Study of architectural history to gain fluency in the stylistic terms so essential to historic preservation and to public support for conserving our architectural heritage. Prerequisites: Historic Preservation Graduate student; or twelve hours of History, minimum Junior standing; or Instructor permission.
Methods for researching historic structures and sites using archival and physical evidence, deciphering archaic building technologies, and documenting structures through professional reports, architectural photography, measured drawings. Prerequisite: Historic Preservation Graduate student.
Practicum accompanying HP 5200 American Architectural History I. Co-requisite: HP 5200.
Practicum accompanying HP 5206 Researching Historic Structures and Sites. Co-requisite: HP 5206.
Introduction to the professional practice of preservation planning. Traces the evolution of the historic preservation movement and examines contemporary preservation policy-making issues. Prerequisite: HP 5200.
Further exploration of architectural conservation emphasizing an integrated examination of historic preservation through lectures, seminars, and field and laboratory research projects. Prerequisite: HP 6306.
Provides essential training for the management of historic site museums and will give students an opportunity to study and apply best practices established by national standards for preservation and restoration in the context of Vermont's state historic sites as study models. Prerequisite: HP 6306.
Practicum accompanying HP 6304 Historic Preservation Policy and Planning. Co-requisite: HP 6304.
Practicum accompanying HP 6307 Architectural Conservation II. Co-requisite: HP 6307.
Practicum accompanying HP 6308. Co-requisite: HP 6308.
Total of six hours required.
Participants will devote a semester to preservation within an appropriate institution or agency. Prerequisite: HP 6304 or HP 6305.
Student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.