The powers of preservation new life for urban historic places
Moore draws upon more than three decades of professional experience and his enormous portfolio of large-scale rehabilitation projects to show how preservation, by embracing a wider range of historic buildings and a looser attitude toward contextual design, can remedy the visual chaos and economic di...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
McGraw-Hill
1998
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| Summary: | Moore draws upon more than three decades of professional experience and his enormous portfolio of large-scale rehabilitation projects to show how preservation, by embracing a wider range of historic buildings and a looser attitude toward contextual design, can remedy the visual chaos and economic divestment that now characterize our cities." Includes a brief mention of his work in Charleston, South Carolina, on the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist and on the waterfront warehouse renewal. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 229 p. ill. (some col.) 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0070433941 |