Terra (1998–2005)
Project Publications
Avrami, Erica, Hubert Guillaud, and Mary Hardy, eds. Terra Literature Review: An Overview of Earthen Architecture Conservation. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2008. (PDF, 174 pp., 1.7MB) | |
The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by Author." 2002. (PDF, 63 pp., 380KB) | |
The Getty Conservation Institute. "GCI Project Terra Bibliography: Sorted by General Category." 2002. (PDF, 106 pp., 603KB) | |
"Summary Report, Project Terra Research Meeting." Report of meeting held in Torquay, England, May 14, 2000. (PDF, 21pp., 83KB) | |
"Terra Consortium: Guidelines for Institutional Collaboration." Guidelines for program of Project Terra and the UNESCO Chair on Earthen Architecture, Constructive Cultures, and Sustainable Development, 2000. (PDF, 9pp., 56KB) | |
Articles in the GCI newsletter
- Earthen Architecture Conference (Fall 2006)
- Earthen Architecture in Italy (Summer 2004)
- Project Terra (Spring 2002)
- Project Terra (Spring 2001)
- The Conservation of Earthen Architecture (Spring 2001)
- Terra Research Meeting (Summer 2000)
- Course on Earthern Architectural and Archaeological Heritage(Spring 2000)
- Conservation and Continuity of Tradition: A Discussion about Earthen Architecture (Spring 2000)
Scientific Abstracts
- 3.4 Adobe Preservation-Fort Selden Adobe Test Wall Project.
- 3.6 Development and Testing of Modular Lightweight Shelters for Archaeological Sites.
- 3.9 Getty Seismic Strengthening of Adobe Project (GSAP).
Getty Publications
Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (PDF, 154pp., 4.3MB) A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore. |
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Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell. Guías de planeamiento e ingeniería para la estabilización sismorresistente de estructuras históricas de adobe. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2002. (PDF, 154pp., 4.3MB) |
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Tolles, E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, Frederick A. Webster, and William S. Ginell. Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2000. A bound copy is available for purchase at the Getty Bookstore. |
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Oliver, Anne. Fort Selden Adobe Test Wall Project, Phase I, Final Report. The Getty Conservation Institute and Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, 2000. (PDF, 108pp., 1MB) | |
Tolles, E. Leroy, Frederick A. Webster, Anthony Crosby, and Edna E. Kimbro. Survey of Damage to Historic Adobe Buildings after the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 1996. (171 pp., PDF format, 7.2MB) | |
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Last updated: December 2006