Kategoria BISAC: Architecture >> General

Tsonga and Shangaan headrests, staffs, figures, puppets, medicine gourds, healers' attire and snuff containers are some of the finest heritage objects South Africa has to offer. They are the material record of a complex and dynamic period. Originating largely in Mozambique, and consolidating themselves in response to the mining industry and to the homeland policy of the apartheid government, Tsonga and Shangaan people mobilized in difficult political, economic and social circumstances to form a distinct identity and artistic style.

This full-color book showcases some of South Africa's...

Kostengunstiges Bauen erfordert besondere Sorgfalt im gesamten Planungs- und Ausfuhrungsprozess. Dementsprechend wird dieser umfassend mit Fachbeitragen und Projektdokumentationen betrachtet, von der Buroorganisation uber die Entwurfsphase, die Koordination der Ausfuhrungsplanung bis hin zur Realisierung.

Alt und Neu liefert einen umfassenden Uberblick uber intelligente Konzepte fur den Umgang mit Bestand, gegliedert in die Kategorien Addition, Transformation und Umnutzung. Vorgestellt werden sowohl alltagliche Projekte wie die Revitalisierung von Wohnbauten der 50er bis 70er-Jahre als auch spektakulare Bauaufgaben. Mit Fachbeitragen zu technischen Aspekten der Sanierung, z.B. energetische Ertuchtigung.

Organized thematically, this book highlights a variety of well-defined topics, such as handicap-accessibility and flexibility of use, and presents them together with explanatory technical articles and examples of realized projects. In closing, it provides addresses of information centers as well as sources of additional information.

This new edition examines management of built heritage through the use of values-led decision making, based on an understanding of the significance of the cultural asset. It considers how significance is assessed and used as an effective focus and driver for management strategies and processes.

The authors consider key policies and procedures that need to be implemented to help ensure effective management. The book will be useful for specialists in built heritage - conservation officers, heritage managers, architects, planners, engineers and surveyors - as well as for facilities and...