Historic Preservation Handbook
Published on 16. December 2002
Book
Hardback
347 pages
978-0-07-136411-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is a practical guide to understanding historic architecture and its preservation. It shows analyzing and evaluating historic buildings in order to better renovate existing ones and create outstanding new ones. It is heavily illustrated with plans, diagrams, and photos.
Reviews / Votes
Excerpts from review by Ralph Lee Scott This work is a primer or textbook on historic preservation. It is divided into three main parts: a general overview of building forms; a short course in building components and materials; and a primer on historic building public policy issues... Irwin attempts to help the reader to construct an analysis of communities and neighborhoods as well as individual historic buildings. He does this to show how historical structures were not just examples of period architecture, but were actually the very fabric of society. Among the techniques the author uses is the use of geometric forms to show how building elements fit into standardized shapes. In the building "craft" section Irwin covers some basic structure elements... Overall, the author accomplishes very well what he has set out to do. He attempts to weave the individual details of historic building analysis into the larger fabric of time, place, and form...He claims the book will help teach the new generation of architectural historians and preservationists how they can "achieve the New Urbanist goal of increasing density by making it both livable and appealing," while at the same time the author explores with the reader the "heart and meaning of preservation in the twenty-first century." Libraries with historic building and architectural history collections will want to add this important work. Most readers using general collections who are interested in historic preservation will find this work a good place to start studying the field. American Reference Books Annual 20040301More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
500 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
910 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-136411-9 (9780071364119)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
J. Kirk Irwin is a practicing architect with Lieber Cooper Association in Chicago, IL.
Content
Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction PART ONE: BUILDING FORM Chapter 1: The Formal Archetypes Chapter 2: Size, Mass, Proportion, and Scale Chapter 3: Fenestration Chapter 4: Base, Middle, and Top Chapter 5: Legend and Ornament Chapter 6: Spaces Between Buildings Chapter 7: Districts Chapter 8: Compatibility Chapter 9: References PART TWO: CRAFT Chapter 10: Building Components and Materials Chapter 11: ADA Chapter 12: Building Elements Chapter 13: Mechanical Equipment Chapter 14: Foundation Systems Chapter 15: Wall Systems Chapter 16: Floor Systems Chapter 17: Roof Systems Chapter 18: Posts Chapter 19: Additions Chapter 20: Public Spaces Chapter 21: References PART THREE: MEANING AND POLICY Chapter 22: Interpretation Chapter 23: Policy Chapter 24: References Appendix A: The Athens Charter Appendix B: International Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites Appendix C: Appleton Charter for the Protection and Enhancement of the Built Environment Appendix D: Charter for the Preservation of Quebec's Heritage Appendix E: Congress on the European Architectural Heritage, 21-24 October, 1975 Appendix F: European Charter of the Architectural Heritage Appendix G: Historic Gardens Appendix H: Conservation of Historic Towns Appendix I: Charter for New Urbanism Appendix J: Charleston Zoning Ordinance Part 6 Appendix K: Protection of Historic Properties, 36 cfr part 800 Appendix L: Worksheets Index The Geometry of Old Buildings The Craft of Buildings and Districts Keeping the History in Historic Preservation Community Glossary of Terms The Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation Bibliographic References Current Historic Preservation