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Author: Katie Cummer ,
Lynne D. DiStefano
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.594kg
ISBN: 9789888528561
ISBN 10: 9888528564
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 05 June 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This is a most interesting set of essays, informative and thought-provoking. The best way to save any heritage building is by keeping it in beneficial use and how to achieve this in a sensitive manner is what these essays are about. They should be vital reading for anyone considering an adaptive reuse project in Asia. --Michael Morrison, Purcell This is a superb, well-documented, and original book written by some of the best-known and highly respected authors in the field of heritage conservation. The carefully examined case studies illustrate a wide variety of solutions that highlight the work of some of the best minds of the next generations. --Alastair Kerr, University of Victoria With cultural heritage firmly ensconced in the global development agendas of the United Nations, this well-grounded volume draws upon the experience of Hong Kong SAR, Shanghai, and Singapore to demonstrate to scholars and practitioners alike how historic properties can be sustained through savvy adaptive reuse in the midst of tremendous urban redevelopment pressures. --Montira Horayangura Unakul, UNESCO Bangkok Asian Revitalization is a highly practical and accessible volume on the long-established conservation practice of adaptive reuse in East Asia. Its focus on real-life issues, examples, and challenges posed by revitalization programs in the region is extremely relevant to researchers and practitioners in architectural conservation, urban design, and urban studies. --Miles Glendinning, University of Edinburgh
Asian Revitalization is a highly practical and accessible volume on the long-established conservation practice of adaptive reuse in East Asia. Its focus on real-life issues, examples, and challenges posed by revitalization programs in the region is extremely relevant to researchers and practitioners in architectural conservation, urban design, and urban studies. -Miles Glendinning, University of Edinburgh This is a superb, well-documented, and original book written by some of the best-known and highly respected authors in the field of heritage conservation. The carefully examined case studies illustrate a wide variety of solutions that highlight the work of some of the best minds of the next generations. -Alastair Kerr, University of Victoria This is a most interesting set of essays, informative and thought-provoking. The best way to save any heritage building is by keeping it in beneficial use and how to achieve this in a sensitive manner is what these essays are about. They should be vital reading for anyone considering an adaptive reuse project in Asia. -Michael Morrison, Purcell With cultural heritage firmly ensconced in the global development agendas of the United Nations, this well-grounded volume draws upon the experience of Hong Kong SAR, Shanghai, and Singapore to demonstrate to scholars and practitioners alike how historic properties can be sustained through savvy adaptive reuse in the midst of tremendous urban redevelopment pressures. -Montira Horayangura Unakul, UNESCO Bangkok Asian Revitalization is a highly practical and accessible volume on the long-established conservation practice of adaptive reuse in East Asia. Its focus on real-life issues, examples, and challenges posed by revitalization programs in the region is extremely relevant to researchers and practitioners in architectural conservation, urban design, and urban studies. -- Miles Glendinning, University of Edinburgh This is a superb, well-documented, and original book written by some of the best-known and highly respected authors in the field of heritage conservation. The carefully examined case studies illustrate a wide variety of solutions that highlight the work of some of the best minds of the next generations. -- Alastair Kerr, University of Victoria This is a most interesting set of essays, informative and thought-provoking. The best way to save any heritage building is by keeping it in beneficial use and how to achieve this in a sensitive manner is what these essays are about. They should be vital reading for anyone considering an adaptive reuse project in Asia. -- Michael Morrison, Purcell With cultural heritage firmly ensconced in the global development agendas of the United Nations, this well-grounded volume draws upon the experience of Hong Kong SAR, Shanghai, and Singapore to demonstrate to scholars and practitioners alike how historic properties can be sustained through savvy adaptive reuse in the midst of tremendous urban redevelopment pressures. -- Montira Horayangura Unakul, UNESCO Bangkok
Author Information
Katie Cummer is the principal heritage consultant of Cummer Heritage Consulting and was the founding director of the Bachelor of Arts in Conservation Degree offered by the Division of Architectural Conservation Programmes at the University of Hong Kong. She is coauthor of Heritage Revealed. Lynne D. DiStefano is an adjunct professor and academic advisor for the Division of Architectural Conversation Programmes, of which she was also a founder and director, at the University of Hong Kong. She is coauthor of Small God, Big City: Earth God Shrines in Urban Hong Kong and Hong Kong Corner Houses.
