus streetscapes, plans, and more in this heavily illustrated guidebook
* Achieve New Urbanist goal of increasing density by making it both livable and appealing
* Explore the heart and meaning of preservation in the twenty-first century

A practical, holistic approach to preservation, "Historic Preservation Handbook" helps you resolve big-picture issues while meeting your need for information on minute details.


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This practical guide to understanding historic architecture and its preservation shows how to analyze and evaluate buildings in order to better renovate existing ones and create outstanding new ones. Heavily illustrated with plans, diagrams, and photos.