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From Memory to Marble : The Historical Frieze of the Voortrekker Monument, Pa…
For the first time the 92-metre frieze of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria, one of the largest historical narratives in marble, has been made the subject of a book.The pictorial narrative of the Boer pioneers who conquered South Africa's interior during the 'Great Trek' (1835-52) represents a crucial period of South Africa's past. Forming the concept of the frieze both reflected on and cont…
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Architecture and Fire
Architecture and Fire develops a conceptual reassessment of architectural conservation through the study of the intimate relationship between architecture and fire. Stamatis Zografos expands on the general agreement among many theorists that the primitive hut was erected around fire – locating fire as the first memory of architecture, at the very beginning of architectural evolution. Followin…
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Self-Build Homes
Self-Build Homes connects the burgeoning interdisciplinary research on self-build with commentary from leading international figures in the self-build and wider housing sector. Through their focus on community, dwelling, home and identity, the chapters explore the various meanings of self-build housing, encouraging new directions for discussions about self-building and calling for the recogniti…
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Stadt als Schule : Nachbarschaftszentrum und Gemeinschaftsschule an der alten…
When a fire department called "Ostwache" in the eastern part of Leipzig closed down, it left their old building behind vacant. Soon after a neighbourhood initiative sought to use the space to establish a community center for the surrounding neighbourhood. At the same time, the municipal government was planning a new school on the same lot. This thesis presents a solution for this conflict. By b…
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Historische Gärten Österreichs: Band 3 : Garten und Parkanlagen von der Ren…
In the year 1999 the project of the inventarisation of the historic gardens in Austria, financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF was finished with the manuscript "Historic Gardens in Austria. Gardens and Parks from the Renaissance to 1930". Since 1984 this project was in charge of the author with some other co-workers at the Technical University of Vienna, Department of Landscape Planning and …
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Historische Gärten Österreichs: Band 1 : Garten und Parkanlagen von der Ren…
In the year 1999 the project of the inventarisation of the historic gardens in Austria, financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF was finished with the manuscript "Historic Gardens in Austria. Gardens and Parks from the Renaissance to 1930". Since 1984 this project was in charge of the author with some other co-workers at the Technical University of Vienna, Department of Landscape Planning and …
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Historische Gärten Österreichs: Band 2 : Garten und Parkanlagen von der Ren…
In the year 1999 the project of the inventarisation of the historic gardens in Austria, financed by the Austrian Science Fund FWF was finished with the manuscript "Historic Gardens in Austria. Gardens and Parks from the Renaissance to 1930". Since 1984 this project was in charge of the author with some other co-workers at the Technical University of Vienna, Department of Landscape Planning and …
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Der Natur und Kunst gewidmet : Der Esterházysche Landschaftsgarten in Eisens…
The book is based on the research project "The Esterházy Landscape Garden in Eisenstadt" funded by the Jubilee Fonds of the Austrian National Bank (no.5164) and was published with the aid of a printing subsidy granted by FWF. For the first time one of the outstanding historical gardens of Austria is presented in a comprehensive monography. The contributions cover a wide range of topics from as…
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The Past in the Present : A Living Heritage Approach - Meteora, Greece
The Past in the Present deals with the complexities in the operation and management of living heritage sites. It presents a new interpretation of such sites based on the concept of continuity, and its evolution to the present. It is demonstrated that the current theoretical framework and practice of conservation, as best epitomised in a values-based approach and the World Heritage concept, is b…
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Università è con-di-visione
In occasione dei festeggiamenti per la celebrazione della fondazione dell'Università Federico II, il Comitato Unico di Garanzia dell'Ateneo ha lanciato un contest fotografico riservato a tutta la comunità federiciana. Il volume racconta la prima edizione del concorso il cui tema è: "Università è con-di-visione", e raccoglie tutte le foto che hanno partecipato, le motivazioni del premio ass…
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