Industrial heritage protection and redevelopment
By: edited by Michael Louw
Publisher: The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Mulgrave, Victoria, Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781864707786
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Industrial buildings; Remodeling for other use; Reconstruction; Architecture; Conservation and restoration; Buildings; Repair and reconstruction
Description: Industrial heritage is an important part of our built environment and landscape. It provides tangible and intangible links to our past and has great potential to play a significant role in the futures of our cities, towns, and rural environments. The projection and redevelopment of industrial heritage can contribute to the building of social and cultural capital, environmental sustainability, and urban regeneration. This book showcases a selection of works completed since 2010 with a wide global distribution. It highlights an encouraging increase in the practice of the transformation, redevelopment, and adaptive reuse of industrial structures. From under-utilised, disused, or discarded reminders of times past, the latest metamorphoses of buildings and structures have imbued them with new purposes in what could be regarded as one more stage in a continuous process of industrial evolution. The four essays written by authors from a variety of backgrounds and locations offer a rich addition to the selection of case studies and could serve as opportunities for further research. This book provides direct, informational reference to architects, researchers, and decision-makers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.