Linda Stevenson, the principal architect for Stevenson Architects, will be speaking on how the field of historic preservation needs to do in order to combat the environmental and social challenges that are facing our historic places and communities in the 21st century. Dr. Stevenson will be addressing social and climate change, resource depletion, and population growth and their impacts on heritage buildings. Please join us for another lecture by an assistant professor candidate!
The University of Mary Washington’s Department of Historic Preservation is pleased to announce that our Fall 2017 Newsletter has arrived! Follow this link to see what we have been up to: umwfallnewsletter2017
The amphitheater has been enriched with the history and culture here at the University of Mary Washington since it was first constructed in 1913. Under the watchful eye of faculty and students, the original amphitheater only consisted of a wooden structure as well as wooden benches. It wasn’t until the 1920s when the construction of […]
To: Dr. Linda Stevenson
I am investigating current trends in Historic Preservation and came across the announcement of a lecture you presented last year. Do you have a transcript of the lecture, published notes, or an article you might share with me?
In case you are interested, as a former architect, I was often caught in the nexus of preservation zeal and the conflicting demands of a changing economy and culture that makes so many building obsolete. Your talk may shed a little more light on the response of HP efforts today to meet these challenges.
Donald Rowe