Why Old Places Matter by Thompson M Mayes
This book explores the reasons that old places matter to people such as the feelings of belonging, continuity, stability, identity and memory, as well as the more traditional reasons, such as history, national identity, and architecture. This book brings these ideas together in evocative language and with illustrative images.
Thompson Mayes presents the case for being loyal to places we loveActually, he makes the case for falling in love and remaining true through a series of thoughtful and stimulating essays. Rome is Mayes’ muse. One of the world’s oldest and most significant cities, Rome provides the inspiration for his clarion call for preservation. The interdisciplinary community of the American Academy in Rome, where Mayes was a Fellow, enriches his deep grounding in the historic preservation institutions built heritage of the United States. Mayes’ essays are lively and full of insight and hope. Why Old Places Matter is essential reading for anyone engaged in the design or planning of the built environment. -- Frederick Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor, Co-Director, The Ian L. McHarg Center: Urbanism + Ecology, University of Pennsylvania
Mayes has framed the context of historic preservation for the next generation. Whether you’re a student, an activist, a professional in the field, or just care about your community, there is no better way to understand the ‘why’ of historic preservation than by reading this superb book. -- Donovan D. Rypkema, President, Heritage Strategies International
Mayes has framed the context of historic preservation for the next generation. Whether you’re a student, an activist, a professional in the field, or just care about your community, there is no better way to understand the ‘why’ of historic preservation than by reading this superb book. -- Donovan D. Rypkema, President, Heritage Strategies International
Thompson McCord Mayes, vice president and senior counsel at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has spent his professional career preserving old places. In 2013, Tom was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Rome Prize in Historic Preservation by the American Academy in Rome, and subsequently spent a six-month residency in Rome as a Fellow of the Academy. The essays that are collected in this publication came about as a result of that experience. They were previously published in 2014 and 2015 as a series on the National Trust’s Preservation Leadership Forum Blog, http://blog.preservation leadershipforum.org.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781538117682 |
| ISBN 10 | 1538117681 |
| Title | Why Old Places Matter |
| Author | Thompson M Mayes |
| Series | American Association For State And Local History |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Year published | 2018-08-03 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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