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Amending Historic Architecture
The delicate fabric of historic architecture is embedded in every design. Identifying a single thread strains the eye and is quickly lost in the attempt to trace its origins. Despite the difficulty in deciphering individual threads, our intuition immediately generates recognition of the familiar or …
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Change in historic buildings
Change in historic buildings is inevitable. If these changes are not well-managed, the cityscape will be threatened because a city is composed of buildings. A good city should combine both growth and preservation. Controlling change in historic buildings is one way to get this balance. Because a …
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Historic development of prime numbers
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the history of prime numbers and development of prime number theory. There are three major sections to this thesis, Ancient times, Dark Ages, and Modern times. The ancient time's section has topics on the `Ishango Bone', `Rhine Papyrus' with an …
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THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC TRACKWAYS
This research examines the merits of conserving historic trackways as heritage assets under United Kingdom legislation, policy and guidance. It does so by drawing together three separate but related elements: • Understanding the historic evolution of trackways; • Consideration of their potential to …
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Nondestructive evaluation of historic structures
… at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An historic structure may need restoration because it is structurally deficient, does not meet current building codes, is in need of renovation, or is being subjected to different loads than those that were originally intended. It is typically less …
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Modelling historic preservation tax incentives
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1985.
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An Urban Design Method for Rehabilitating Historic cities in Iran: The Case of Shiraz Historic Fabric
Historic cities are valuable, cultural, economic and identity assets of each nation that project a culture’s characteristics, beliefs, lifestyles and arts. They present the socio-economic, socio-cultural and socio-political identity and traditions of residents of many ethnicities in established …
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Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Historic Cemeteries at the Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site
The Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site is located two miles north of Ash Grove, Missouri. This site was originally the home of Nathan Boone (youngest son of Daniel Boone), his family, and their slaves. The site contains the Boone Family House, Boone Family Cemetery, and African American …
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Salvaging historic shipwrecks in South Africa
… which have emerged between interested parties in historic wrecks, the most notorious being between two broad interest groups; those who are attracted by the commercial value of such wrecks and those concerned to protect their historical and cultural value. This dissertation considers the viability …
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Regulating new construction in historic areas
… impacts the process of new construction in historic areas. The North End, South End, and Back Bay neighborhoods of Boston were identified as historic areas that possessed increasingly restrictive design regulations, and within each neighborhood, two recent new buildings were selected as case …
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Modern Interventions on a Historic Campus
… uphold the existing architectural fabric of a historic place, thereby establishing a connection and legitimacy that should endure for the life of both the building and the setting.
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Spatial sequence in the historic gardens
In designing spaces, designers should consider spatial sequence and its experiences, since we experience environment in a sequence along movement. The more a place satisfies desired experiences, the more the place will be successful. This thesis explored spatial sequence as a design tool by …
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Stigmatized Space: Negative Heritage in Historic Preservation
… disseminated but still poorly defined — to historic preservation discourse. Precedents in disparate contexts trace the development of a sociogeographic ethos with regard to stigmatized spaces; tactics that have had little representation in the literature receive particular attention. To …
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