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Interpreting The Standards: Design Professionals & Historicized Design, Alexandra D. Skerry
Interpreting The Standards: Design Professionals & Historicized Design, Alexandra D. Skerry
Historic Preservation Theses
Research Question: This thesis intends to discover how and why architects make design decisions for projects in historic districts. Subquestions are based on the methods of architects; differing opinions between preservation and architectural professionals; and the inconsistent interpretation of standards and guidelines.
Results: The researcher was able to analyze each informant and position them on a self-defined design spectrum. A visual representation of this spectrum can be found in Appendix D.
Practical Implications: The results of this study show a conflict that prevents Standard 9 from both allowing the progression of contemporary architectural theory in historic areas, and requiring a …