This thesis delineates how the process of "certified rehabilitation" can be applied by the architect to acquire tax savings and quality control on the rehabilitation of a historic building. Theory and principle are applied to a specific case. To strengthen the architect's and the planner's awareness of governmental guidelines, approaches are suggested to benefit the client and improve the potential for "adaptive reuse" with emphasis on lighting. This thesis shows, by example, how economics and building methods can enhance Historic Preservation. / Master of Architecture

Lui Ho Yin. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2001-2002, design report." / Content --- p.1 / Acknowledgement --- p.3 / Project Synopsis --- p.4 / Chapter i/ --- Introduction --- p.6 / Preface --- p.7 / Conservation of Cultural Heritage --- p.8 / Reason for conservation --- p.9 / Conservation and Urban Renewal --- p.11 / Conservation Modes Comparison --- p.13 / Chapter ii/ --- Initiation of Project --- p.15 / Magistrates' Court in Hong Kong --- p.16 / Type of Courts --- p.17 / Social Concern toward Legal System in Hong Kong --- p.20 / Comparison between Hong Kong and China Legal System --- p.22 / Chapter iii/ --- Exploring on Site / Urban --- p.26 / Methodology --- p.27 / District I: Sheung Wan / Central / District II: Tsim Sha Tsui / District III: Causeway Bay / My Choice / Site Location --- p.32 / Examine the characteristic of Site --- p.33 / Historical Background --- p.35 / Architectural Merits --- p.39 / Adjacent Special Areas --- p.40 / Chapter iv/ --- Site Analysis --- p.42 / Context Analysis --- p.43 / Characteristics of Central Police Station Buildings --- p.48 / Court of Final Appeal (Former French Mission Building) --- p.62 / Chapter vi/ --- Design Guideline --- p.64 / Building Users --- p.65 / Planning the layout of the magistrates' court --- p.67 / Schedule of Accommodation --- p.70 / Design Concept --- p.72 / Model Photo --- p.76 / Chapter vii/ --- Special Study --- p.79 / Block A --- p.80 / Block B and the other --- p.84

Fung Chi Keung. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report." / Includes bibliographical references.

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning and Design / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

The purpose of this dissertation is to identify various sources hitherto neglected by the field of historic preservation in Turkey, and to seek possible ways in which they can be incorporation into this field. As demonstrated by the case study chosen for this dissertation--the Balat District in Istanbul--the use of these sources fosters a richness of perception which today is lacking in historic preservation in Turkey. The dissertation begins with the hypothesis that historic preservation in Turkey was used to legitimize the constructed reality of the new Turkish Republic. Since the Republic represented everything the Ottoman Empire was not, it had to be purged of its Ottoman inheritance, including the Empire's institutions and its diverse, non-Muslim population. Istanbul's urban fabric, however, bore unmistakable marks of both. While the eradication of these marks was never a declared policy, the net effect of the Republic's actions was essentially to have that result. A heightened awareness of the neglected sources mentioned above may help obviate the ways in which history has been rewritten, and may also help us develop preservation policies which provide a richer, more complex and multi-ethnic reading of Balat's--and ultimately Istanbul's--past. In the case of Balat, in contrast to the relatively few sources used by preservation authorities (mainly old photographs and historic maps) stand a vast array of sources that typically go unnoticed. Among these are Byzantine records, Ottoman governmental records, Islamic court records, rabbinical records, church records, etc. In practice, a neighborhood preservation project would ideally use most of these sources. To make the current study manageable, however, I will focus specifically on Islamic court records. During my fieldwork in Istanbul, I scanned roughly 4,300 court records (covering the period from 1800 to 1839) to identify cases pertinent to the built environment. The 1198 cases that I identified provide a wealth of information related to building types, ownership patterns, commercial activity, demographics, mobility, etc.--information which helps us reconstruct the lifestyle of Balat's residents, and ultimately aids in the rendering of a multi-faceted narrative of the District's urban history. / text

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

Call number: LD2668 .T4 1985 J32 / Master of Landscape Architecture