This thesis looks at the Spiritualist community of Lily Dale, New York through the perspective of the first part of a cultural landscape report. Inside is a literature review, a summary of the history of Spiritualism and its beliefs, the history of Lily Dale, an examination of i…
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This thesis provides a history of the studio apartment building in New York City, discussing its design as combined housing and studios, and its impact on the proliferation of the apartment building. The first studio building of 1857 became an artist headquarters where exhibitio…
The spatial living and working patterns of Charleston’s grocers, dry goods store owners, attorneys, physicians, conductors, and teachers between 1890 and 1910 reflect the city’s historic land use and cultural norms. Tense race relations left their mark on every part of the city’…
The historic preservation field is grappling with a “diversity deficit:” resources that are officially recognized as significant do not fully represent America’s diverse population, and historically marginalized communities are underrepresented in National Register of Historic P…
1. To study the urban heritage of Banaras. Its formation, historic layers and the current built form. To analyze the major historical changes the city went through in the 20th century and how does it affect the present. 2. Understand the current status of preservation and conser…
Tarihi yapılar çeşitli dönemlerde bünyelerine yeni değerler katarak büyüyen, tarihsel süreçte gelişmeler göstererek kültürel, sosyal, mimari ve teknik özelliklerini bir sonraki nesillere taşıyan önemli kültürel miraslardır. Günümüzde değişen zaman, gelişen teknoloji ve toplumlar…
This thesis seeks to place Shed Style residential architecture in a larger historic context, and in doing so, serve as a helpful reference text for future research. This historic context addresses both the history of residential architecture and suburban development in the Unite…
There is a substantial amount of evidence that suggests Indiana County was a part of the Underground Railroad (UGRR) landscape. Some residents of Indiana County established groups that provided aid to freedom seekers who traveled through the area. One such resident was John Graf…
This thesis explores dark tourism in the context of the construction of sociocultural identity in the United States. Examining how cultural attitudes shape memorialization practices, historic preservation of dark tourism properties and cultural resources reveals that the public …
לתפקיד זה ביולי 1948 עם הקמת מחלקת העתיקות, לאחר שפנה ביוזמתו אל שר העבודה והבינוי והציג בפניו את הדחיפות שבייסוד מחלקה לקונסרבציה במדינת ישראל. מחקר זה עוסק בעבודתו המקצועית במהלך השנה בה נשא בתפקיד, ביוזמות התיעוד והמחקר שהובילו לכך, ובעבודות התיעוד, השימור והשחזור שהוציא אל ה…
Disertační práce se zabývá kvalitou vnitřního prostředí v historických objektech s ohledem na uchování kulturních památek a jejich interiérů. Práce si dává za cíl nastínit rozsáhlou problematiku vnitřního prostředí historických objektů a poukázat na možnosti, kterými je možné k …
Black culture has shaped the American landscape in unique but often unrecognized ways. Black burial sites and cemeteries honor ancestors and are a site of reverence (LaRoche & Blakey, 1997). However, they are routinely neglected, reflecting America’s history of segregation. …
This dissertation examines the contestation over the cultual heritage of Istanbul as it played out across different sites and historical contexts through the practices of interpreting and representing the past: museums, exhibits, archaeology, and historical preservation. In this…
Authenticity refers not only to the physical characteristics of cultural properties, but also to the ways in which collective memories connect with particular environments. Each historic site presents a unique interpretation of authenticity, rooted in a combination of the materi…
Cross-cultural comparative approaches have been used in the field of historic preservation mostly to make comparative analyses between Europe and the United States, yet to date there is not a specific cross-cultural study of the contributions of foundations to preservation field…
The adaptive reuse of historic buildings is widely practiced but little debated by historians. Advocates encourage adaptive reuse as a preservation technique, but most often they argue in favor of the economic and aesthetic benefits of the practice without encouraging developers…
Research related to conservation of the natural and manmade environments is shifting towards a broader definition of the word "conservation." This new paradigm shift does not limit the domain of conservation to aesthetic preservation of cultural artifacts and historic monuments,…
The importance of rehabilitating and renovating historic buildings is a long-established value in the preservationist community, not to mention its explicit connection to the built environment and architecture. However, in the past, the field of historic preservation has largely…
The purpose of this dissertation is to identify various sources hitherto neglected by the field of historic preservation in Turkey, and to seek possible ways in which they can be incorporation into this field. As demonstrated by the case study chosen for this dissertation—the Ba…
Cultural routes help perceiving the heritage elements in a historic urban site as a whole and transform their display into an enjoyable experience. Manisa historic center is chosen as the study area. The site has housed many civilizations throughout history and had been an impor…