The School of Engineering at the University of Vermont (UVM) has been exploring the addition of heritage preservation engineering modules to its existing curriculum. NCPTT and the Getty Conservation Institute hosted a colloquium in June 2009 to identify curricular additions for a program focused on the engineering evaluation and remediation of heritage structures. The colloquium focused on the quantitative techniques and methodologies applied to the engineering evaluation and remediation of heritage structures, and the challenge of ensuring that students acquire the competencies necessary to address the challenges of the market.
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Days before touch down, managers and stewards of historic landscapes should be well prepared for the aftermath of a major catastrophe.
Preparedness at Bayou Bend Collections and Gardens begins at the start of Hurricane Season, not days before a storm. Major efforts include the thinning of historically significant trees, as well as trees close to important structures, to allow for strong winds to pass through and not bend and break the upper limbs and branches.
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The National Park Service Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/HistoricAmerican Landscapes Survey) have announced the new Leicester B. Holland Prize, 2011: A Single-Sheet Measured Drawing Competition. This competition, open to both students and professionals, recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of an historic building, site, or structure prepared to HABS, HAER or HALS [...]
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PennDesign’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation and the Raymond Lemaire International Centre for Conservation at the University of Leuven are organizing an international conference on advanced digital methods for recording built heritage, titled “Heritage Recording and Information Management in the Digital Age (SMARTdoc)”, scheduled for 19-20 November 2010 on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
This partnership [...]
Cemetery Monument Restoration Workshop at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 4, 2010 from 9:00AM to 4:00PM. $30 registration fee.
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In this edition of the Preservation Technology Podcast, we’ll meet Carla Schroer of Cultural Heritage Imaging. The non-profit organization recently used a PTT Grant to hold a workshop on 3D digital rock art documentation and preservation.
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Cultural Heritage Imaging developed a comprehensive training program for 3D digital rock art documentation and preservation, based on state-of-the-art computational photography techniques that are emerging as the next generation of cultural heritage tools for use both in the field and in museums.
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NCPTT joined Tulane School of Architecture, Preservation Trades Network and Save our Cemeteries to host “Cities of the Dead: Above-Ground Cemetery Preservation, Conservation, Documentation Methodology and History,” July 13-31, in New Orleans, La.
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The purpose of this event was to educate people about the differences in cast and wrought iron and preservation/restoration methods for each type of material. This workshop proved useful to anyone who cares for historic buildings, parks, or cemeteries.
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Schedule and abstracts for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Register before September 11, 2009 for $299 ($399 thereafter).
Key sessions are expected to include Archeology, Mapping and Documentation, Landscapes, Engineering Challenges, Issues in National Cemeteries, and Materials Conservation.
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