The article discusses the main trends in practice of preserving and adapting estate heritage Moscow region. Some problems private investment cultural are discussed. author gives examples modern successful projects for actualization complexes importance participation some public organizations initiatives preservation estates. Virtual reconstruction objects can be considered today as a form actua...

since the enactment of the antiquities and monuments ordinance in 1971 and the establishment of antiquities and monuments office in 1976, the hong kong government has set up several institutions with particular ordinances and schemes for heritage conservation. with the set-up of government initiatives, yet the protection of physical and cultural heritage is still limited due to the ambiguity of...

since historical monuments carry national values and identity, their maintenance and protection is necessary through methods which provide holistic stability and originality preservation. nanotechnology creates the possibility of monitoring the intrinsic traits such as melting temperature, magnetic properties, and load capacity. the colour of materials could even satay changeless in their chemi...

Gateway Monuments are free standing roadside structures or signage that communicate the name of a city, country or township to motorists. The placement of such monuments within state-controlled right-of-way is a relatively recent occurrence in California. As a result, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) initiated research to quantify the impacts that this type of signage may ...

The particularity of cultural heritage and its interaction with the theme of energy efficiency has often been analysed either for the purposes of integrating climate control systems in listed buildings, which can be quite a complicated problem [ASHRAE, 2003] [CIBSE, 2002], or in the framework of the conservation of cultural heritage, using approaches which at times can be overly sectoral – [Tet...

Without resorting to sentimentallity or overt trends regarding modernisation of historical monuments the architect responsible for this project was afforded freedom create a historically fatihfull reconstruction. This former bakery and archive building has been given new lease life, that is forward looking, considers issues maintenance usability. not static exhibit, it functional building, rein...