Preservation Architecture
Preservation Architecture
Preservation
Non-commercial sites related to the conservation or preservation of historic buildings.
Top: Arts: Architecture: Preservation
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- Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.
- The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.
- The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. Includes a quiz.
- Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.
- Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.
- Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.
- Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.
- Information on the importance of perserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.
- Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.
- Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.
- A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.
- The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.
- An annotated list describing preservation programs developed by the United States National Park Service. Includes both public and professional sections, with links to each program.
- Ted Hazen supplies extensive, illustrated information on the history and technology of flour milling in America, and the restoration of watermills, with bibliography.
- Cornell University's resource for US preservationists includes listings of job opportunities and conferences, along with a directory of web-sites related to historic preservation.
- Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.
- A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape. English and Italian.
- The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.
- Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.
- Series by Lindsay Percival-Straunik on the challenges of preserving the rich architectural heritage of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. From Radio Free Europe.
- Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.
- A free newsletter about the slate roofing industry directed at roofing contractors, architects, roofing materials suppliers, and owners of buildings with slate roofs.
- An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
- Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.
- In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.
- Find out about US stone names here.
- The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.
- A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.
- Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.
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