Phase III
The Preservational Atlas
The work ends with the publication of a
preservational Atlas which is an illustrated summary of the preliminary investigation and
the mapping and registration field work.
The purpose of an atlas is to make the most
important results readily accessible to the local community, creating in this way a common
point of reference for the local authorities and the local population.
An atlas will normally consist of the following
elements:
- A foreword which states the common aims of the
central authority and the local authority in presenting the material to the public, that
is to say for preservational planning purposes.
- A topographic description of the municipality
and the natural conditions on which the historical development was structured.
- A review of the historical development of the
town structure.
- A review of the characteristics of the local
architecture.
- A cartographic presentation of the developed
structures with explanatory text, and with the qualities to be safeguarded.
- A cartographic presentation of the registered individual
buildings, indicated with colours as belonging to one of 3 categories: high value,
medium value, low value.
- A final summary of the main architectural
values in the municipality, and why the local authorities should give priority to these
values in the future planning and building control activities.
So far 52 preservational
atlases have been produced in Denmark.
The atlas should be printed in 3 colours on good
quality paper and maintain a size of 35 x 27 cm. It should normally contain 40-64 pages
according to the size of the municipality. The atlas should be available to the public at
a moderate price or free.
One of the elements of the
preservational atlas is a brief review of the historical development of the town
structure, illustrated by maps and old pictures. This example illustrates the growth af
Ribe, Denmarks oldest town. From the Ribe atlas.
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Examples of developed structures of different size
and character. All examples are taken from Danish documentation material and would of
course be entirely different if taken from the architectural heritage of another country.
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Examples of buildings from different times and of
different style and functions. All examples are taken from Danish documentation material
and would of course be entirely different if taken from the architectural heritage of
another country.
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