It's me again, the student on a mission. Once again thanks to all who
suggested sources for my Historic Preservation/Building Code Paper (still
researching, have yet to pick up the quill).

This book (Architecture Transformed: New Life for Old Buildings by Nora
Ricther Greer 1998) happened to fall into my hands, because I obviously
can't return dated order forms in time. But none the less related to my
paper topic.

The foreword stated (written by Hugh Hardy, FAIA): "Neither pure
conservation nor total restoration recognizes the realities of contemporary
building codes, lighting levels, environmental systems, security concerns,
or the needs of present-day activities". The rest of the foreword he argues
for adaptive reuse, because architects are torn between tradition and "stark
buildings" and because preservation "enriches our understanding of
ourselves".

I just was curious about opinions on the quote above (especially in regards
to his comment about building codes). Anyone care to sound off.

Jennifer