UR18a. ADAPTATION & REUSE OF BUILDINGS
(updated: May 8, 2006 )

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Abbott, Tim, 1996, 'Use it or lose it', (reuse of buildings in historic towns), Planning Week 4 (40), 3.10.96.

Anik, David; Boonstra, Chield & Mak, John, 1996, 'Handbook of Sustainable Building', James & James, London NW1.
Anik, David; et al, 1996, 'Selection of Materials for Use in Construction and Refurbishment', ?

Applied Property Research, 1994, 'Offices to Homes in Central London', London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC) (former), Romford, Essex.

Austin, R.L, et al., 1998, 'Adaptive Reuse', Chapman & Hall / Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. (OFL on 22.2.99)

Baker, Brian, 2003, 'A driven design' (planning change of use from the outset), Surveyor 190 (5721), 20.3.03, p24.

Ball, Richard, 1997, 'Towards the sustainable industrial city: the use and reuse of vacant industrial buildings', Fourth European Real Estate Society Annual Conference', Berlin, 25-27 June.

Ball, Richard, 1997, 'Industrial heritage: tourism and old industrial buildings: charting the difficult path from redundancy to heritage attraction', 1997 Cutting Edge Conference, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London, 5-6 September.
Ball,.R.M, 2002, 'Re use potential and vacant industrial premises: revisiting the regeneration issue in Stoke-on-Trent', (Taylor & Francis) Journal of Property Research 19 (2), p 93, http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=E4KH89U1MX4PV6DJ

Barlow, James & Gann, David, 1993, 'Offices into Flats', Joseph Rowntree Federation, York.
Barlow, James & Gann, David, 1995, 'Flexible planning and flexible buildings: reusing redundant office space', Journal of Urban Affairs 17, pp263-276.
Barlow, J. & Gann, D, 1996, 'Flexibility in building use: the technical feasibility of converting redundant offices into flats', Construction Management and Economics 14, pp55-66.

Bentley, John, 2003, 'Milking the rural cash cows' (the sustainability of the conversion of rural buildings for business), Planning 1537, 19.9.03, p18
Bentley, John, 2004, 'Will the rural buildings conversion boom continue?', Town and Country Planning 73 (10), October, pp294-297

Binney, M; Machin, F & Powell, K, 1990, 'Bright future: the reuse of industrial buildings', SAVE Britain's Heritage, London.

Blackman, David, 2001, 'Rebuilding Neighbourhoods: East Manchester - Rebuilding collapsing housing demand', Urban Environment Today, pp12-13.

Boyd, D & Jankovic, L, 1992, 'The limits of intelligent office refurbishment', Property Management, 11 (2), pp102-113.

British Property Federation, 1999, 'Conversion of Redundant Commercial Space to Residential Use', BPF, London.

Business in the Community (Regeneration Through Heritage), 1999, 'Proceedings of 'Making Heritage Industrial Buildings Work' (A Regeneration Through Heritage Conference held on 26 April 1999 at the Great Western Railway Works, Swindon)', Regeneration Through Heritage, 44 Baker Street, London W1M 1DH, December.

Cantacuzino, Sherban, 1975, 'New Uses for Old Buildings', Architectural Press, Oxford..
Cantacuzino, Sherban, 1989, 'Re/Architecture: Old Buildings/New Uses', Thames & Hudson. Oversize NA2793.CAN

Church Heritage Forum, 2004, 'A Future for Church Buildings', General Synod of the Church of England, London.

Church Lukas Hopper Cowley, 1996, 'Proposed Conversion of Redundant Office Space in Nottingham City Centre to form Residential Dwellings: Feasibility Report', Nottingham Development Enterprise, City of Nottingham, Nottingham.

Civic Trust, London, 17 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AS,
tel. (020) 7930 0914, fax. (020) 7321 0180, email: pride@civictrust.org.uk
- website: http://www.civictrust.org.uk
'Making community buildings work for people', 2005, http://www.civictrust.org.uk/ctru/combldgs.shtml

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE)
(replaced the Royal Fine Arts Commission in 2000),
16th Floor, The Tower Building, 11 York Road, London SE11 7NX,
tel. (020) 7960 2400, fax. (020) 7860 2444, email: enquiries@cabe.org.uk
- website: http://www.cabe.org.uk
'By Design, Urban Design in the Planning System: towards better practice', 2000, Thomas Telford Publishing, Book Sales Department, 1 Heron Quay, London E14 4JD. (OFL on 16.5.00)
'Better Public Buildings', DCMS, tel. (020) 7211 6200, October 2000.
'The Value of Urban Design', Report for CABE by the Bartlett School of Planning (University College London), Thomas Telford, February 2001, ISBN 0 7277 2981 0
(CABE & English Heritage) 'Guidance on Tall Buildings', June 2001
'Building in Context: New developments in historic areas', January 2002.
'Design Review', March 2002.
'Better Civic Buildings and Spaces', July 2002, free.
'Reputation, Risk and Reward: Sustainability in the UK Property and Construction Industry', September 2002
'Improving Standards of Design in the Procurement of Public Buildings', October 2002.
'The Value of Good Design', November 2002
'Breaking down the barriers', November 2002
(CABE, English Heritage, the Commission for Integrated Transport, the Environment Agency & the Sustainable Development Commission), 'Building Sustainable Communities: Action for Housing and Market Renewal', June 2003, and at http://www.cabe.org.uk
(CABE & English Heritage), 'Shifting Sands' (seaside town regeneration projects), July 2003
'Protecting Design Quality in Planning', September 2003
'Creating Excellent Buildings: A Guide for Clients', October 2003
'Engaging Places', October 2003.
'Guidance on Tall Buildings', 2003.
'Creating Excellent Buildings: A Guide for Clients', 2003.
'Design Reviewed', March 2004
'Design Reviewed - Masterplans' (forthcoming)
'The Impact of Office Design on Business Performance', May 2005.
(CABE in partnership with the British Council of Offices & the British Property Federation), 'Better Places to Work', Thomas Telford Ltd, January 2006, and downloadable from http://www.cabe.org.uk/publications/

Community Matters, 1997, 'Forgotten Resources: The Role of Community Buildings', Community Matters, London.

Cross River Partnership, 2003, 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' creating business space in tunnels under London), Cross River Partnership, tel. (020) 7641 2944, November.

Darley, Gillian, 1988, 'A future for farm buildings', SAVE Britain's Heritage, 68 Battersea High St., London SW11.

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR) (replaced DETR in June 2001)
- website: http://www.dtlr.gov.uk
'Developing Additional Housing Above and on Non-residential Sites', February 2002, http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=5285&heading=e-mail+alert
'Land Use Change in England: Residential Development to 2001 – LUCS-17” a Statistical Release', May 2002.

Department of the Environment (DOE) (former; from June 1997 to June 2001 part of the
Department of the Environment Transport and the Regions; DETR):
(DOE & URBED), 'Reusing redundant buildings: case studies of good practice in urban regeneration', HMSO, London, 1987.
(ed. David Keeble), 'Business Success in the Countryside,: The performance of rural enterprise', 1992.
'Houses into Flats: A Study of Private Sector Conversions in London, - Vol.?1 - Report of Main findings', 1992.
'The Countryside: Environmental Quality and Economic Development', 1996.

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) (June 1997 - June 2001)
- website: http://www.detr.gov.uk
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)
'Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: Housing' (revised version), TSO, March 2000, ISBN 0 11 75346 X, and at: http://www.planning.detr.gov.uk/ppg3/index.htm
'Housing Research Summary No.7 2000: Conversion and Redevelopment - Processes and Potential', March 2000, http://www.housing.detr.gov.uk/hrs/hrs107.htm
'Derelict Land and Section 215 Powers', Report for the DETR by Arup Economics and Planning, September 2000, http://www.planning.detr.gov.uk/section215/index.htm, Documents Division UK/P200/167
'Planning Policy Guidance note 7, The Countryside: Environmental Quality and Economic and Social Development (PPG7)' (revised version), March 2001, and at http://www.planning.dtlr.gov.uk/ppg/ppg7/index.htm
NB: DETR replaced from June 2001 to May 2002 by the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR)

Dixon, Sandra Jane, 1996, 'The Effect of the New Conservation Regulation on the Design, Cost and Energy Consumption of Refurbished Buildings', Chapter 6 in Yvonne Rydin, (ed.), 1996, 'The Environmental Impact of Land and Property Management', published on behalf of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, Sussex. GP5511.ENV

Dubowitz, Dan, 2003, 'Wastelands: the Presence of Absence', Civic Works Press. ISNM 0 954598 0 8

EKOS and Ryden Property Consultants, 2001, 'Obsolete Commercial and Industrial Property', Report commissioned by the Scottish Executive and published by TSO, tel. (0870) 606 5566, February, and at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/resfinds/drf101.asp

Ely, Peter & Worthington, John, 1984, 'Industrial Rehabilitation: The Use of Redundant Buildings for Small Enterprises', Architectural Press, London.

Empty Homes Agency, London, tel. (020) 7828 6288:
'New Homes in Existing Buildings', September 1999.
'Making Residential Conversions Work: Changing Uses, Changing Attitudes', July 2001.

English Heritage (EH) publications, available from tel. (0870) 333 1181 or
English Heritage Customer Services, Kemble Drive,
Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 2GZ, tel. (0870) 333 1181, (01793) 414911, fax. (01793) 414926
- website: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
(EH & The Countryside Agency), 'Heritage counts' (threat to historic farm buildings etc.), November 2005.

English Partnerships, 1997, 'Brick by Brick' (guide for community groups on building or refurbishing a building for community use), EP, London.

ENTEC & De Montfort University, 'Housing Capacity in Urban Areas of the East Midlands Region', 1998, Final Report, ENTEC & De Montfort University, November, and at: http://www.emrlga.gov.uk

Essex Planning Officers' Association, 1995, 'New uses for rural buildings: The Essex Report on the alternative uses for buildings in the countryside', Essex CC, Chelmsford, Essex.

Fyson, Anthony, 2005, 'Modern issues that affect old farm buildings', Planning 1646, 25.11.05, p9

Gause, Jo Allen, 1996, 'New uses for obsolete buildings', Urban Land Institute, (OFL on 30.10.98)

Green Alliance, 2000, 'In our backyard: the social promise of environmentalism', The Green Alliance, London, tel. (020) 7233 7433, September (OFL on 10.10.00)

Greer, N.R., 1998, 'Architecture Transformed: New Life for Old Buildings', Rockport Publications, Massachusetts. Oversize NA105.GRE

Grizzard, Nigel, 1996, 'Regenerating Textile Mills for Housing', (Ambit Publications) Report for the Natural and Built Environment, Issue 14, March.

Gummer, John, 2000, 'Planners criticised over rural inequity' (conversion of farm buildings), Planning 1368, 12.5.00.

Hardy, Hugh, 1998, 'Architecture Transformed: New Life for Old Buildings', Rockport Publisher Inc, USA.

Hastoe Housing Assocation, 2004, 'Good Practice Guide: Refurbishments', available from Sustainable Homes, email: info@sustainablehomes.co.uk

Heath, T, ?1999, 'Achieving Sustainable Urban Form through the Adaptive Re-Use of Buildings for Residential Use', in 'Achieving Sustainable Urban Form' (M. Jenks; E. Burton & K. Williams (eds), E & FN Spon, London, ISBN 0 419 24450 6
Heath, T, ?1999, 'Sustainable Cities: the role of re-using buildings for residential use', in Proceedings of the AESOP Congress - 'Community Based Planning and Development', Bergen, Norway, 7-11 July.
Heath, Tim, 'Adaptive Reuse: Commercial to Residential', CAST, (the research journal for the School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham), Issue 2, April 2000, http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sbe/cast/
Heath, Tim, 2001, 'Adaptive re-use of offices for residential use - The experiences of London and Toronto', (Elsevier Science) Cities, June, pp173-184.
Heath, Tim, 2001, 'Revitalizing Ciites Attitudes toward City-Center Living in the United Kingdom', Journal of Planning Education and Research (US Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning), 20 (4), Summer, pp464-475.

Heath, Tim, 2001, 'Achieving Sustainable Urban Form through the Adaptive Re-use of Buildings for Residential Use', in Part 4 of Williams, Katie; Burton, Elizabeth & Jenks, Mike (eds), 2000, 'Achieving Sustainable Urban Form', E & FN Spon, London & New York. HT151.A3

Heinrich, Susan, 2000, 'Flexibility can smooth the way for approval' (conversion of defunct industrial and office buiidlings and the housing crisis), Planning 1378, 21.7.00.

Highfield, David, 2000, 'Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings', E & FN Spon, London. ISBN 0 419 23160 9

Hirst, Clayton, 1995, 'Not dark or satanic' (redundant Northern mills), Planning Week 3 (42), 19.10.95.
Hirst, Clayton, 1996, 'Flexible lifelines thrown to empty city offices', Planning Week 4 (40), 3.1.96, p8..

Horsey, Ashley, 2000, 'Putting Old Buildings to Productive Use', Paper presented to the 2000 Town and Country Planning Summer School, available at http://www.planningsummerschool.com/

Hurford, Stephen, 1999, 'Constructive conversion will bring 5000 new residents to the City', Planning in London, January, pp30-32.

Joseph, Stephen, 1982, 'Waking up dormant land - community uses of vacant land and buildings,' Committee for Environmental Conservation..

Joseph Rowntree Foundation publications, available from JRF, The Homestead, 40 Water End,
York Y03 6LP / York Publishing Services, 64 Hallfield Road, York YO3 6LF:
N.B. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation Findings (since January 1998) are available
on the JRF website at http://www.jrf.org.uk
'Offices into Flats', 1993.
'Inquiry into Planning for Housing', 1994.
'Providing more homes in urban areas', 1994.

Kelsall, Frank, 1996, 'The Re-Use of Historic Buildings', (Amit Publications) Report for the Built and Natural Environment, Issue 15, April .

King, L., 1999, 'Architecture Reborn: The Conversion and Reconstruction of Old Buildings', Lawrence King. (OFL on 18.5.99)

Land Use Consultants and Countryside Planning and Management, 1995, 'Planning Controls over Agricultural and Forestry Development and Rural Building Conversions', Report to the (former) Department of Environment, HMSO, London.

Latham, Derek, 1999, 'Creative Reuse of Buildings: Volumes I and II', Donhead Publishing, Shaftesbury, Dorset, tel. (01747) 828422. (ISBN 1873394373 and 1873394373) (OFL on 1.3.99)

Lawless, P., 1992, 'An evaluation of the Redundant Building grant scheme', Rural Development Commission (former), Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Lewis, Richard, (Councillor),1997, 'How conversions can help put life back into city centres', Urban Environment Today, 9.1.97.

Lifschutz, Alex, 2004, 'Building flexibility losing out to style', Regeneration & Renewal, 27.8.04, p12

Llewelyn-Davies & the University of Westminster, 2000, 'Conversion and Redevelopment: Process and Potential', Report of research for the (former) Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, DETR Publications Sales Centre, Rotherham, March. ISBN 1 85112 358 X (free summary available from David Waters, Housing Support Unit, DETR, 2/A4 Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU) (OFL on 24.3.00)

Lockwood, David & Rimmer, John, 1997, 'Ugly ducklings get the beauty treatment' (shop to housing conversions in Nottingham), Planning 1238, 3.10.97.

London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC)
- (former; became part of the Greater London Authority in 2000)
'Offices to homes in Central London', 1994.
(London Property Research), 'Offices to other uses: Interim advice', CON65, Report 10/96, October 1996.

Margolis, Adrienne, 1995, 'Empty Offices offer human comforts', Urban Environment Today, 19.2.95.
Margolis, Adrienne, 1999, 'Finding Profit in Urban Renewal' (private developers and difficult urban renewal schemes), Urban Environment Today, 4.3.99.

Marsh, Geoff, 1998, 'Back to the centre' (office to flat conversions), Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, London.

Milne, Roger, 1993, 'Homeless preaching to the converted' (on the conversion of office blocks to residential use), Planning no. 1039, 8.10.93, p9.
Milne, Roger, 1996, 'Property world looking forward to sea change' (communications technology and office space), Planning 1169, 17.5.96.

Niesewand, Nonie, 1998, 'Coverted Spaces', Conran Octopus Ltd.

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM)
(took over responsibility for planning, housing and regeneration from
the DTLR in May 2002)
- replaced in May 2006 by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
- website: http://www.odpm.gov.uk
'Empty property: unlocking the potential', March 2005, http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_housing/documents/page/odpm_house...

Owen, Stephen & White, Emily, 2003, 'Satisfying No One? Some Reported Effects of Planning Guidance on the Conservation and Re-use of Historic Farm Buildings in England 1', Planning Practice and Research 18 (4), November, p317, http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk/link.asp?id=G2A5GK795BAXP9MT

Oxley, Richard, 2003, 'Survey and Repair of Traditional Buildings: A Sustainable Approach', Donhead Publishing, tel. (01747) 828422.

Papas, Christina, 2005, 'Audit highlights plight of disused rural assets' ('Heritage Counts' report from English Heritage), Planning 1646, 25.11.05, p9

Plank, David, 1999, 'PPG3 (Housing): Putting Empty Property First: A Briefing Note for Planning Authorities' (by David Plank), EHA & Town and Country Planning Association, London.

Pitt, Julian, 1999, 'Conversions could provide the answer' (houses into flats), Planning 16.7.99, pp18-19.

Powell, Kenneth, 1999, 'Architecture Reborn: The conversion and reconstruction of old buidlings', Laurence King, London.

Powys, A.R, 1963, 'Repair of Ancient Buildings', J.M. Dent & Sons, London.

Price Waterhouse, 1993, 'Evaluation of Urban Development Grants, Urban Regeneration Grants and City Grants', HMSO, London.

Pritchard, Stephen, 1995, 'At home in the office', Planning Week 3 (29), 28.9.95
Pritchard, Stephen, 1995, 'Conversions on the road to urban regeneration', (redundant church conversion), Planning Week 3 (40), 5.10.95
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Public Sector Management Research Unit, 1986, 'An evaluation of the Urban Development Grant system', HMSO, London.

Robert, P., 1989, 'Adaptations: New Uses for Old Buildings', Princeton Architectural Press (OFL on 9.3.99)

Roaf, Sue; Crichton, David & Nicol, Fergus, 2004, 'Adapting Buildings and Cities for Climate Change: A 21st century survival Guide', Architectural Press (Elsevier), Kidlington, Oxfordshire., ISBN 0750659114

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), London SW1:
- website: http://www.ricsonline.org
'Back to the Centre: A New Lease of Life for Redundant Commercial Buidlings?', Research Report by the University of Westminster, Grimley and London Residential Research, 1998.
'Redundant Offices get new lease of life', Chartered Surveyor Mnthly (CSM), October, pp36-37.

Rural Development Commission (former; merged with the Countryside Commission in April 1999 to form
the Countryside Agency - RDC publications now available from Countryside Agency Postal Sales, Wetherby:
'Old Buildings, new opportunities', RDG13, 1996 (free).

Save Britain's Heritage publications, available from
SAVE, 70 Cowcross St., London EC1M 6EL, tel. (020) 7253 3500:
'The SAVE Report', Architectural Journal, December 1975.
'Satanic Mills: Industrial Architecture in the Pennines', 1978.
'A future for farm buildings', 1988.
'One Damned Building after another' (neglected historic buildings in England and Wales), 1995.
'Beacons of living' (historic school buildings), 1995.
'Hospitals - A Medical Emergency', 1997.
'Catalytic Conversions: Revive Historic Buildings to Regenerate Communities', December 1998.
'Sleeping Beauties 2001: report of Buildings at Risk in England and Wales', 2001.

Schopen, Fay & Kochan, Ben, 2002, 'Realising reuse' (finding champions and a flexible funding regime) (conference report), Urban Environment Today 142, 7.3.02, p9

Scottish Homes Research and Information Services, 1995, 'The Potential for Reuse and Recycling in Housing', Scottish Homes, Edinburgh.

Sevcenko, Margaret Bentley, 1983, 'Adaptive Reuse: Integrating Traditional Areas into the Modern Urban Fabric', MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning, Cambridge, Massachussets.

Sharkey, Mike, 1996, 'The miller's tale' (renewal of textile mills), Planning 4 (22), 30.5.96.

Stratton, Michael, 2000, 'Industrial Buildings', Taylor & Francis / E & FN Spon, tel. (01246) 343071, February. Oversize NA105.IND

Sustainable Development Commission (SDC), London:
- website: http://www.sd-commission.gov.uk
'Sustainable buildings: The challenge of the existing building stock', 2005, http://www.sd-commission.gov.uk/news/download_pdf.php?attach_id=028YWFT-825IJCW-YIX8C

Sustainable Homes, tel. (020) 8973 0429, email: info@sustainablehomes.co.uk
-website: http://www.sustainablehomes.co.uk
'Good practice guide: refurishments', 2004.

The Prince’s Regeneration Trust,
‘The Regeneration Through Heritage Handbook’, April 2006.

The Scottish Executive, Edinburgh
- website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk
'Obsolete Commercial and Industrial Property', 2001, and at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/cru/kd01/blue/obsol-00.htm

Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), 17 Carlton House Terraced, London SW1Y 5AS,
tel. (020) 7930 8903, email: tcpa@tcpa.org.uk
- website: http://www.tcpa.org.uk
'Design Solutions for increasing urban housing capacity', March 1998 (OFL).
Design for Living', July 1999.
'Making Connections' (bringing redundant property back into use), September 1999.

Urban and Economic Development Ltd, 1987, 'Re-using Redundant Buildings', Case Studies of Good Practice in Urban Regeneration, HMSO, London.

Urban Land Institute, 1996, 'New Uses for Obsolete Building', Urban Land Institute (OFL on 22.2.99)

Von Weizsaecher, Ernst; Lovins, Amory B & Lovins, L. Hunter, 1998, 'Factor Four: Doubling wealth, Halving Resource Use', Earthscan, London. (ISBN 1 85383 406 8) HD9502.W4

Walljes, I & Ball R.M., 1997, 'Exploring the realities of the sustainable city through the use and reuse of vacant industrial buildings', European Environment 7, pp194-202.

Ward, Charles, 1996, 'Rural revivals' (redundant agricultural buildings), Planning Week 4 (32), 8.8.96.

Watkins, Charles, & Winter, Michael, 1988, 'Superb Conversions', (barn conversions), (former) Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE), London.

Wyatt, P. & Myers, D, 2004, 'Rethinking urban capacity: identifying and appraising vacant buildings', Building Research and Information 32 (4), pp285-292

Zukin, S, 1981, 'Loft Living', Rutgers University Press, New York.