Bryan,
Here's an Ernest Burden:  Please send me a copy of this book, too.
Thanks,
Best,
Leland
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From: J. Bryan Blundell <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Thursday, January 07, 1999 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: facadism y2-k


>> As to facadists... it is my understanding that many of them were
>> brought over to the US following WWII and put in high positions
>> with the oil companies... tying into the auto industry...
>> relating to the highway system... encouraging urban flight to the
>> suburbs... necessitating increased parking lot areas and
>> therefore making facadism an economic viability for developers.
>
>> ][<en
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>There may be one hiding in the wood pile or getting ready to knock on
>your back door. They could be anywhere and looking at the publication
>dates of these two books and Ken's above observations, we have started
>gathering evidence. Soon there will be enough material to sell a story
>to the NTHP magazine.
>
>This one provides justification for the process.
>
>(1991 The Construction of New Buildings Behind Historic Facades
>        by: D. Highfield, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
>Contents: Preface. The redevelopment and conservation of historic
>buildings. Why facade retention? The acceptability of facade retention
>as a means of architectural conservation. The planning and
>decision-making process. Design criteria for facade-retention schemes.
>The technical aspects of facade retention. Case studies. Index., 160pp.
>
>This one reinforces  the idea of facades as separate pieces of art
>
>(1996) Building Facades: Faces, Figures, and Ornamental Details
>        by: Ernest Burden
>A visual library of the world's most beautiful building facades, this
>original work offers architects, preservationists, historians, and
>restorers the first complete guide to the identification and restoration
>of the "face" of buildings. This book employs a photo-essay approach to
>chronicle the diversity of building facades around the world. Includes
>multiple cross-referencing that allows readers to access specific
>information or images chronologically or geographically, as well as by
>building type, structural location, type of detail, or material.299pp.,
>cloth.
>
>Anybody else with related info please provide copies to Ken.
>
>Bryan
>
>On second thought, maybe we could set up a clearing house for building
>fronts. I'd be interested in a nice 16th century Dutch brick townhouse
>with those ornate gables for my "blue collar" neighborhood suburban wood
>frame house. Anybody got any likely leads?
>