This paper will attempt to argue why the act of preserving and restoring historic structures is a much better option than demolishing them. The essay will use the powerful tool of reliable and relevant sources to support the essay’s claim about historic restoration. In addition, this argument will present the opposition’s claims and why they may or may not be correct in the process of improving a historic structure. The essay will separate the ideological differences between demolishing structures and restoring them. Initially, this paper will introduce the main underlying problem with the opposing argument. Then, the paper will establish two main points as to why the restoring of these historic structures is a much better option. …show more content…
Building demolition is never the answer, and restoration will always be the better option. This will ensure we can save and remember how societies of those who lived before us built their buildings.
Although there are many ways building restoration will always be the better option, one crucial way is that restoration preserves the cultural identity of a structure, while demolition destroys it. At this moment, there might be a question raised: “What exactly is the ‘cultural identity’ of a structure or building?” Well, that is actually quite simple. When we speak of historic structures, we typically are referring to those that are very, very aged structures that have a magnitude of uniqueness to them. Therefore, reflecting the culture of the time period which they were created in. But, if that historic structure is demolished, how would that reflected culture ever be remembered? That’s just it, it wouldn’t be able to be remembered, and that’s where the underlying problem is. Like what I’ve just mentioned, Washington Trust For Historic Preservation stated in their “Benefits for Historic Preservation” article, “By preserving historic structures, we are able to share the very spaces and environments in which the generations before us lived. Historic preservation is the visual and tangible conservation of cultural identity” (para. 3). Essentially, demolition results in destruction of this “cultural identity” and as I personally
Architecture should not be separated from the political and social life of human-beings. On the contrary, “throughout the history, architects have always been involved to some extent in politics, and have a nearly always sought positions of power and influence’’. Communist ideology in the Soviet Union had a huge impact on the architectural development of many modern nations: Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Azerbaijan. The amount of affected countries makes the topic of my analysis relevant and worth-discussing. My essay will be structured in a following way. I argue that communist ideology had an
Architecture was born to serve the essential needs of human life. But architecture is not simply a function, capabilities such as objects, objects. The existence of the same architecture of human life has created the spiritual values. Architecture itself has aesthetic value, artistic value is part of the factors. There are small works, with the ancient architecture, over hundreds of years still exist. Many buildings that were built with permanent materials, not too stable structural, mechanical and material in its original meaning; but it still exists, and shine. Because his works contained the great cultural value. In other words, it is the culture of sustainable architecture. Government sustainability "invisible" This has tremendous power, a force without any harm, destruction was, whether natural or man. Conversely, can sustainable building structures, sustainable beauty is destroyed by other factors, such as planning, or administrative guidelines on the management of any construction or it be eliminated by bringing the non-human elements, without the support and consensus of the community.
There are many ancient buildings that have withstood the test of time because of their construction and architecture. Some have undergone various renovations, others total reconstructions. A few locations of such happenings include these:
The renovation started in 1994 it was on of the biggest project in the U.S. at the time. They were renovating at that time because of the start of widespread computer use, and the age of the building. They had just finished the first wedge when the plane hit on 9/11. Thankfully, fewer people were killed because it was not yet completely occupied. After the plane hit they vowed to have that section rebuilt by the 1st anniversary of that tragic date. They then renovated the other sections finishing in 2011. It took 17 years to finish all the renovations.
Romanization is a process where various actions were done in order to be more like Rome culturally. Examples of this include ways that people act to their dress, and moreover style in general. The point of Romanization is to outwardly display ones affection towards Rome materialistically. Specifically for this paper, buildings created by Roman people will be looked at and analyzed if they meet good standards or criteria to be considered examples of the Romanization period.
Government has changed so much over time from the constitution to political polling events. In other words everything changes so do countries, which is why this building is so important without it we would never know what life was like back then which is why it fits perfectly with their motto “that the future may learn from the past.” In other words we can know what it was like back then.
Ironicly, there's no need to keep the public away from the site. The damage to the walls was not
Leon Krier was criticised for publishing a costly monograph on Albert Speer’s architecture (1985)in which, while acknowledging the crimes of the Nazis and the man, Krier nonetheless claimed the book’s only subject and sole justification was “Classical architecture and the passion of building” (cited by Jaskot, ‘Architecture of Oppression’, 2000). Discuss this claim, the controversy and the issues (historical, philosophical and ethical and possibly others) they raise. Can architecture, Classical, Modern or otherwise, be autonomous from politics and valued independently of the circumstances of politics and history that adhere to it?
With the act’s aims for preservation, it barred access to the native culture that claimed heritage to these sites and artifacts. Lee exemplifies this idea of claiming ownership and denying access to a cultural group through the act’s legislation, which presented the president to grant the permission of archeological digs on these sites (Lee, 31-32). Through the guise of preservation, cultural resource management can claim ownership to cultural antiquities ultimately allowing a govern authority to create its interpretation of a cultural heritage. Such an interpretation is seen in the establishment of the early national monuments, which advocated the fall of the Native Americans and the victory that Western Culture had over them (Harmon, McManamon, and Pitcaithley, 269). These statements, as related to the theme, show the power that a government can have in passing legislatures to obtain antiquities and sites to preserve its nation’s culture, while sidestepping the people that claim their heritage to these antiquities, to form its interpretation of
Removing an interior wall is often done when renovating an older home. If your home is several years old, it may have a small kitchen that is separate from the rest of the house. Removing a wall and making one large room out of two small rooms will totally change the look and function of your home. Here are a few things to know about interior demolition when it comes to upgrading your kitchen.
360 buildings would need to demolished or receive major structural reinforcement. An 1,136 buildings are reparable, and 8,030 buildings inspected so far were found to be habitable.
Historical buildings play an important role in describing the social and cultural beliefs and values of a place of its establishment. People visiting the historic buildings are able to develop a proper insight into the community beliefs and practices that exist at the time of construction of a building (DuTemple, 2003). In this context, the present essay examines and evaluates the way in which the architectural building of ‘The Colosseum’ describes the societal and cultural values of Rome. In addition to this, the essay also demonstrates the technical and spatial features of the buildings and illustrates the way through the building is able to develop a language of classical architecture in Rome. The thesis statement of the present essay can be stated as ‘The extent to which the architectural building of ‘The Colosseum’ in Rome depicts the cultural and societal values and principles practiced in Ancient Roman Society’.
Postmodernism is a universal movement, present in every art and discipline. In architecture, postmodernism is precise as well as ambiguous thereby in need of an explorative pursuit for a consensus of what is meant by the movement in this perspective - between the works of Charles Jencks, a primary theorist of this architectural turn; Heinrich Klotz, a leading architectural critic; and William Curtis, an architectural historian. The progression of this paper is highly influenced with Jencks’ studies as his works are often times referenced as well by both Klotz and Curtis in their individual interpretations and further accompanied with either supporting statements or contradictions.
To receive the ideal results with a remodel or renovation, you may find that your house require demolishing. Professionals will remove all unwanted or at times, unsafe elements. They will salvage, recycle or dispose of the debris before constructing the goal of your project. The cost of house demolition varies greatly between homes since each one has a different setup and construction. Below, you will learn about some of the factors that determine the cost of this service.
This book was written by Juhani Pallasmaa with regard to ‘Polemics’, on issues that were part of the architecture discourse of the time, i.e. 1995. It is also an extending of ideas expressed in an essay entitled “Architecture of the seven senses” published in 1994.