http://renovatedsm.com/node/324 Comments for "Endangered Buildings Discussion Questions" en http://renovatedsm.com/node/324 <p><a href="http://renovatedsm.com/node/322"><img src="http://renovatedsm.com/files/images/Kingsway%20Cathedral_sm.postinclude.jpg" class="pictureright"></a>Here is a list of questions to spark thinking about preservation and reuse of historic buildings. Please feel free to add your own suggested questions and/or responses in the comments below.</p> <ol> <li><b>What makes a building "historic"?</b> Is it related to age, design, location, social context, occupancy, or some combination of these factors? Which is most important?</p> <li><b>Does a building have to be individually significant or architecturally unique to be worth preserving?</b> <li><b>How dependent on its physical context is a historic building?</b> If nearby buildings are demolished, does it affect the historic character of the remaining structures? <li><b>Is there ever a case when a historic building should be demolished?</b> What are the determining factors? <li><b>Is it acceptable to drastically alter the interior of a historic building if the outside appearance is preserved?</b> <li><b>Should there be restrictions on what people can do to historic buildings?</b> Who should determine if a building is historic? What should the consequences be?</ol> <p><a href="http://renovatedsm.com/node/324">read more</a></p> http://renovatedsm.com/node/324#comments Commentary News and Action Endangered Buildings Info Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:51:05 -0700 RenovateDSM 324 at http://renovatedsm.com