Zoekresultaten - "historic preservation"

The article explores directions of possible changes to be made to the model of monument protection. It not only recommends specific provisions but also focuses on a model understood as a structure of definitions and relations existing among them. This allows for rough description of a selected aspec...

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<p>The built environment expresses diversity, identity, individuality, and differentiation. In economics, it is the differentiated product that commands a monetary premium. Historic preservation protects our diverse building stock while creating more construction jobs, returning under-utilized...

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It has always been of tremendous importance for Latin Church to protect and preserve cultural heritage which it has been collecting and creating for ages. Particular attention is therefore paid to take care of, preserve, and conserve historic monuments and sites as well as to ensure they hold the ri...

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The article describes the system of historic preservation care provided to the architectural complex of outstanding historical value located on the Wawel Hill. The historic preservation supervision is organised in a very particular way, i.e. responsibilities of the Regional Historic Preservation Off...

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Since 1989, the system of monument protection in Poland has been adapting to the changes occurring in the Polish political system. Defining the scope of power and duties of historic preservation services is not only a tremendously important element of these changes. It is also a key factor in how th...

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The system for the protection of historical monuments has evolved continuously. Its origins in the Polish lands date back to the time of the Partitions of Poland. They are connected with the distinctiveness of the approach to "memento" in the Austrian, Prussian and Russian partitions. The...

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Under the Act of 23 July, 2003 on the Protection and Guardianship of Monuments, employees of historic preservation offices supervise works carried out to historic monuments and sites as well as determine their scope. The scope of works depends on the form of legal protection and it is conditional on...

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Regional Historic Preservation Officers are of the opinion that monument protection system in Poland needs to be modified. According to them, however, these changes need to be preceded by in-depth analysis of the existing situation, e.g. the condition in which historic monuments and sites are preser...

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This article explores the relations between the provisions of the Act on the Protection and Guardianship of Monuments and Sites and the Construction Law from the perspective of modern historic preservation. Particular emphasis is placed on the forms of direct historic preservation in the context of...

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The adaptive reuse of ecclesiastical heritage buildings is becoming increasingly necessary as religious institutions grapple with declining vocations, financial constraints, and changing societal roles. This study examines the adaptive reuse of a 16th-century convent in Miranda de Ebro, Spain, usin...

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This article discusses practices of classification of historic monuments and sites which have been adopted in Poland so far. The author of this article presents criteria pertaining to categorising and making inventory of historic monuments and sites developed in the first half of the twentieth centu...

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In Czechia, provisions of law pertaining to historic preservation were established in 1958, during Stalinism. The regulations were provided in Czechoslovakian Act on Cultural Monuments. It was superseded by the Act on State Care for Historic Monuments and Sites being currently in force, which was ad...

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This article briefly describes the history of historic preservation service in Poland after the year 1918. The author attempts to set out justifiable reasons behind the fact that historic preservation service is subordinate to the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. This subordinance was esta...

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Throughout history, communities have struggled to build homes in places actively hostile to their presence, a challenge long faced by African descendants in the American diaspora. In cities across the U.S., including Washington, D.C., efforts have often been made to erase Black cultural identity. D....

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„Record cards of immovable properties” may be used for holding information about specific assets. This tool is of utmost importance for protecting and preserving architectural heritage assets built after the second World War in the second half of the 20th century. It allows for recognising a propert...

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Berlin’s urban landscape, shaped by the legacy of the Berlin Wall, serves as a compelling narrative of division, resilience, and reunification. This research investigates how Berlin’s former border zones have evolved into vibrant urban spaces that preserve historical memory while addressing contempo...

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This article focuses on the Latin legal maxim read as „ratio legis est anima legis.” It needs to be emphasised that, unless they are well-considered, no approval will be granted to acts which are invalid from legal and formal perspective or under which legally incorrect substantive solutions are to...

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Changes made to the administration system in Poland in the years 1989–1990 were aimed at decentralising state government and increasing the importance of local government bodies. The author of this article reckons that this idea has not been reflected in the Polish body of law yet. There are no lega...

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In Poland, protection of historic monuments and sites is nearly one hundred years old and it has got a highly distinctive feature – the more recent the events are, the more frequent and more profound changes can be observed; the most significant ones take place in the 1990s . In general, it can be s...

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