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1Eurgene Viollet-le-duc
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- 1814 –1879 - French architect famous for restorations of medieval architecture
- proponent of Gothic architecture and its structural honesty - most famous restoration was Notre Dame in Paris - felt that buildings should appear in their ideal condition - “To restore a building is not only to preserve it, to repair it, or to rebuild, but to bring it back to a state of completion such as may never have existed at any given moment.” (Tyler, 2006, page 20) - was he contributing to the building or creating a false sense of history? |
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1Notre Dame, Paris
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Begun 1163
-constructed all the way through 1800's -restoration le duc 1845 -right thing? |
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1John Ruskin
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-1819-1900
-essayist wrote about art and architecture -advocates nature and its representation in art, especially gothic arch. -building should be allowed to age/part of appeal -"it is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has ever been great or beautiful in arch" |
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1Restoration
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returning a building to its condition at a specific time , many times to original condition
(paul revere house, frank lloyd wright house) |
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1Preservation
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maintenance of a property without significant alteration to its current condition (drayton hall, aiken rhett)
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1reconstruction
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building a historic structure using replicated designs and/or materials (ben franklin house)
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1rehabilitation
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converting a building to a different use, while retaining its character (tate modern gallery)
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2National register of historic places
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-list of buildings in US worthy of preservation
-begain in 1966 with the passage of National Historic Pres Act -propterties must meet age, integrity, and significance criteria -nominated+pass several levels of review |
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2 National register of historic places (age, +issues with age)
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-must be at least 50 years of age
-inland steel building, chicago, 1958 |
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2 National register of historic places criteria
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-most important is significance (historical/cultural or architectural) (boston public library, 1st library mckim mead white)
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2 National Register of Historic Places (4 criteria)
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1) property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of American history
2) property is associated w/ significant life of American past 3) Embodies distinctive features of type, period, method of construction, artistic values, distinguishable entity. 4) property and its site yield, or are likely to yield, important information in history or prehistory |
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2 National Register of Historic Places nomination process
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-fill out form, arch description+statement of significance
-submitted to SHPO, public review -determination made by national park service |
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2 economics- Tax incentives
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-Reinvestment Tax Credit (RITC)- tax credit for rehabilitating a certified, income-producing building-joint program between NPS and IRS
-Certified historic structure- on or eligible for NR or a contributing building in NR district - 20% tax credit -non-historic before 1936- %10 credit |
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2 RITC- Reinvestment tax credit
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-work must be "substantial", exceed 5,000
-adjusted basis=cost of property-landvalue+improvements-depreciation -more valuable as credit than deduction |
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2 Residential tax credit
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-no federal credit for residential rehab projects
-SC does OFFER RTC -25% tax credit for rehabs that spend more than $15000 over 36 months -primary residence+on or eligible for NR |
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3 How to design in Historic Context
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-age old question
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3 4 design strategies
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1) Literal replication
2) invention within a style 3) abstract reference 4) intentional opposition |
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3 1) literal replication
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-expands a structure or district by reproducing or closely imitating original fabric
pros: character of district, existing patterns, used throughout history cons: repetitive, lack of creativity (Pirie Scott Building, chicago) |
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3 2) invention within a style
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-add elements that sustain a sense of architectural continuity without replication
pros: continues character of district, balance between compat and differentiation, more creativity cons: confuse historic with new (US capital) |
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3 3) abstract reference
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-modern innovation- defers to historic setting w/o replication
pros: doesnt clash with historic, differentiates new from old, passes "first glance" cons: lack of character/materials, hollow feelings |
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3 4) intentional opposition
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-conscious choice to avoid character of context; favors differentiation
pros: change unappealing context, recover character, "original" cons: clashes with context, disturbing and disruptive (harvard club) |
