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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1922 Edition.
When historic buildings are left vacant they are at a greatly
increased risk of damage and decay as well as being a potential
blight on their locality. The best way to protect a building is to
keep it occupied, even if the use is on a temporary or partial
basis. It is inevitable that some historic buildings will struggle
to find any use, especially in areas where the property market is
weak and the opportunities for sale or re-use are limited. However,
such buildings may become centrepieces of future regeneration and
safeguarding will allow them to fulfil their social, cultural and
economic potential. This guidance is intended to help owners and
purchasers of vacant historic buildings to reduce the risks by
undertaking a range of precautionary measures and adopting an
‘active management’ approach that can prevent unnecessary
damage, dereliction and loss of historic fabric. Owners will also
benefit by maintaining the value of their assets and increasing the
chances of bringing them back into permanent use. The guidance
explains how to decommission buildings that are about to be
vacated, as well as how to look after buildings that have already
been vacant for some time.
This publication is the second in a series on architectural design
of theaters and concert halls.
A clear, concise review guide for the FDNY F-03 and F-04 Place of
Assembly Safety Personnel Certificate of Fitness Exam. This guide
contains two full-length practice exams and specific tips about the
testing format and test center.
In Place of a Show is a compelling account of Western theatre
buildings in the 21st century: theatres stripped of their primary
purpose, lying empty, preserved as museums, or demolished.
Playfully combining first-person narratives, scholarly research and
visual documents, Augusto Corrieri explores the material and
imaginative potentials of these places, charting interconnections
between humans, birds, vegetation, and the beguiling animations of
inanimate things, such as walls, curtains and seats. Across four
chapters we learn of the uncanny dismantling and reconstitution of
a German Baroque auditorium during the Second World War; the
phantasmal remains of a demolished music hall in London's East End;
a Renaissance Italian theatre, fleetingly transformed into an
aviary by the appearance of a swallow; and a lavish opera house
emerging from the Amazon rainforest. In these pages we are invited
to discover theatres as sites of anomalous encounters and
surprising coincidences: places that might reveal the performative
entanglement of human and nonhuman worlds.
This publication is one in a series providing an introduction to
architectural design of theatres and concert halls. This volume
discusses theatre lighting, scenery, soft goods, rigging and stage
mechanisms.
This book provides practical information and insights to library
administrators and building plan team members at academic and
public libraries who are considering or starting a library
expansion or reconfiguration of existing space. Building a new
library or expanding or renovating an existing building brings up a
host of questions and concerns, not the least of which involves the
future of the library. This book addresses those issues in light of
an overarching positive vision of libraries and their evolving
purposes and roles in the 21st century. This guide identifies and
addresses all of the steps in the building process, including
preparing the request for proposal (RFP), selecting the right
architect for the job, developing a financial contingency plan, and
managing stakeholders' expectations. The book presents both the
perspectives and experience of library administrators and
management personnel as well as the insights of accomplished
library architects and designers. It provides thorough, practical,
and current guidance in a process that library administrators often
find daunting and "risk immersive." Reading this book is like
sitting down with a knowledgeable, impartial consultant before
beginning a major renovation project-a tremendous asset for library
administrators as well as architectural firms. Covers all of the
steps in the building process, from preparing the RFP and selecting
an architect to developing a financial contingency plan and
managing community and staff expectations Includes contributions
from some of the most accomplished library architects and designers
from across the nation Presents information of great relevance and
interest to library administrators as well as to architectural
firms that work with libraries
This document is intended to provide owners and practicing
engineers with current best practices to reduce the likelihood of
progressive collapse of buildings in the event of abnormal loading.
The report includes a discussion of an acceptable risk approach to
progressive collapse, which involves defining the threat, event
control, and structural design to resist postulated event.
Practical means for reducing risk for new and existing buildings
are presented. An extensive review is provided of the design
methods used to enhance a buildings resistance to progressive
collapse. These include the indirect method (providing sufficient
tie forces), the specific local resistance method (designing key
elements to withstand abnormal loads), and the alternate load path
method (allowing for redistribution of load in the event of the
loss of a key member). Design considerations for different
structural materials are summarized. The methodology for evaluating
and mitigating progressive collapse potential in existing buildings
is also discussed. Three appendices provide supporting information.
Appendix A presents a worldwide review of progressive collapse
provisions in various national design standards. Appendix B
identifies knowledge gaps related to progressive collapse that
require research. Appendix C provides case studies of progressive
collapses. This document is not intended to provide step-by-step
design guidance for practicing engineers; however, applicable
design standards are referenced and summarized in Appendix A.
This study of how the architecture of a building influences the
people who work in its is of interest to architects, behavioralists
and management personnel as well as fans of architecture in
general.
A clear, concise review guide for the FDNY F-60 Fire Guard
Certificate of Fitness Exam. Recently updated, this guide contains
two full-length practice exams and specific tips about the testing
format and site.
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