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Design Control and Regulation
Donahoe, Stacey. 2004. “Guiding Additions to Historic Properties: A Study of
Design Guidelines for Additions in Sixty-Five American Cities.” Master's
thesis, University of Pennsylvania. http://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/48/
In this thesis from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Program in
Historic Preservation, Donahoe provides a comparative analysis of design
guidelines for additions to historic structures that were in use in different cities
throughout the United States. Data was collected through a survey and sent to
selected Certified Local Governments (CLGs). US cities participating in the
CLG program have partnerships with state and federal preservation offices and
meet a number of criteria established by the National Park Service. Since the
majority of the collected guidelines had been based on the Secretary of Interior’s
Standards, the author chose an example to analyze how the Standards had been
adapted to local needs (chapter 2). Chapter 3 focuses on unique characteristics
of certain guidelines that could benefit other cases. This chapter uses Linda
Groat’s article “Measuring the Fit of New to Old” to suggest some improvements
to current guidelines. The thesis identifies the lack of periodic revisions
to the guidelines as an important issue that should be addressed by most cities.
(A.P.A.G.)
[See also under Chapter 3: Design Approaches and Philosophies: Groat, Linda.
1983. Measuring the fit of new to old: A checklist resulting from a study of contextualism.
Architecture: The AIA Journal 72 (11): 58–61.]
Ghosh, Santosh, Ranajit Gupta, and Sumita Gupta, eds. 1996. Architectural and
Urban Conservation. Calcutta [Kolkata]: Centre for Built Environment.
This publication resulted from an international workshop held in Calcutta,
December 16–18, 1994, organized by the Centre for Built Environment. Most
articles included in this book talk about challenges and proposed solutions for
the conservation of historic urban sites. Each article focuses on a different historic
city, with all continents represented. The following articles specifically
mention solutions for controlling new construction in historic urban settings:
• Bombay, India: An Approach to Heritage Conservation Policies” by
Vikas Dilawari: This article compares conservation principles in India
and the Western world. Dilawari presents some of the conservation concepts
and tools developed in Bombay (Mumbai), including the policy
for infill developments. According to the author, this policy permits the
use of three different approaches to develop appropriate new buildings
in historic settings. These approaches are imitation architecture, subtle
architecture, and contrasting architecture. The paper argues that the
choice of approach should depend on the characteristics of the site.
• “Jakarta, Indonesia” by Martono Yuwono: The author identifies the
rapid surge of new development as the main challenge of urban conservation
in Jakarta. The article proposes a series of actions to achieve the
integration of historic preservation and city planning as a new methodology
for urban conservation in Jakarta.
• “Conservation of Historic Fort Area: Thiruvananthapuram, India” by
Prof. Ashalatha Thampuran, K. P. Geetha, and T. L. Shaji: This article
presents a plan for the conservation of a historic neighborhood in
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