Adaptive Reuse of Bldgs: Successes & Failures I

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These courses use a range of readings and visits to buildings and places of interest to show the great variety of discourses within which historic buildings can be placed. Coursework assignments range from the historic works of Wordsworth, Ruskin and Morris to current government reports and guidance documents on the historic environment. Trips highlight the adaptive reuse of historic buildings; relationships to landscapes; and technical aspects of conservation work.