Recording Historic Structures / Edition 2

by John A. Burns

Overview

This new edition of the definitive guide to recording America's built environment provides a detailed reference to the re-cording methods and techniques that are fundamental tools for examining any existing structure. Edited by the Deputy Chief of the Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, this revised edition includes in-formation on recent technological advances such as laser scanning, new case studies, and expanded material on the docu-mentation of historic landscapes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471273806
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	12/01/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

JOHN A. BURNS, FAIA, is a deputy chief and principal architect of HABS/HAER/HALS. He has lectured and written extensively on topics related to historic buildings, including the technologies of architectural and engineering documentation.

HABS/HAER/HALS are part of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The programs document important architecture, engineering structures, industrial sites, and landscapes throughout the U.S. and its territories. The HABS/HAER/HALS collections are archived at the Library of Congress and are also available at http://memory.loc.gov.

Table of Contents

Foreword.

Foreword to the 1989 Edition.

Preface.

Preface to the 1989 Edition.

Acknowldegments.

PART 1: RECORDING METHODS.

1. Overview (John A. Burns).

2. History (Alison K. Hoagland & Gray Fitzsimons).

3. Photography (William L. Lebovich).

4. Measured Drawings (John A. Burns).

PART 2: CASE STUDIES.

5. Recording Vernacular Building Forms (Catherine L. Lavoie).

6. Documenting Historic Bridges (Eric N. DeLony).

7. Recording Structural And Mechanical Systems (John A. Burns).

8. Recording Historic Ships (Richard K. Anderson).

9. Recording Monuments (Mark Schara).

10. Recording an Industrial Process (Richard K. Anderson).

11. Recording Historic Landscape.

List of Illustrations.

Bibliography.

Appendixes.

Index.