History
Travel & Tourism
Visitor Accommodation
Adaptive Reuse
Adapted Accommodation
Building Types
Architectural Styles
A snapshot of each section is displayed below
with links to detailed Histories
Travel & Tourism
Travel & Tourism is one of the worlds oldest, largest
& fastest growing industries
The History linked below tells the
fascinating story of Travel & Tourism including
Types of travelers
Ancient Egypt
Other ancient empires
Medieval
Silk Road
Renaissance
Industrial Revolution
Victorian Era
20th Century
Emerging Trends
Visitor Accommodation
Visitor Accommodation has an extraordinary history
stretching back to Ancient Egypt
The History linked below tells the story of
Visitor accommodation generally &
custom-built accommodation specifically including
Types of Historic Accommodation
Types of contemporary accommodation
Ancient Egypt
Greece
Rome & Pompeii
Medieval World
Silk Road
Renaissance Europe
Tudor England
Industrial Revolution
Victorian Era
Gilded Age
20th Century Emerging Trends
America
Case Study : Australia
History of Visitor Accommodation
Adaptive Reuse
The Adaptive Reuse [AR] of buildings has existed for millennia
as physically-sound buildings are converted
to suit changing circumstances.
The History linked below covers –
Options for obsolete or redundant buildings
AR considerations
AR strengths & opportunities
AR weaknesses & threats
Historic examples
Examples by building types
Adapted Accommodation
Visitor Accommodation adapted from other building types
has a long & interesting history
All Accommodari ® properties are
adapted from heritage buildings
The History linked below covers
Accommodation adaptation options
Characteristics
History
Heritage
Historic examples
Existing examples [Accommodari]
Strengths & Opportunities
Weaknesses & threats
Building Types
Accommodari ® properties have been converted from
the full range of other building types.
In many cases the building use has changed several times
over the years to suit changing circumstances.
Although Residential is the most common former use
prior to adaptiation, other types/uses include –
Agricultural / Rural
Commercial / Retail
Ecclesiastical
Educational
Industrial
Medical
Public/Govt/Civic
Miscellaneous
[Barn]
For a full listing of building types
with descriptions/definitions &
examples of Accommodari Properties
Architectural Styles
Accommodari ® properties are in buildings of
virtually every Architectural style/period
Click
for
Historic Timeline Charts
BCE to 461 CE – Ancient
461-1400 – Medieval
1400-1750 – Baroque to Renaissance
1750-1850 – Industrial Revolution
1850-1918 – Victorian & Gilded Ages
1919-Present – Modern
Full list of Architectural Styles
Each with a link to a
Style Profile
displaying
Related terminology
Wikipedia link
Approx timeline of prominence
Distinguishing characteristics
Geographic presence
Typical Types of Buildings
Landmark buildings
Accommodation types in that period
Accommodation examples in that Style
Gallery of landmark buildings
Gallery of adaptive Reuse accommodation
[Art Nouveau]