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"Harry Brand, architect and planner: "Cohen, drawing on his own broad experience in the practical study of urban conservation, has assembled a rich variety of examples, copiously illustrated. From these he has distilled the principles which govern the practice of conservation, based on clearly defined urban elements. A very useful manual for all concerned with the theory and practice of this complex and elusive art."
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*Covers rehabilitation and preservation of buildings and entire neighborhoods *Analyzes the key elements of the urban environment *600 beautiful full-color photos enrich the text
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"Harry Brand, architect and planner: "Cohen, drawing on his own broad experience in the practical study of urban conservation, has assembled a rich variety of examples, copiously illustrated. From these he has distilled the principles which govern the practice of conservation, based on clearly defined urban elements. A very useful manual for all concerned with the theory and practice of this complex and elusive art."
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*Covers rehabilitation and preservation of buildings and entire neighborhoods *Analyzes the key elements of the urban environment *600 beautiful full-color photos enrich the text
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Bring the preservation of the individual building into its urban context, in order to have more coherence as the end result. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Tel Aviv, San Francisco, United States, British Mandate, Place Vendome, Present Future Upgrading, Regent Street New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan by Rem Koolhaas in Back Matter
- A History of Ottoman Architecture by Godfrey Goodwin in Back Matter
- Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century by Peter Hall in Back Matter
- People and Plans Paper by Gans in Back Matter
- Planning London by James Simmie in Back Matter
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