{"product_id":"9781642833485-preserving-with-purpose","title":"Preserving with Purpose","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReimagining Buildings for Community Benefit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhenNotre Dame burns, the world notices-but whonotices when community landmarks vanish forever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile prominent buildingslike Notre Dame in Paris rise from the ashes, historic buildings in disinvested communities are lost at an alarming rate. The resulting holes in the fabric of the community are not only aloss of structures, but of thestories and the embedded possibilities that the buildings represent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePreserving with Purpose:Reimagining Buildings for \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunity \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenefit, \u003c\/i\u003earchitect Amy Hetletvedt unfolds arevolutionary-but-simple vision for re-thinking building conservation in vulnerable communities.It begins with the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003equestion: what can be done now-in circumstances or communities when restoration is not wholly fundable, not possible, orpotentially not even desirable?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHetletvedt explores contextual approaches to existing buildings in disinvested communities as an alternative to demolition, explains why these buildings matter, and what communities and professionals can make ofthem, together. \u003ci\u003ePreserving With Purpose\u003c\/i\u003efeatures profiles and case studies from aroundthe world. Four profiles focus on places facing the challenges of vacancy and abandonment which have, over time, reimagined buildings using the approaches described in the book. The profilesinclude Project Row Houses in Houston, Texas;The Dorchester \u003cbr\u003eProjectsand Stony IslandArts Bank in Chicago, Illinois; Menokinin Warsaw, Virginia and theGranby Four Streets in Liverpool, England. Fifteen case studies cover a broader geographic range and are organized into three purposeful interventions: priority, practical and poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessionals and community members are encouraged toapproach historic buildings creatively and collaboratively; to invest in strategic mending that not only addresses buildings but benefits communities. \u003ci\u003ePreserving with Purpose \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling invitation into the beautiful and fruitful middle-groundbetween ruin and restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57805397950838,"sku":"9781642833485","price":35.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40576363.jpg?v=1778035868","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781642833485-preserving-with-purpose","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}