Overview

The project is unique, but the approach and techniques utilized in the work have application for saving other public buildings.

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Reviews

""[A]n excellent example of the multifaceted components in any major restoration... Highly recommended."" -- L. B. Sickels, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation - Choice ""[E]xtremely well crafted...a choice addition to the libraries of preservation professionals...as well as public administrators...a textbook example for educators."" -- Robert A. Young - APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology ""[A] good addition to the many fine architectural volumes for New York City and a handsome and informative book for more casual readers."" -- Examiner.com ""...a well-written and authoritative chronicle of a superlative restoration and adaptive reuse project. It can serve as a textbook on how to complete such work in the most efficient manner. Its many architectural drawings and photographic illustrations greatly enhance the volume's didactic value, making it a valuable addition to the reference libraries of architects, conservators, and historians."" -- Lance E. Metz - IA: Journal of the Society for Industrial Architecture

[A] remarkably humble and helpful case study The book's attractive design and narrative structure make it accessible to a general reader--J. Laurie Ossman, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Author Information

John G. Waite, FAIA, is the principal architect of his eponymous firm and lives in Albany, New York.

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