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Preserving Industrial Heritage A Methodology for the Reuse of Industrial Buildings and Campuses

Barnes, Catherine L.

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2010, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
Deserted late 19th and early 20th century industrial buildings dot the United States landscape. Abandoned due to changes in industrial production, distribution, and subsequent urban flight, these discarded structures possess a heritage that can connect present day communities to the past and future. Pulitzer Prize winning poet and novelist, Robert Penn Warren expressed, “History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future.” Because of this potential, these industrial buildings have an inherent value that will increase when a building is preserved. The search for appropriate new uses for these large, complex structures is a difficult task. For this thesis a value matrix was developed based upon Alois Riegl’s Modern Cult of Monuments essay. The value matrix gives an evaluation method for precedent studies and to evaluate future uses on abandoned structures. After a new use or interpretation is discovered for the site, the search for a new syntax begins. This new syntax will be based on the rigors set by the existing structure to base new patterns and design work to further connect the new use to the history of the site.
Elizabeth Riorden, MARCH (Committee Chair)
George Bible, MCiv.Eng (Committee Chair)
81 p.

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  • Barnes, C. L. (2010). Preserving Industrial Heritage A Methodology for the Reuse of Industrial Buildings and Campuses [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275072006

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Barnes, Catherine. Preserving Industrial Heritage A Methodology for the Reuse of Industrial Buildings and Campuses. 2010. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275072006.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Barnes, Catherine. "Preserving Industrial Heritage A Methodology for the Reuse of Industrial Buildings and Campuses." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1275072006

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)