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The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation by Steven W. Semes Publisher Comments With contemporary design being redefined by architects and urbanists who are recovering the historic language associated with traditional architecture and the city, how might preservation change its focus or update its mission? Steven W. Semes makes a... (read more) Your price: $60.00 New - Hardcover 
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Powers of Preservation New Life for Hi by Arthur Cotton Moore Book News Annotation Moore, an internationally recognized architect, proposes a sophisticated and at times controversial retooling of historic preservation in order to reverse our current epidemic of urban decay and abandonment. He offers humorous inside accounts of the... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Restoration: Discovering Britain's Hidden Architectural Treasures by Philip Wilkinson Publisher Comments Accompanying a BBC2 series looking for the buildings most deserving of preservation and saving one for posterity, this volume paints a complete portrait of the United Kingdom's architectural heritage and offers an introduction to the buildings of England,... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America by William Murtagh Publisher Comments The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years. Discover the cornerstone primer on the topic -- Keeping Time. This edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Caring for Your Historic House by Charles E Fisher Synopsis A house is considered historic if it is typical of its period, usually more than 50 years old, and significant in either design, materials, workmanship, setting, and/or association. Many people live in historic houses and need to understand the... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $25.95 Used - Hardcover
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Preservation of Modern Architecture by Theodore H. M. Prudon Publisher Comments An architect's guide to the preservation of modern architecture filled with illustrative case studies Modern architecture, built from approximately the 1920s to the 1970s, defined the twentieth century. Now, as works of modern architecture face a fate... (read more) List Price $102.75 Your price: $97.25 New - Hardcover
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Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century (Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture & the Decora) by Robert E Stipe Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-536) and index.... (read more) List Price $31.75 Your price: $27.50 New - Trade Paper
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Historic Preservation Handbook by J Kirk Irwin Publisher Comments MAKE A LITTLE HISTORY... ...by preserving history. Today, architectural reputations are being built by those adept at blending the old with the new. For many reasons, demand for skills in historic preservation is growing apace. This practical guide for... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $25.95 Used - Hardcover
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Architecture in Existing Fabric: Planning, Design, Building by Johannes Cramer Publisher Comments Architectural work on existing structures has become enormously important in recent years. For the majority of architects, this is where future market opportunities will lie. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field and is thus... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $49.95 New - Hardcover
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Renovating for Working by Cristina Paredes Synopsis Office design has experienced dramatic changes in recent years. Technological advances have led to new ways of working and, naturally, the design of work spaces has been adapted to today's trends. This volume presents a wide variety of projects with one... (read more) Your price: $42.00 New - Hardcover
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For Historic Buildings #3: For Historic Buildings, Lighting by Roger W Moss Publisher Comments How to Light a historic interior appropriately—or create a realistic period look—can be a perplexing problem. Few people want to return to the days when light came mainly from candles, kerosene, gas or available sunlight. But acceptable ways of... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Build-On: Converted Architecture and Transformed Buildings by R Klanten Synopsis Exceptional architectural transformations that bring new life and function to existing structures.... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $60.00 Sale - Hardcover
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Converted Churches by Eva Marin Synopsis The re-use of buildings is not only natural and necessary, it's amazing. This book offers a selection of churches, convents and monasteries converted for new uses. Preserving their old structure and very special rooms, these buildings have become modern... (read more) Your price: $50.00 New - Hardcover
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Historic Preservation for Professionals by Virginia O Benson Publisher Comments After completing an extensive survey of preservation programs throughout the United States, authors Virginia O. Benson and Richard Klein saw the need for this comprehensive approach to historic preservation, examining where it has been and where it is... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper
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New life for old houses by George Stephen Book News Annotation Revised edition of Remodeling old houses without destroying their character (1972). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eco-Renovation: The Ecological Home Improvement Guide by Edward Harland Publisher Comments Housing Experts estimate that by the year 2020 roughly one-fifth of America's existing homes will have been replaced by new structures. Of the remaining 80 percent of older homes, almost all will need renovation - not just normal maintenance, but... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Reborn Buildings by Arian Mostaedi Synopsis Sustainable Architecture is a vibrant new title in which several of the world's leading architects present houses they have designed with the health of the planet in mind. Each one is a brilliant example of originality and ingenuity and all are... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $20.00 Used - Hardcover
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Period Design & Furnishing: A Sourcebook for Home Restoration by Martin Miller Book News Annotation Excellent photos and commentary cover all aspects of creating a period style (Elizabethan, American Queen Anne, Shaker, Art Deco). Arrangement is chronological, with most space given to styles which have proved especially popular in recent times. For... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Preserving American Mansions & Estates by William C Shopsin Book News Annotation Rather than relegate America's heritage of architecturally distinctive mansions to the "white elephant" destiny of decay or destruction, architect and preservationist Shopsin advocates their creative use as cultural centers, museums, schools... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Uppark Restored by Christopher Rowell Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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