This course provides a foundation to historic preservation. The course will focus on principles and theories pertaining to preservation and restoration practices; recognition of architectural periods, styles, and construction methods in context of the evolution of cultural landscapes; the definition of significance and integrity in buildings and districts; strategies by which buildings and their settings have been preserved and used; and methods of reading and interpreting the cultural environment.
This course is intended to provide an introduction to the field of historic preservation and to instill basic skills in researching and understanding historic structures, especially buildings and bridges. It will provide instruction in assessing the evolution and condition of structures and in recording them by written, graphic, and photographic methods. The course will also emphasize traditional methods and materials of construction, the behavior of structural components over time, and techniques of determining the original condition and subsequent changes of historic structures.
Please note there is a mandatory fieldtrip scheduled for Saturday, 9/27/14 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
What is the connection between preservation and sustainability? This course examines the role of preservation in the reassessment of the built environment to create a sustainable future. Topics to be addressed range from historic examples of sustainable cultural practices to current trends of smart growth planning, LEED standards and energy conservation in historic buildings.
Please note there is a mandatory fieldtrip scheduled for Tuesday, 10/7/14 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.