Historic Preservation Courses
Spring 2008 as of 10/17/07

Architecture A4341 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE 1876 3pts.
Mr. Otero-Pailos Thursday 11am -1pm 114 Avery Hall

This course is a survey of architecture built in the United States and its territories between 1876, the country's first centennial, and 1989, the end of the Cold War, a date which marked America's triumph as the only world superpower.

It is designed to help develop competence in identifying, understanding, and analyzing historic structures, their significance, types, and styles. The intention is to make you proficient in the use of the methodological, historiographical, visual, and intellectual tools necessary to grasp fully the meanings of historic buildings in their various contexts.

Architecture A6300 ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR ARCHITECTURE CONSERVATION 3 pts.
Mr. Wheeler Tuesday 2-5 pm 654 Schermerhorn Ext.

Explores advanced analytical methods for identification of the primary materials of architecture and teaches methods for investigating sources of deterioration.

Architecture A6309 ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES CONSERVATION AND MAINTENANCE 3 pts.
Ms. Jerome Monday 11 am - 1 pm 300 Avery Hall

Recently there has been a greater demand for architectural conservators at archaeological sites. As archaeologists become increasingly aware of their ethical responsibility to conserve the architectural remains uncovered, the need for this type of expertise is acutely felt. The first part of this course will look at philosophical and ethical differences between structures which can be rehabilitated as architecture and those which will be stabilized as ruins, while reviewing the international organizations and charters which have been set up for this purpose. The second part of the course will deal with techniques of conservation, including site improvements, recording methods, reburial, consolidation, protection, sheltering, materials analyses and state of the art technology applicable to archaeological sites. Laboratory sessions, guest lectures, and field trips in the New York area will supplement lectures and student readings and projects.

Architecture 6705 SEMINAR: ARCHITECTURE & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW YORK 3 pts.
Mr. Dolkart Wednesday 11 am - 1 pm Room TBD

This course will trace the development of New York City through its architecture and will examine the history of architecture as it is reflected in the buildings of the city. It explores the architectural development of New York from the time the city was a minor colonial settlement, to its development as a great commercial and institutional center in the 19th century, through the 20th century when New York became one of the great cities of the world. Discussion will focus on why various architectural developments became popular in New York; how these developments reflected the complex social history of the city; and what these developments mean to New York's history. The course examines the major architectural monuments of New York's five boroughs, but also looks at the more vernacular buildings that reflect the needs and aspirations of the city's middle- and working-class residents.

Architecture A6712 ARCHITECTURAL FINISHES IN AMERICA 3 pts.
Ms. Jablonski Tuesday 9 - 11 am 654 Schermerhorn Extension

The course is about learning the principles and practices of architectural finishes conservation, preservation and maintenance. Students will learn the skills to know what questions to ask about finishes conservation, and how to begin answering them. This course will include lectures, laboratory and site work. Types of finishes that will be covered in the course include paint, plaster, stucco, murals, twentieth century composite wall and ceiling finishes, tile linoleum, glass and wallpaper.

Architecture A6727 ARCHITECTURE OF ADDITIONS 3 pts.
Mr. Byard Thursday 9 - 11 am 114 Avery

The course is devoted to the exploration of combinations of old and new architecture to understand how the new can extend the meaning of the old and how it extends that meaning when the old architecture is said to be "preserved". Additions sees combined works as one of the most challenging and illuminating of the contemporary building types, one having special relevance to almost all contemporary architectural practice.

Architecture A6734 THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF ARCHITECTURE 3 pts.
Mr. Stubbs Tuesday 11 am - 1 pm

An overview of the tradition of classical architecture, the course begins in antiquity and traces the survivals of forms and motifs through various revivals over 2500 years. The components of classical architecture and a number of design possibilities are analyzed in detail, and landmarks in architectural literature which relate to the Orders are discussed in lectures. The subject is approached from the point of view of architectural design and encourages utilization of modern scholarship in the history and theory of architecture in the understanding of the aesthetic, social, historical and political significance of classical architecture. Readings and lectures are structured in a developmental, chronological sequence and presume familiarity with the history of architecture.

Architecture A6750 STUDIO II: HOW TO SAVE THIS BUILDING 4pts.
Ms. Miner, Ms. Bollack, Mr. Dolkart, Mr. Otero Pailos Monday & Thursday 2-6 pm HP Studio

Studio II continues the work of the Fall Semester Studio I and the same study area within New York, extending the understanding of that area from beyond its individual building components to the neighborhood and region. Issues of designing appropriate infill buildings on vacant or underutilized lots are explored in a design charette at mid-semester. Studio II culminates in a Preservation Plan for the area, which evaluates the historic resources against local zoning, economic realities, physical assets and problems, and members of the study area's community, testing student ideas against neighborhood personalities and politics.

Architecture A6753 THESIS II 6 pts.
Staff By Appointment

Thesis I begins a student's work in defining a thesis question, work that continues through Thesis II in the second semester. The thesis is a clear, well-researched substantial argument in support of a position on a question of general interest in the field of historic preservation. There are two thesis reviews during the fall semester, where students present their work before an audience of faculty and fellow students, and defend their basic arguments for a question in planning, design, history or conservation. In the spring semester students present again to all members of the faculty to assess progress on the thesis . In April, the student will meet for an hour with a jury of their advisor and readers to defend the thesis and polish their thoughts on the topic. At other times during the semester, the student should be meeting with Historic Preservation faculty as advisors to their work.

ARCHITECTURE CONSERVATION 4 pts.
Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Weiss Wednesday & Friday 1-3:30 pm 654 Schermerhorn Ext.

The three-course sequence course is designed to provide a basic understanding of building materials, to demonstrate how to identify these materials and evaluate their conditions, and to show how to generate the information and data necessary to propose and evaluate conservation treatments. All three course is required for all students selecting conservation as their sector of specialization. The courses are not sequential and any student may take any course of interest without prior requirements.

A6788 - Architecture Conservation III - Spring Term The format of the course is lecture, laboratory exercises, and field trips. Conservation III examines wood, paint and other finishes to wood surfaces.

Architecture A6790 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COLLOQUIUM 3 pts.
Mr. Bentel Wednesday 9 - 11 am 408 Avery Hall

A discussion-based seminar presented in the students' final semester, this course analyzes major preservation projects following the interdisciplinary format of the four sectors in the Historic Preservation Program: conservation, design, history/theory and planning. Case studies are developed from student thesis work, and are critically analyzed in relation to the ways in which the theory and practice of preservation have been followed and implemented.

Architecture A6831 STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS & MATERIALS II 3pts.
Mr. Prudon Wednesday & Friday 9-11 am 115 Avery Hall

Structures, Systems and Materials II builds on information introduced in Part I, and brings this material up to the present in terms of understanding modern building systems and materials. It address how steel frame and concrete buildings are made, and how they often fail. The organization of the course relies upon not only the study of the chronological development of the building arts and sciences, but as each building system is introduced, the discussion of the pathology modes and conservation approaches follows within the same week.

Architecture A6901 RESEARCH PROBLEMS 2 or 3 pts.
Faculty advisor selected by student

Students may develop a topic of particular interest to them as an Independent Study through a semester.

Students should prepare a one-page summary of their topic of study and submit it to the Historic Preservation Office for approval, identifying the goals of the course and the final form of the presentation. Students must also identify a faculty member as an advisor for the semester, who will grade the work.

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