One Night Only! The Getty is Coming, the Getty is Coming! February 18, 2009
Posted by history in : Conferernces and Symposia, Events, Free, SCAD, Students, conservation , add a commentProfessional Practices Symposium
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 5-7 p.m.
Student Center, 120 Montgomery St., Savannah, Ga.
The SCAD painting department hosts the third annual Professional Practices Symposium. Participants include: Michelle Grabner, the Suburban Gallery, Oak Park, Ill.; Sarah Gavlak, Gavlak Projects, New York City/West Palm Beach; Stuart Horodner, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center; and Courtney Martin, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Calif., and regular contributor to Artforum.com.
Creative Brains Coming to Savannah January 30, 2009
Posted by history in : Events, SCAD, Savannah , add a commentIn my classes, I introduce my students to the concept of the creative economy and in some of my classes, we get to spent a little more time on it. For a really good succinct summary see the Planetizien (great resource by the way) article, “Rethinking Preservation” article from Planitizen, written by my former colleague Martha Frish. Needless to say, I think our historic towns and cities have a huge role to play in the creative economy. I was thrilled to learn (see below) that SCAD is bringing in a bushel basket full of creative economy gurus on March 6. This is a great opportunity to learn more from some of the best in the field. I’m guessing that HP won’t be at the top of their discussion points, but I consider jobs in HP to be part of this new economy.
Creative- and business-minded speakers offer advice at SCAD during “Art, Design and the Cultural Moment: Building the Creative Economy
Published: January 29, 2009
SAVANNAH, Ga.- In light of the current economic crisis, the Savannah College of Art and Design will bring experts to Savannah to discuss the value of creativity and ways it can rebuild businesses and the economy. The city of Savannah is a shining example of how creativity can act as an economic engine, refurbishing areas that have fallen into disrepair and sparking entrepreneurship, growth and success. “Art, Design and the Cultural Moment” will provide students, academics and businesses with a fresh look at how art and design in the early 21st century can build the creative economy and get the United States back on track.
On Friday, March 6, 10:30 a.m., authors Stuart Ewen and David Weinberger will give a panel discussion followed by the 1:30 p.m. keynote address, “A Whole New Mind,” by bestselling author Daniel Pink. A question-and-answer session and a book-signing event will follow the talk. All events take place at the Trustees Theater, 216 E. Broughton St. Tickets are $10 for the general public and free to SCAD students, faculty, and staff.
Daniel Pink’s address will discuss why high-tech abilities are giving way to high-concept and high-touch talents, the six essential aptitudes necessary for thriving in this emerging world, and why the widespread search for meaning is the greatest recruiting challenge and largest business opportunity of our time. Pink lectures to corporations, associations and universities around the world on economic transformation and the changing world of work. He authored “The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need,” “A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future” and “Free Agent Nation.” His articles on business and technology appear in publications including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review and Fast Company. He has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC, NPR and other networks in the U.S. and abroad.
David Weinberger’s status as our foremost and funniest interpreter of technology’s impact on business and society continues to grow. His new book, “Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder,” reveals new principles for taking advantage of the onrushing flood of information in order to help us pull ourselves together. He will address the key elements of an information and technology revolution that impacts how we organize our businesses, increases customers’ newfound control of the information they touch, and challenges the core concepts of who and what we trust. Weinberger is a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Center, a former philosophy professor, gag writer for Woody Allen, NPR commentator, technology columnist, weblogging pioneer, and a dot com entrepreneur.
Stuart Ewen is considered one of the originators of the media studies field and his writings continue to shape debates in the field. His influential books include “PR!: A Social History of Spin” and “All Consuming Images: The Politics of Style in Contemporary Culture.” The latter provided the foundation for Bill Moyers’ four-part PBS series, “The Public Mind.” His most recent book is “Typecasting: On the Arts and Sciences of Human Inequality,” co-authored with Elizabeth Ewen. Through a series of historically situated vignettes, “Typecasting” presents an interpretation of modern stereotyping through the interwoven fabrics of art, science, religion and popular culture.
For more information including accommodations and travel specials, visit www.scad.edu/adcm or call 912.525.5838. Tickets are available at the SCAD box office, 216 E. Broughton St., or online. Media may call 912.525.5225 for interview and image requests.
USGBC Savannah Green Product Expo January 27, 2009
Posted by history in : Conferernces and Symposia, Events, Green , add a commentSave the Date:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4-7pm
Charles Morris Center, 10 East Broad Street, Savannah
It is the School of Building Arts (SBA) Lecture Series. Mark Your Calendars Now! January 14, 2009
Posted by history in : Conferernces and Symposia, Events, Free, History of Preservation, SCAD, SPA, Savannah, Students , add a comment1/21/09 Janine James
Janine James is the creative Director and Co-founder of The Moderns, an inter-disciplinary, solutionist- oriented design firm in New York City.
2/25/09 Theo Prudon
Theo Prudon is a leading expert on the preservation of modern architecture and the President of DOCOMOMO US, a program dedicated to the study of significant works of the Modern Movement from around the world.
4/1/09 Clodagh
Clodagh is a design leader with a commitment to sustainability in her architecture and interiors practice, as well as, her product design group.
4/15/09 Douglas Cardinal
Cardinal is a Canadian-born architect of Native American descent who is responsible for the design of numerous cultural institutions and academic facilities, including The National Museum of the American Indian and the St. Albert Civic and Cultural Center.
4/29/09 John Kastl and Mark Harbick
Mark Harbick is vice president and Director Design of Huntsman Architectural Group. Harbick works both as an interior designer and architect, and has been awarded Contract Magazine’s designer of the year in 2006.
5/3/09 Anthony Tung
Anthony Tung, author, urbanist, graphic designer, and photographer, has been a New York City Landmarks Preservation Commissioner, an instructor on architectural history at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has recently published Preserving the World’s Great Cities.
5/13/09 Marshall Purnell
Marshall Purnell was the first African American President of AIA. He is a design principal at Devrouax + Purnell Architects and Planners.
TBA- Rick Joy
Rick Joy designs rammed earth private residences across the Southwest. Joy was chosen as one of the international architects that will be part of the development of the Pan-American Villa in Guadalajara, Mexico around the Morelos Park for 2011 Pan American Games.
TBA- Mack Scogin and Merril Elam
Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam are Atlanta based architects, designs range from academic, corporate, to residential.
TBA- Jack Travis
Jack Travis, FAIA, is owner and principal of Jack Travis Architects, a Harlem based firm that works to effect urban and environmental design concepts from a black perspective.
TBA- Shashi Caan
Shashi Caan is the principle of The Collective, a uniquely structured architectural and design practice focusing on providing creative design solutions for clients seeking innovation.
Submit Your Proposal for the NTHP Annual Conference in Nashville January 12, 2009
Posted by history in : Call for Papers, Conferernces and Symposia, Events , add a commentWe are getting down to the wire for the deadline to submit session proposals for the 2009 National Preservation Conference.
DON’T WAIT - SUBMIT YOUR SESSION PROPOSAL NOW!
Here are the top three reasons to do so sooner rather than later:
1) DID YOU KNOW… that the deadline for ALL session submissions, including Education, Field, and Poster, is FRIDAY, JANUARY 16?
2) DID YOU KNOW… that over 75% of session submissions occur in the last 24 hours the submission system is open?
3) DID YOU KNOW… that every year we receive frustrated calls from people experiencing a slowdown in the submission system because of peak activity? Please submit now to avoid the stress of gridlock!
Click here to link to the ‘Call for Proposals’ (Click on the ‘Call for Proposals’ Tab to begin the submission process). SEE YOU IN NASHVILLE!!
Making Wood Storm Windows January 6, 2009
Posted by history in : Classes, Conferernces and Symposia, Events, Opportunities, Uncategorized, conservation, hands-on, materials , add a commentFebruary 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 building exterior storms for the windows in the circa 1859 historic
Lamb-Munger Mansion in the Central Park National Historic District in Hannibal, Mo.
This is a tuition-based class with a limit of 8 students. You will be working side-
by-side all three days in the shop with instructor Bob Yapp. Bob has been a
woodworker and furniture designer/maker for 34 years.
This will be a learn-by-doing opportunity. You will learn why wood storms are
important, how to measure an opening for a storm, how to grade/pick
lumber, storm sash construction, glass/screen installation weather-stripping &
installation techniques. We will be constructing three types of storm sash:
1) Traditional wood storms with puttied glass.
2) Traditional wood screen sash & screening.
3) Combination wood storm/screen sash with
removable screen and glass from
the inside of the property.
At the end of the three days you will know from beginning
to end, how to completely build all three wood storm windows
with written instructions to take home. All students
completing the class will receive a “Certificate of Completion”.
Homeowners, small contractors, preservation staff, preservation commission
members, hp students and historic building owners will all benefit from this
hands-on, traditional training event. All skill levels are encouraged to sign up.
Tuition for this three-day workshop is $350 and includes beverages and a box
lunch. Space is limited to eight students in each session and pre-registration is
required to secure a spot in the class.
Inexpensive motels as well as bed & breakfast inns
are available for out of town students.
For more information or to pre-register call
Bob Yapp, 217-474-6052 or
email, yapperman@msn.com
February 14, 15, 16, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
521 Bird Street, Hannibal, Missouri 63401
The Dilemma LEED and Historic Building November 17, 2008
Posted by history in : Events, Free, Green, LEED, Savannah , add a commentGreen. Green. Green. Green. Green. You can’t spend a day without hearing about it. Green is a good thing, greenwashing is not, to me it is still amazing that there are still a number of people out there who don’t see historic preservation as green. Carl Elefante wrote a great article for the NTHP Forum Journal, “The Greenest Building is….One that Is Already Built.” In his article, Elefante lays out what many already know, historic preservation is the original green building. LEED and historic preservation are two very important subjects to Savannah and this upcoming panel will address both issues. It should be a great event.
Who: Sarah Ward and Tommy Linstroth
What: The Dilemma: LEED and Historic Preservation
When: Tuesday, November 25th 5:45-7:00pm
Where: Wild Wings Café (2nd floor) in City Market
Please RSVP to wards@thempc.org By November 21st, 2008
Learn about LEED and historic buildings at the Nov. 25 meeting of the Savannah Chapter of the United States Green Building Council. The speakers will be Tommy Linstroth, Head of Sustainability for Melaver, Inc., and Sarah Ward of the Metropolitan Planning Commission. The meeting is free and open to the public. Linstroth will speak about “LEEDing the way in Historic Preservation.” “While historic preservation and LEED certification are often portrayed at odds with one another, in fact, they go hand in hand,” Linstroth said. “Historic buildings typically get owners almost 30 percent of the way to certification based on their intrinsic nature and location, and the other LEED credits are not conflicting with historic preservation policies.”
Ward will explain that “Historic Preservation IS Green Building.” Many of the goals of the USGBC are shared by the Historic Preservation community, and LEED points can be achieved simply by reusing an existing building. Likewise, Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Incentives can be used in concert with achieving LEED certification, so it is a win-win situation for the community and the property owner, Ward said. Don’t miss your chance to weigh in on the debate!
Preservation Construction Workshop Postponned November 3, 2008
Posted by history in : Alumni, Conferernces and Symposia, Events, History of Preservation, SPA, Savannah, Students , add a commentThe SPA special Workshop has been rescheduled for Friday, November 14.
The Student Preservation Association is hosting a special workshop next Friday. We will be having a preservation construction workshop at the Kennedy Pharmacy Broughton street. Professor Jim Abraham will lead the students in a demonstration and then students will get the opportunity for some first hand experience. The event will be November 14th at 9am - 2pm at the Kennedy Pharmacy at the corner of Broughton Street and Habersham Street. There will be refreshments. Please contact spa@scad.edu to be part of this event.
Help Shape Savannah’s Future! Participate in Survey and Forum. October 29, 2008
Posted by history in : Events, History of Preservation, Opportunities, People, Places, Savannah , add a commentDestination: Savannah Forward
Fred Kent, founder of the Project for Public Spaces, will lead a community forum at the Coastal Georgia Center on Thursday, February 5, 2009 beginning at 7:00 PM.
This forum will focus on creating vibrant community places and offer strategies so that we can incorporate the concept of placemaking into our public destinations.
Please click here to take our survey. The survey has five (5) questions which are designed to get your ideas on the livability of our community.
The survey will be available until November 15, 2008.
Results of the survey will be discussed during the forum on February 5, 2009.
After reading our brochure, please call 912/651-1477 if you would like more information on Destination: Savannah Forward.
The National Trust Annual Conference Wrap Up Part I October 27, 2008
Posted by history in : Advocacy, Conferernces and Symposia, Events, History of Preservation, Urban Renewal , add a commentI just returned from the Annual Preservation Conference in Tulsa, Okalahoma. Downtown Tulsa, with a rumored 50% of its land given over to surface parking lots, is a testament to the devastating impact that our autocentric culture has had downtown (and when I say devastating, I mean devastating).
As stated on the Web site of the Tulsa Historic Preservation Commission,
“Since the 1960s, Downtown Tulsa’s buildings have been disappearing as surface parking lots have mushroomed. Recently, Tulsans have been saying that enough is enough: downtown Tulsa had the dubious distinction of back-to-back designation as one of Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places in 2005 and 2006. The loss of historic urban fabric is striking.
Boston Avenue as seen in 1978 (left) and 2005 (right).
Without the buildings, there can be no loft conversion projects or upstart small businesses. In recent years, Tulsa has begun to experience adaptive reuse success stories as buildings in the heart of our community are brought back to life or converted to new uses. However, careful monitoring and community education is more important than ever if we are to take to full advantage of the economic opportunities our historic buildings offer, and improve the vitality of Downtown Tulsa.”
It is striking and disheartening, yet it is a testament to just how important historic preservation is. The endless acres of asphalt make for an unfriendly pedestrian experience, taxis are hard to come by, and for those businesses that have held on or opened up, it can be difficult to survive in relative isolation. It is always easier to do than undo and in downtown, there is a lot of undoing to do but they are working on it. Tulsa has some AMAZING, zowie, knock-yer-architectural socks off neighborhoods and in downtown, some of the buildings that are left, are really striking. It makes you weep for what was there. You can see more of Tulsa’s remaining heritage here.
There are a number of organizations, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, the Tulsa Historical Commission, Preservation Oklahoma and neighborhood associations working to preserve historic Tulsa. I remember coming to Savannah in 1998 for the Annual Conference. I was awestruck by the architecture of the city but dismayed how deserted downtown, especially Broughton Street was at night. Today, Broughton street is bustling with diners, shoppers, workers, students, tourists and the like day and night. That was only ten years ago, which in preservation time isn’t that long at all. It took over half-a-century to erode downtown Tulsa and it will take some time to bring it back. If anyone can do it, it is the preservation community.