A shared global heritage

This book draws attention to new methods of preservation, conservation, and reconstruction in these times of danger and risk.

Architectural history and contemporary preservation trends

This collection presents compelling studies of pivotal cases in architectural history, illuminating the multifaceted challenges facing the field today.

Erasure by design

Erasure by Design tracks the methods, terms, and racial protocols that continue to do the work of displacement, demolition, and extraction into the present day.

From the skyscraper to the wildflower

Presenting striking images from an amateur photographer’s album depicting a changing Broadway, this book offers a rare glimpse into the transformation of New York’s built environment at the turn of the twentieth century.

Hong kong art deco architecture

This study relates Art Deco architecture in Hong Kong with local socioeconomic and political contexts, and adopts the theoretical lens to examine how they framed practices of everyday life.

If venice dies

A passionate, eloquent plea to save the soul of the world's greatest architectural treasures.

Newport

The first book to focus on the urban development of Newport, Rhode Island, this is an extensively illustrated, multi-layered view of the city as both an urban entity and a cultural site of national significance.

Preservation and social inclusion

The field of historic preservation is becoming more socially and culturally inclusive, through more diversity in the profession and enhanced community engagement. Bringing together a broad range of practitioners, this book documents historic preservation’s progress toward inclusivity and explores...

Preservation and the new data landscape

This book explores how enhancing the collection, accuracy, and management of data can aid in identifying vulnerable neighborhoods, understanding the role of older buildings, and planning sustainable growth. For preservation to play a dynamic and inclusive role, policy must evolve beyond designati...

Preservation, sustainability, and equity

Heritage occupies a privileged position within the built environment. This book examines historic preservation as an enterprise of ideas, methods, institutions, and practices that must reorient toward a new horizon in which equity and sustainability become critical guideposts for policy evolution.

Preserving neighborhoods

Historic preservation is typically regarded as an elitist practice. Through rich case studies of Baltimore and Brooklyn, Aaron Passell complicates this story, exploring how community activists and local governments use historic preservation to accelerate or slow down neighborhood change.

The book of errors

The Book of Errors by Annie Coggan is a tale of three architects who shaped and altered the stories of three historic American structures—the Henry Knox Museum in Maine, Fraunces Tavern in New York City, and the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. The book takes its title from the preservation miss...

The ontario cottage

Wonder city

Reimagining our cities for a sustainable and human-centric futureIn her groundbreaking book Wonder City, Lynn Ellsworth delves deep into the heart of modern urban life, casting a critical eye on the transformative changes sweeping through cities like New York. This compelling journey into the wor...