Lacoste Classes! May 15, 2009
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As I mentioned last week, HIPR is headed to Lacoste this fall. We have adjusted the course offerings to reflect required courses for fall quarter (both grad and undergrad), added a few electives and even have a course offering from our new MA in International Heritage Conservation. We will even get a chance to do some hands-on work, not to mention all the incredible field trips in the region and beyond that we will be taking. Applications are due very soon, May 29. If you have any questions e-mail me at jlambin@scad. edu
HIPR 203 Preservation Research/ HIPR 706 Preservation Research and Survey/ HIPR 765 Preservation Seminar
During this intensive research course, students will work with photography students to document the buildings and people of the village of Lacoste. Students will update the existing survey of the village, conduct oral histories of the residents and work with photography students to produce images of the buildings and people of the village. Graduate students will address the complexities of documentation and interpretation. The research and documentation will be assembled into a publication.
HIPR 203 Preservation Research
This intensive research course introduces students to the sources and methods of investigation used in historic preservation. Thematic and site-specific research problems are examined in shorter research exercises and in a comprehensive term project. Prerequisite: HIPR 101.
HIPR 706 Preservation Research and Survey
This course is designed to give students a thorough understanding of research and survey. Students apply research skills to general and specific research projects and develop historic resource survey skills by examining underlying principles of survey.
HIPR 765 Preservation Seminar
This second-year graduate lecture series prepares students for entry into the field of historic preservation. Classroom activities are augmented by guest lectures by professionals and field trips to successful preservation organizations.
Prerequisites: HIPR 701, HIPR 706, HIPR 709.
HIPR 402 Preservation Planning/ HIPR 721 Preservation Planning in the Built Environment/ HIPR 737 Heritage Tourism / HIPR 765 Preservation Seminar
Through lectures, site visits and class discussions, this class will examine the both the positive and negative impacts of heritage tourism on heritage resources in both urban and rural settings and the role that preservation planning has in managing those impacts. Through extended coursework students will be introduced to the history of heritage tourism, and preservation planning understand the philosophical challenges associated with them and use this knowledge to develop practical solutions for a specific site.
Students will also study the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted by UNESCO in 1972 to encourage the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the cultural and natural heritage. Today, these sites include 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in 145 States Parties. The sites included in the list range from single structures to complex urban and natural landscapes. Through lectures, discussions, and site visits to World Heritage sites as well as the headquarters in Paris, students will learn about the World Heritage Program, understand different strategies philosophies and for site management and stewardship and how these tools can be applied to sites in the US and beyond.
HIPR 402 Preservation Planning
This course includes both field and class experiences in preservation planning. Students develop sample preservation plans that address small town or rural issues and the challenges of an urban setting. Prerequisites: HIPR 101, HIPR 203.
HIPR 721 Preservation Planning in the Built Environment
This course acknowledges links between rural and urban preservation and addresses issues and planning strategies common to both settings. Through readings and extended project work, students are introduced to the philosophy, problems and practical solutions of preservation planning. Prerequisites: HIPR 701, HIPR 702, HIPR 706.
HIPR 737 Heritage Tourism
Heritage tourism is a significant part of the economy of many places in the world. It can be an important vehicle for cultural exchange, providing a personal experience not only of what has survived from the past but of the contemporary society. But it can also overwhelm an area and contribute to the decline of a culture. This course examines the phenomenon of heritage tourism and considers its benefits, its burdens and how it can be managed.
HIPR 765 Preservation Seminar
This second-year graduate lecture series prepares students for entry into the field of historic preservation. Classroom activities are augmented by guest lectures by professionals and field trips to successful preservation organizations in the Southeast. Prerequisites: HIPR 701, HIPR 706, HIPR 709
IPR 307 Preservation Technology I /HIPR 360 International Preservation Technology/ HIPR 739 International Preservation Technology/HIPR 755 Preservation Philosophy and Criticism
Through lectures, site visits, class discussions and hands-on work students will learn about the history of building technology, learn to identify the physical problems afflicting historic structures and lean the process for determining and evaluating interventions. Site visits and field trips will include Paris, Marseilles and other sites in the region.
Through discussions led by the Philosophy and Criticism students, students will also develop an understanding of the complexities of the decision making process and its philosophical implications.
HIPR 307 Preservation Technology
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the physical problems afflicting historical structures. Lectures and illustrations in the field address the history of building technology and the ongoing processes of material deterioration. Prerequisite: HIPR 101.
HIPR 360 International Preservation Technology
This course is traditionally offered as part of a travel study program and is designed to give students a global perspective of historic preservation and conservation practices. Students are introduced to methodologies utilized by the international community to conserve the built environment. This course addresses the broader issues of preservation theory and planning, as well as the details of analysis and technical intervention. Students meet preservation professionals and participate in a hands-on practical preservation project. Field trips add additional perspective. The course culminates in written documentation of the international preservation experience. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
HIPR 709 Conservation Science and Preservation Technology
This course presents a fundamental overview of the materials found in the make-up of historic structures, their composition, application and function. The history and evolution of materials, the remedial abatement of deterioration and long-term maintenance are also addressed.
HIPR 739 International Preservation Technology
Course Description: The techniques that are used to preserve cultural heritage vary according to the resource itself. Other influences include the spatial and temporal contexts in which they were created, and the current conditions under which they exist. This course examines the wide range of preservation techniques from around the world as they apply to specific resources, and considers how those techniques might provide insight into addressing preservation issues from other areas.
HIPR 757 Preservation Restoration
This course examines the appropriate application of restoration standards in historic buildings. Emphasis is placed on significant structures worthy of total restoration and practical restoration of building fabrics. Restoration standards in this course follow those established by the Secretary of the Interior. Prerequisites: HIPR 701, HIPR 706, HIPR 716.
The Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, was adopted by UNESCO in 1972 to encourage the identification, protection, conservation, presentation and transmission to future generations of the cultural and natural heritage. Today, these sites include 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in 145 States Parties. The sites included in the list range from single structures to complex urban and natural landscapes. Through lectures, discussions, and site visits to World Heritage sites as well as the headquarters in Paris, students will learn about the World Heritage Program, understand different strategies philosophies and for site management and stewardship and how these tools can be applied to sites in the US and beyond.
HIPR 791 Historic Preservation M.F.A. Thesis I
Students enrolled in this class will be completing a thesis which focuses on an issue related to historic preservation. This will be cross-listed with another graduate level class and will include additional meetings with the Professor.
HIPR 791 Historic Preservation M.F.A. Thesis I
This course serves as the first of a two-course sequence dedicated to the development and production of the historic preservation thesis and the culmination of the M.F.A. course of study. Following committee approval of the thesis proposal, research begins on the integral concerns of the thesis including problem definition, process inquiry, critical thinking synthesis and communication with the advice and guidance of faculty. Emphasis is placed on a high degree of complexity and challenge within the thesis project. Prerequisite: HIPR 765.
Detroit….will make you weep May 13, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentPerhaps when you were in school there was a kid who could always make you cry. Now that I am all grown up, other things reduce me to tears and one of those things is Detroit. I oscillate between rage and despair. This morning, I came across a compelling article, “Contemplating Another Path for Detroit’s Historic Assets” by Francis Gunrow which appeared in today’s edition of the Next American City. The whole article is tearworthy but this was particularly heart-wrenching
“The most frustrating thing for urbanists is that there is so little rhyme or reason to how the city disposes of these buildings. With no plan for replacement, the creeping creation of vacant lots in the name of “much needed” parking or blight removal is insidious. Since 1998, the city has spent at least $50 million to demolish well over two million square feet of Detroit heritage (emphasis added).”
Two-million square feet, which according to my calculations would be about the size of twenty Wal-mart Super Centers or a hell of a lot of parking spaces.
Lacoste: A View of Heritage Conservation May 11, 2009
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View from student residence window by Whitney Bayers, BFA 2009.
Did I mention that Historic Preservation will be going to Lacoste in the fall? Lacoste is an exquisitely beautiful preserved medieval village and art community located in the south of France, with about 400 full-time residents. Historic Preservation will be joining Metals and Jewelry, Photography, Art History and Fibers. We are in the process of arranging meetings and site visits and even a hands-on project. We will be visiting Marseilles and Paris. In Paris we will visit the UNESCO headquarters we will also meet with heritage conservation students and professors at the University of Paris. Trips to the various UNESCO World Heritage sites in the region are also planned. We will even get our hands dirty doing some hands-on work. It promises to be an amazing, action-packed quarter. For those of you that need Preservatin Research/Research and Survey (HIPR 203/706) you will be happy to note that we will be working with the photography students on a joint documentation project, Facade/Visage where we will be updating the existing survey of the village and collecting oral histories. A full list of HP courses will be posted this week. Applications are due May 29.
More bad news from Italy May 10, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentThe toll of the recent earthquakes in Italy is still being assessed, the quakes were devastating for the people and the resources in the region. According to a recent article in USA today, “more than 10,000 structures were damaged or destroyed by Monday’s earthquake, which was Italy’s worst in three decades. But that is a small number compared with the 150,000 buildings nationwide that the Civil Protection Service estimates could be at risk of damage in the event of another quake.” The article goes on do discuss how those buildings are potentially threatened with closure or demolition because the cost of seismic retrofits is prohibitive, especially in Italy, where the impact of the economic crisis is especially profound. The thought of so much devastation makes me want to put my head on my desk and weep. It’s a truly sad state of affairs when the preservation of heritage turns into just another item in the trasheap that is our world economy.
SCAD STUDENT TO TAKE A BITE OUT OF PRESERVATION May 9, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentYes, its true, our very own grad student Chloe Castro (MFA 2010) will be headed to NYC this summer to work with the Central Park Conservancy as an intern where she will be involved in the hands-on examination, documentation, preservation and conservation of the bronze and stone sculpture in Central Park, New York City. Congratulations Chole!
SCAD Historic Preservation Now on Facebook! May 8, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentOur Facebook group debuted last week and we already have 112 friends. Now you have two places to keep tabs on all things historic preservation at SCAD. You don’t need to be an SCAD Alumni or student to sign up. Tell your friends, tell your friends to tell their friends, tell your parents, tell your neighbors!
Architectural Conservation Methods Used at Menokin and Hands-On Techniques for Everyone June 25-28, 2009 May 8, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentHistoric Menokin, Warsaw, Virginia (located in the Northern Neck, 90 miles south of Washington, DC and 50 miles east of Richmond)
This workshop is co-sponsored by the Menokin Foundation and Rappahannock Community College (RCC), and is geared to architects, craftspeople, contractors, historic site administrators and the public-at-large. The course will provide an intensive overview of historic building techniques, and the conservation of historic masonry and wood elements, using Menokin, now in partial ruin, as a teaching laboratory. A session on making and applying 18th century wall and trim paints will be offered for the first time as well. Professional continuing education credits are offered through RCC.
Please follow this link for more information on the 2009 program. And please pass this e-mail along to anyone you think would be interested!
http://www.menokin.org/2009summerworkshop.htm
If you have questions, contact the Menokin Foundation at: 804-333-1776; menokin@menokin.org
Historic Preservation Week! May 6, 2009
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Mark your calendars! Historic Preservation Week starts Sunday. This amazing week of events is organized by the fabulous Student Preservation Association, they have done AMAZING job of putting together this year’s incredible line-up of speakers (see below). Tonight’s lecture is Stephen Bond who will be talking about his new book Managing Built Heritage.
Preservation Week 2009: International Preservation
May 3rd- May 7th
Celebrate 30 years of Historic Preservation at SCAD by attending the Student Preservation Association’s annual lecture series, “Preservation Week 2009: International Preservation.” The week will kick off on Sunday, May 3, with an afternoon event at the Kennedy Pharmacy followed by a reception and evening lecture. Lectures will continue throughout the week and will conclude with a closing reception on Thursday, May 7. All events and lectures are free and open to the public.
Dr. Stephen Bond
Wednesday, May 6th
“Managing Built Heritage”
River Club
7:30pm
Stephen Bond is a joint author of “Managing Built Heritage,” a book that examines cultural significance as a starting point in assessing and managing a historic property. He currently runs his own firm, giving advice on the historic environment in the public sector and to corporate clients in the UK and internationally. Dr. Bond is also a site management specialist for World Heritage Site projects with UNESCO.
Natalie Bull
Thursday, May 7th
“Landmarks, Not Landfill: Heritage Conservation Strategies for the Canadian Context”
Kennedy Pharmacy
323 E. Broughton St.
7:30pm
Natalie Bull is the Executive Director of the Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) and a former President of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI). With 18 years of experience, she has played an important role in municipal heritage planning and incentive and grant programs for heritage rehabilitation. Natalie Bull describes strategies the Heritage Canada Foundation is using to promote heritage conservation’s powerful connection with environmental stewardship and economic revitalization.
May 7th will also be the closing reception for Preservation Week. Food and Refreshments will precede the evening’s lecture.
Calling All Heritage Conservation Law Geeks May 4, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentHelloooooo?????
(crickets)
Seriously, I know you are out there.
I know you too will be unduly excited about this Web site that I discovered, the Lawyers Committee for Cultural Heritage Protection. It is chock full of fabulous stuff. I particularly liked the virtual smack down Dr. Kwame Opoku gives James Cuno, author of Whose Culture? The Promise of Museums and the Debate over Antiquities a loaded subject to be sure, but Dr. Opoku brings up some excellent points and a healty dose of snark to the debate about this loaded issue. The site actually has a lot of information about the furor, that Mr. Cuno’s book stirred up, like this article here which is fascinating but long, so those under deadline, take heeed. Click away and get back to whatever you are working on. And be duly warned, if you are interested in this kind of thing, this site completely sucks you in.
Many of the articles on the site are about “portable” cultural heritage but there are also a number of articles about our less portable hertiage such as efforts to preserve ancient Babylon, which has been subject to decades of damage, most recently by the Iraq War. Then there is this fascinating article about heritage conservation efforts in VietNam.
Then there are also articles dealing with sending our built heritage back to its point of origin. Yes, built heritage is supposed to be less portable, but tell that to the Elgin Marbles, speaking of which, the Vatican just recently send a hunk (actually part of a frieze, the head of a sculpture of a youth) of the Parthenon home. Okay actually they are loaning it for a year, but they are hoping that others will be compelled to do the same and since so many countries have chunks and hunks of the Parthenon stashed in their collective basements(read museums), hopefully their plan will work or not, there are many sides to that debate.
So before you get sucked into spending hours reading fascinating articles about trafficking in antiquities, don’t forget that it is Historic Preservation Week and we are celebrating by looking at International Preservation. Tonight Wiliam Brumfield will talk about Ruin and Ressurection in the Russian North. See you there!