1991 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Ethnological Research on the Restoration of Traditional Houses in North Amrerica
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03041094
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | National Museum of Ethnology |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGIMOTO Hisatsugu National Museum of Ethnology, Prof., 第3研究部, 教授 (60067832)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TSUCHIYA Atsuo Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Assoc. Prof., 助教授 (80064468)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1991
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| Keywords | U. S. A. / Outdoor Museum / Historical Park / Historical District / 古い町並み / 伝統的建築物 / 都市再開発 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this project was to organize data acquired from fieldwork conducted during the 1991 fiscal year, and to determine the course for such surveys and research in the future. We studied the preservation, revival, and use of traditional buildings in the United States as follows :
(a) observing facilities where traditional houses have been relocated for preservation and public display (outdoor museums) ; observing historical areas, centering on traditional houses, that have been converted into parks (historical parks) ; and observing areas that have taken steps to restore and use areas of towns with many traditional houses ;
(b) collecting specific examples in Japan, Europe, and the U. S. ;
(c) comparative research of these examples ;
(d) advocacy of the theory of preservation, restoration, and use of such traditional buildings ;
We then organized the data collected during our field surveys. These maps, guidebooks, pamphlets, research journals and photographs, difficult to obtain in Japan, provide valuable documentation for our research, together which the results of our observation tours and hearings.
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