Old buildings, new designs
Subtitle: architectural transformations
By: Charles Bloszies
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Architecture briefs series
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781616890353
Subjects: Repair and reconstruction; Buildings; Aesthetics; Additions; Architecture
Other titles: Architectural transformations
Description: Increasingly, architects are hired to design new work for existing structures. Whether for reasons of preservation, sustainability, or cost-effectiveness, the movement to reuse buildings presents a variety of design challenges and opportunities. Old Buildings, New Designs is an Architecture Brief devoted to working within a given architectural fabric from the technical issues that arise from aging construction to the controversy generated by the various project stakeholders to the unique aesthetic possibilities created through the juxtaposition of old and new. -- Book Description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.