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Without Our Past? : A Handbook for the Preservation of Canada's Architectural Heritage /

Using her experience in various government departments and with several successful building conversation projects, Ann Falkner has written this practical handbook for those concerned about preserving heritage structures.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Falkner, Ann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 1977.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 'How will we know it's us?'; 2 Government preservation policy; The federal realm; Heritage Canada; The provincial realm; The municipal realm; Conclusions; 3 Surveys; Canadian Inventory of Historic Building (CIHB); Preservation philosophy; 4 Evaluation and selection; Criteria; Evaluation; Listings; Publicity; 5 Acquiring properties: Some means and methods; Means of acquisition; What to acquire; How to acquire; 6 Retain, renew, re-use; The rule; The concept; A renewal or renovation method; Commercial use; Residential use; Special examples of re-use.
  • 7 Adding amenities and ambianceGarden blocks; Warehouse conversion; Commercial blocks; Rehabilitation through subsidized training; Amenities; Creating the ambiance; 8 Show and tell; 'Your' education; 'Their'education; Historical societies and foundations; 9 The wherewithal; A word about costs; The credit side of conservation; Creditable resources; Community fund-raising; Money in action; APPENDIX; Government departments, agencies, and programs; Heritage Canada; Historical societies; BIBLIOGRAPHY.