The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Future of the Past

Future of the Past

Name/Title

The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation

Entry/Object ID

2011.004.06

Description

Reexamines contemporary historic preservation theory and practice in light of the developments in the field since the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and the publications of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation in 1977. Contents: 1. New and old architecture together -- 2. The principles of traditional architecture -- 3. How traditional architecture works -- 4. The modernist paradigm -- 5. A brief history of preservation philosophy -- 6. Historicism and the search for an architecture of our time -- 7. Preservation after historicism -- 8. Literal replication -- 9. Invention within a style -- 10. Abstract reference -- 11. Intentional opposition -- 12. A conservation ethic. Charleston features: Marion Square, preservation trends, scattered-site housing, significance of historic preservation efforts in Charleston. 272 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2011.004.

Source or Donor

New Library Books Purchased (2011)

Acquisition Method

Purchased

Credit Line

Restricted Book/Archives Acquisition Fund Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic preservation, Architecture and history, Architecture--Psychological aspects

Book Details

Author

Semes, Steven W.

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

W.W. Norton

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

2009

Call No.

NA2543 .H55 S43 2009

ISBN

9780393732443

LCCN

2009017360

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Checked Out

Date

November 28, 2012

Notes

Notes: Winslow

Location

Building

Checked Out

Date

March 28, 2011

Notes

Notes: Winslow

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Steven W. Semes ; in association with the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America. Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260) and index.

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Create Date

March 21, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023