BARN PRESERVATION AND ADAPTATION REVISED EDNThis richly photographed volume is a celebration of what is, at once, an
ancient symbol of shelter and harvest and, as well, a quintessential
American architectural form. Widely revered yet steadily vanishing from
our cultural landscape, the barn is an expression of pastoral romance,
honest effort, painstaking craftsmanship, and tradition - a tradition
that we are in danger of losing. Barn: Rescue and Adaptation, Revised
and Expanded is a magnificent, abundantly illustrated volume that
examines the remarkable story a true architectural icons. In this
authoritative exploration, the authors, both practitioners of barn
restoration and historic-barn moving, offer a tribute and guide to the
many extant forms of American barn, following the evolution of the form
from this country's earliest days, and, as well, tell the story of their
efforts to restore, adapt, and repurpose these simple, soulful
structures. Barns embody the ethos of another age and harken back to
those days when the world moved more slowly, an ethos still to be found
in these beautiful buildings - yet, due to the ravages of time, weather,
and neglect these essential American edifices are threatened, as never
before. This volume reminds us that barns are as much a part of us as
our love of apple pie, and as such should be cherished for their
artistry and cultural significance. This revised and expanded edition
of Barn coincides with the premier of the PBS series Barnstruck and
describes the process of barn preservation through relocation, focusing
on the work of The New Jersey Barn Company, whose dedicated efforts over
35 years have saved more than 150 structures. |
