Conserving America’s recent past heritage: the mid-century modern rehabilitation process.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Vanessa Jean Morehead (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Patrick Lee Lucas
Abstract: This study of mid-century modern residences focuses on how they may be
successfully rehabilitated according to The Secretary of the Interiors Standards
for Rehabilitation with Guidelines for Historic Buildings and how the process may
serve as a model for future rehabilitation strategies for similar resources. With
documented case studies, interviews, and diagnostic data from a sampling of
seven mid-century modern resources located in Greensboro, North Carolina, the
researcher provides strategies for rehabilitating these dwellings that will not
jeopardize future nomination for historic recognition on the local, state and
national level, allowing the resources to represent the intent of the designer
through aesthetics, durability, comfort and, efficiency. Like many suburban
buildings throughout United States, the sophisticated use of prefabricated
standardized industrial materials, large span glazing, flat roofs, plywood, and
aluminum, concrete and, industrial steel framing as well as careful site orientation
characterize the buildings in the case study. As they reach their natural life
cycle, the researcher addresses the very materials and systems deployed in
homes after World War II, a significant challenge to the continued, viable use of
the recent past structures.
Conserving America’s recent past heritage: the mid-century modern rehabilitation process.
PDF (Portable Document Format)
7806 KB
Created on 5/1/2010
Views: 11195
Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2010
- Keywords
- Historic Preservation, HVAC, Material Performance, Mid-Century Modern, Recent Past
- Subjects
- Historic preservation $z North Carolina $z Greensboro.
- Historic buildings $x Conservation and restoration $z North Carolina $z Greensboro $x History $x 20
- North Carolina $x Buildings, structures, etc.