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Historic preservation : curatorial management of the built world /

Title:
Historic preservation : curatorial management of the built world /
Author:
Fitch, James Marston.
Format:
Book
Institution:
MassArt
Contents:
Why preserve the prototype? -- The heritage as cultural resource -- The economic sense of retrieval and recycling -- Conceptual parameters of historic preservation -- Regeneration of historic urban cores -- Preservation, restoration, conservation -- Reconstitution of damaged fabrics -- Extended and adaptive use -- Reconstruction, reproduction, and replica: use and abuse -- The architectural museum, indoors and out -- Cosmetic consequences of intervention -- Insertion of new systems in old fabrics -- Restoration and maintenance of historic landscapes -- Protection and interpretation of sites and ruins -- Documentation of the heritage: quantification, analysis, and classification -- The fourth dimension of preservation -- Two levels of interpretation -- Training for professional preservation: preservationist, conservationist, craftsperson -- Preservation in two socialist countries -- Preservation in the third-world countries: the case of Africa -- Preservation in tomorrow's world.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
MassArt Main
NA105 .F47 1990 – Available