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Preserving Urban Landscapes As Public History --- A Qualitative Study Of Kensington Market, Toronto, Na Li
Preserving Urban Landscapes As Public History --- A Qualitative Study Of Kensington Market, Toronto, Na Li
Open Access Dissertations
Situated within the interpretive and critical traditions, this study aims to contribute to one of the continuing primary themes in urban preservation: how to interpret and preserve the intangible values of built environments. A comprehensive analysis of dominant theories of urban preservation forms the conceptual framework within which this dissertation takes place. It starts by locating the intellectual context of preservation in North America, and examines its basic premises and core issues. It identifies three limits to the traditional approach to preservation planning. The complexity and fragility of history, its narrative quality and its particularities, its emotional content and economic …
Walley School Community Arts Center Feasibility Study, Bob Miklos,Kelly Ard, Scott Slarsky, Arnold Robinson, Hank Kniskern, John Mcquilken, Robert Rambo
Walley School Community Arts Center Feasibility Study, Bob Miklos,Kelly Ard, Scott Slarsky, Arnold Robinson, Hank Kniskern, John Mcquilken, Robert Rambo
Architecture and Urban Design
The Walley School community arts center initiative began in the fall
of 2011 as a joint project between the Town of Bristol and Roger
Williams University’s School of Architecture. Shortly thereafter, the
Gabelli School of Business was asked to development a business case
for the project. Four students in the course “Management 439: Business
Planning” took on the Walley School as their team project for
the semester. The business case study was developed in conjunction
with the Town of Bristol, the initiative’s steering committee, Roger
Williams University’s Community Partnerships Center, the School
of Architecture and the School of Construction Management. …