The Center for Historic Preservation is hosting its second lecture of the PresTech lecture series on Wednesday, November 11th. PresTech lectures focus on the newest technology being used in the field of preservation.Scott Diaz, the Director of Business Development for FARO Technologies, will be coming to discuss laser scanning. “Capturing Reality: Cutting Edge Technology for […]
The spring newsletter for the Department of Historic Preservation is out now! In it, you will find a section on Professor Stanton’s retirement, a history of Monroe Hall, an article on the day trip to Colonial Williamsburg, and news from the Historic Preservation Club.Spring 2015 Newsletter 4.17.15
A few weekends ago, two full vans of students had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look at Colonial Williamsburg’s conservation labs, buildings closed to the public, and storage facilities. Matt Webster, a HISP program alumnus, is now the director of architectural resources for Colonial Williamsburg and was kind enough to show students around while […]
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 […]
Due to inclement weather, Carolina Manrique’s public presentation will be rescheduled for February 26th at 5pm in Combs 112 Carolina Manrique, a PhD candidate in Architecture from Texas A&M University, will be speaking on the idea of “resilience” and the movement to change heritage tourism into a more sustainability-oriented field. Manrique is an architect who […]