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The Conservation and Structural Restoration of Architectural Heritage
| Author | : Giorgio Croci |
| Publisher | : WIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 273 |
| Release | : 1998-01-14 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1853124826 |
Structural analysis of architectural heritage is a new and growing branch of engineering. Knowledge of the history of architecture, material characteristics, instruments and techniques for investigations, diagnosis and restoration are all vital aspects for the correct understanding of structural behaviour and the ability to make correct decisions for repair and strengthening techniques. Designed for use by all professionals involved or interested in the preservation of monuments, the purpose of this book is to contribute to the development of new approaches in the area. Many of the examples examined, including the Colosseum, the Tower of Pisa, the Pyramid of Chephren, the Tilla Kari Mosque in Samarkand, the temples of Angkor and Konarak, the Santa Maria Vieja Cathedral, the domes of St Peter, Hagia Sophia, the Pantheon, St Ignatio de Loyola and St Charles, are the result of projects and studies carried out during Giorgio Croci's distinguished career. The book features numerous black and white photographs and illustrations by the author.
Winston-Salem's Architectural Heritage
| Author | : Heather Fearnbach |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 808 |
| Release | : 2015-05-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9780692354742 |
The result of new research and documentation of thousands of buildings spanning more than two hundred years, this book builds on earlier surveys and National Register nominations to present coverage of the city's richly diverse historic architecture that is unprecedented in both breadth and depth.
Chinese Houses
| Author | : Ronald G. Knapp |
| Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 650 |
| Release | : 2012-05-01 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1462906680 |
Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture "Book of the Year" Award! Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional Chinese homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical content. An introductory essay examines the different types of Chinese homes and provides an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms. It also provides insights into little-known design concepts that emphasize the flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of traditional building forms and the work of traditional craftsmen. Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historic images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing range and resilience.
Caltech's Architectural Heritage
| Author | : Romy Wyllie |
| Publisher | : Princeton Architectural Press |
| Total Pages | : 298 |
| Release | : 2000-06 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
The campus of the California Institute of Technology was destined for architectural greatness when, in 1915, the university's visionary founder, astronomer George Ellery Hale, retained one of New York's preeminent architects, Bertram Goodhue, to devise a master plan for 22 acres of orange groves in what was then rural Pasadena. Goodhue's eclectic "planted patios and shaded portales, sheltering walls, and Persian pools" set the tone for the campus's illustrious architectural future. Throughout the first half of the century, Caltech's nearly continuous expansion would spawn such architectural jewels as the Athenaeum, a combination Italian villa and Spanish hacienda; Greene and Greene's bungalow-style student union; and the gardens of landscape architects Beatrix Ferrand and Florence Yoch, who thoughtfully mixed the campus's Mediterranean themes with its natural California setting. Well-researched and informative, this book details the organizational and architectural elements that have made Caltech a model for scientific institutions the world over. Rare photographs of lost and altered buildings portray an early Pasadena with ambitious plans to become a cultural mecca, while contemporary images reflect the Institute's continued dedication to a rich architectural future.
Persian Architectural Heritage
| Author | : M. M. Hejazi |
| Publisher | : WIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 153 |
| Release | : 2014-03-05 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 1845648846 |
This book focuses on the conservation and preservation of Persian architectural heritage, including the philosophy of conservation, practical experiences, and risk. Containing the results of research completed over the last several decades into a culture that has contributed much to human civilisation, the book will be useful not just as a scholarly reference for researchers and students, but also as a practical tool for practicing engineers.
Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation
| Author | : Katharina Weiler |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2016-07-01 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 3319305239 |
The book contributes to a recontextualization of authenticity by investigating how this value is created, reenacted, and assigned. Over the course of the last century, authenticity figured as the major parameter for the evaluation of cultural heritage. It was adopted in local and international charters and guidelines on architectural conservation in Europe, South and East Asia. Throughout this period, the concept of authenticity was constantly redefined and transformed to suit new cultural contexts and local concerns. This volume presents colonial and postcolonial discourses, opinions, and experiences in the field of architectural heritage conservation and the use of site-specific practices based on representative case studies presented by art historians, architects, anthropologists, and conservationists from Germany, Nepal, India, China, and Japan. With more than 180 illustrations and a collection of terminologies in German, English, Sanskrit, Hindi, Nevari and Nepali, classical Chinese and standard Mandarin, and Japanese, these cross-cultural investigations document the processual re-configuration of the notion of authenticity. They also show that approaches to authenticity can be specified with key analytical categories from transcultural studies: appropriation, transformation, and, in some cases, refusal.
Here Today
| Author | : Roger R. Olmsted |
| Publisher | : Chronicle Books (CA) |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1968 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : |
Natural Stone and Architectural Heritage
| Author | : Giovanna Antonella Dino |
| Publisher | : MDPI |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 2019-09-23 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3039215507 |
This book is made up of contributions dealing with heritage stones from different countries around the world. The stones are described, as well as their use in vernacular and contemporaneous architecture. Heritage stones are those stones that have special significance in human culture. Examples include some very important stones that have been either neglected because they are no longer extracted, or stones that have great significance in commercial terms but knowledge of their national and/or international heritage has not been well documented. In this collection of articles, we have tried to spread awareness of architectural heritage around the world, the natural stones that have been used in its construction, and the need to preserve historical quarries that once provided the source of such stones. Historical quarries are linked to regional culture and tradition. Because of the specific technical and aesthetical characteristics of heritage stones, which have lasted for centuries, these historical quarries should be preserved to be able to use the stones for the proper restoration of monuments and historical buildings to avoid negative actions that can be observed in many places in the restoration of buildings, which are some times part of World Heritage sites. The final intention of this book is to continuosly grow the interest on this fascinating subject of heritage stones.
Architectural Heritage of Yemen
| Author | : Trevor Hugh James Marchand |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 9781909942073 |
Generations of highly skilled masons, carpenters and craftspeople have deftly employed local materials and indigenous technologies to create urban architectural assemblages, gardens, and rural landscapes that dialogue harmoniously with the natural contours and geological conditions of Yemen. Unfortunately, a sharp escalation in military action and violence in the country since the 1990s has had a devastating impact on the region's rich cultural heritage. In bringing together the astute observations and reflections of an international and interdisciplinary group of acclaimed scholars, this book aims to raise awareness of Yemen's long history of cultural creativity and the urgent need for international collaboration to protect it and its people from the destructive forces that have beset the region.
