George Nakashima's Arts Building and Cloister: A Program for Conservation

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dc.contributor.authorBargues Ballester, César
dc.date2023-05-17T12:16:27.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T19:47:11Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T19:47:11Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.date.submitted2015-08-31T09:21:41-07:00
dc.description.abstractThis is the first thesis generated under the Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Pennsylvania and the Nakashima Foundation for Peace and George Nakashima Woodworker, S.A. entered into on the 1st of July 2014, which allow to study and document the Nakashima complex located at 1847 Aquetong Road, New Hope, Pennsylvania. The Nakashima complex comprises twenty-one buildings including family residences with furniture making facilities and storage spaces. Particularly, this thesis contributes to provide an informed understanding of the George Nakashima's Arts Building and Cloister (1964-1967) through an examination of its contextual history, design and construction, changes over time, and a comprehensive building conditions assessment. As a conclusion, this thesis presents a series of recommendations for both the physical preservation and the long-term stewardship of the building.
dc.description.comments<p>Suggested Citation:</p> <p>Bargues Ballester, César (2015). <em>George Nakashima's Arts Building and Cloister: A Program for Conservation</em>. (Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.</p>
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/37141
dc.legacy.articleid1596
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1596&amp;context=hp_theses&amp;unstamped=1
dc.source.issue593
dc.source.journalTheses (Historic Preservation)
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherGeorge Nakashima
dc.subject.otherThe Arts Building and Cloister
dc.subject.otherrecent past conservation
dc.subject.othercraft
dc.subject.othermodern materials
dc.subject.otherAmerican Art and Architecture
dc.subject.otherArchitectural History and Criticism
dc.subject.otherHistoric Preservation and Conservation
dc.subject.otherModern Art and Architecture
dc.titleGeorge Nakashima's Arts Building and Cloister: A Program for Conservation
dc.typeDissertation/Thesis
digcom.contributor.authorBargues Ballester, César
digcom.identifierhp_theses/593
digcom.identifier.contextkey7535887
digcom.identifier.submissionpathhp_theses/593
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dspace.entity.typePublication
upenn.schoolDepartmentCenterTheses (Historic Preservation)
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