Deborah E. B. Weiner Introduction The re-use of historic buildings for purposes of redevelopment in the name of ‘heritage’ and ‘preservation’ is a complicated, and at times disturbing, global phenomenon with counterparts in every major city. In England the fabric of historic buildings, and even whole building types, have been threatened and lost in the […]

The funeral proper took place in the amphitheatre of the Arlington National Cemetery. The white marble colonnaded outdoor auditorium has all the qualities of a fully realized Beaux-Arts student drawing and was, in fact, the creation of one of the leading French-trained American firms, Carrere and Hastings. The liturgy used was a modified form of […]

We are interested in the ways in which places are perceived and appropriated across intervals of time or culture. Landscapes, buildings and urban environ­ments are reconfigured in incommensurable ways by different groups, with their own particular identities, concepts and preoccupations. The different groups, bringing different sets of ideas and experiences to bear on the places […]