Feb
8
HIPR 465 Professional Practice in Historic Preservation: More Fun than a Basket Full of Puppies
February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In this dismal job market, does the prospect of preparing for job hunt strike you as decidedly not fun? Are you anxiety riddled over writing your resume? Intimated by interviews? Overwhelmed by applications? And petrified at the prospect of unemployment? Fear not! HIPR 465 was created just for you!
In this inspiring, safe and anxiety-soothing environment, [...]
Jan
30
Special Topics for Spring: Preserving the Recent Past
January 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
HIPR 499/780 Special Topics, Preserving the Recent Past-FAQ
What is the recent past?
The recent past is a term generally used to describe historical and architectural resources younger than fifty years old. Did you know that it is estimated that up to 70% of our built environment was constructed in the decades following World War II? Thus, [...]
Jan
14
Thinking about Spring Registration
January 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m sure you have seen this information from a variety of other sources but I thought I’d post it here. Don’t forget that HP will be going to LaCoste in the Fall, we are in the process of finalizing the courses and should have those in the next couple of weeks. More information on that [...]
Jan
6
Making Wood Storm Windows
January 6, 2009 | 2 Comments
February 14, 15 & 16, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
Presented By
The Belvedere School
For
Hands-On Preservation
Training Artisans in
The Preservation Trades
Hannibal, Missouri
America’s Home Town
Making Wood Storm Windows is a fun and intense, three-day, hands-on learning
experience. Students will how to make their own wood storm windows. You will
be part of a team [...]
Nov
11
Belvedere School for Historic Preservation Offers Building Workshops
November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Bob Yapp founded the Belvedere School for Historic Preservation in July of 2008. The school is dedicated to teaching students from all over North America how to become artisans in the preservation trades.
Over the last 20 years Bob has travelled across the country conducting hands-on preservation workshops as well as helping other organizations and communities [...]
Sep
23
Mysterious Parking Lot Construction Demystified
September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
For those of you that are not students at SCAD, our HP Department is part of the SBA (School of Building Arts) located in Eichberg Hall which is the former Administration Building of the Georgia Southern Railroad. Today, it is home to the Departments of Architecture, Interiors, and Historic Preservation as well as the Cultural [...]
Aug
14
The Writing on the Wall: SCAD Alumnus Takes on Graffitti
August 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Welcome to the first in a series of interviews with SCAD HP Alumni. Our first guest is Katie Arceneaux, B.A. Class of 2008. Katie currently working for the NCPTT running a lab experiment on graffiti removal from historic structures. Katie was nice enough to agree to do this virtual interview. Name: Katie Arceneaux, Class of [...]
Jun
18
Fall Classes! A New Class!
June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment
It’s never to early (but sometimes too late) to start thinking of fall courses. When you are immersed in your classes, working and doing all the things that you do when in school, it’s easy to lose track of the fact that part of the purpose of going to school is to get a job [...]