Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings provides a detailed insight into a wide range of technical problems met during the refurbishment and upgrading of buildings, suggesting solutions that can be used to overcome them. The book identifies and describes specific refurbishment problems, including…
Hardback – 2000-06-22
Taylor & Francis
Tourists in Historic Towns examines the relationship of culture, heritage, conservation and tourism development in historic towns and urban centres, debating the impacts of tourism on historic towns and the role tourism plays in conservation and urban continuity. The main focus of the book is…
Paperback – 2000-06-01
Taylor & Francis
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.…
Paperback – 2000-04-06
Routledge
Written by an authoritative team of experts, Industrial Buildings gives guidance as to the types of building stock offering greatest potential for conversion and that are likely to be viable and sustainable. The team of authors include historians, researchers, conservationists, designers and…
Hardback – 2000-02-24
Taylor & Francis
Addresses the advantages and practicalities involved in the issue of the creative re-use of existing buildings.…
Hardback – 2000-02-14
Routledge
Addresses the advantages and practicalities involved in the issue of the creative re-use of existing buildings.…
Hardback – 2000-02-14
Routledge
This is the first book to tackle all the issues relating to timber decay. It presents the facts and explores timber decay problems through case studies. These are illustrated with clear self-explanatory photographs for the reader to use as a diagnostic aid. Section 1 discusses timber as a living…
Hardback – 1999-11-25
Taylor & Francis
Essential reading for building owners, facilities managers, architects and surveyors, this book will also prove useful on business management and facilities management courses, and for those studying architecture, surveying and real estate management.…
Hardback – 1999-10-01
Routledge
Papers from the 1999 conference by the Museum of Scotland. Aims to generate international comparison and debate about interpretation and presentation of heritage assets, and to examine the role of museums in shaping national identity.…
Hardback – 1999-10-01
Routledge
This book will be of interest to everyone involved in the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of traditional buildings. Its purpose is to promote the successful structural repair of masonry, timber and unfired earth. The book begins by explaining how traditional structures work and how they are…
Hardback – 1999-09-01
Routledge
This study, first published in 1919 then substantially revised in 1947, was based on experiments undertaken by the author into the use of pise de terre and other earth-based materials. It was written at a time when traditional building resources such as brick and timber were in short supply, and…
Hardback – 1999-08-01
Routledge