Read Chapter 1 Why Buildings Are Being Lost: Burdens and Barriers from Amy Hetletvedt's book, Preserving With Purpose: Reimagining Buildings for Community Benefit
https://islandpress.org/books/preserving-purpose#quotes
"Powerful and practical! Preserving with Purpose encourages everyone to engage in historic preservation. Readers will appreciate the unconventional ideas about historical solutions and seeing the City of Detroit as a central character. Amy Hetletvedt explores neighborhood dynamics and community focus, highlighting the urgent need for a government policy framework that promotes community impact. She presents refreshing thoughts for potential new policies in the field of historic preservation."
Saundra Little, Architect and Principal at Quinn Evans; Detroit and NOMA National President 2027-2028
