Historic Preservation
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Preserving Historic Buildings While Preserving our Health
“Maintenance is Preservation.” Hugh Miller, FAIA
Preservation Timber Framing Restores First Parish Meetinghouse
Thoughtful restoration brings craft, communication, and celebration to the First Parish Meetinghouse in Derry, New Hampshire.
Preservation and Urbanism: The Problem with Labeling a Building "Of its Time."
Carroll William Westfall discusses the development of preservation and urbanism, illustrating the problem with labeling a building "of its time."
New Preservation Program at University of Notre Dame
The School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame is launching a graduate degree program in historic preservation.
The Problem of the House Museum
Vincent Michael explains that while house museums been around for a while, they have never been able to support themselves.
Quackery and the SDS (formerly known as MSDS)
Ever wonder what's in that cleaning fluid? Ken Follett shed some light on chemical formulas, safety data sheets, and who reads labels anyway.
Client's Expectations Temporary
Drawing on his experience, Ken Follett shows how a client’s expectations can drastically change a historic preservation project.
Book Review: Mughal Architecture Revisited
Eve M. Kahn reviews Mughal Architecture & Gardens, by George Michell and Amit Pasricha.
Replacing the Secretary’s Standards
Many of historic preservation’s laws and programs are nearly old enough for their own historic designations and are in dire need of rehabilitation.
