Student Work
Student Work in the Master of Science in Heritage Conservation and Preservation Program
| Program | M.S. Conservation and Heritage Preservation |
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| Instructor | Donofrio |
| Course number | arch5670 |
| Author(s) | Rebecca Alexander, Nicole Armestead, Chris Christofferson, Timothy Fuller, Daniel Greuel, Alexander Guerrieri, Calla Martin, Abha Mistry, Jonathan Moore, Kelly Muellman, The Phan, Sopheak Pho, Lynn Schaefer, Eric Stephens, Emerson Stepp, Aaron Wood |
| Date posted | August 12, 2010 |
| Project Title | Planning for Heritage Preservation |
| Project Description | This class provides an introduction to heritage preservation planning at the local level in the United States. It begins by examining a series of related questions that are currently subjects of active debate within the community of preservation scholars and practitioners. These questions include: What does it mean to "plan" for heritage preservation? Given the wide breadth of all that could be considered heritage--from buildings to landscapes to foodways--what are the appropriate subjects and contents of a preservation plan? Does preservation planning intersect with, and take into account, larger issues of city planning, and vice versa? How has the content and practice of preservation planning changed over time, and how might it (or should it) change in the future? These questions are debated both before and throughout the execution of a hands-on, community-based, case-study project. The class researches, recommends, and presents policies and programs to address the disposition of foreclosed and abandoned properties in Saint Paul's Dayton's Bluff historic district. Housing foreclosure is a growing nationwide epidemic that presents an especially unique challenge within a city-designated historic district. While other cities propose demolition of "blighted" vacant property, St. Paul should be a leader in the revitalization of historic and culturally significant properties. City-owned historic houses on East 4th Street are proposed as a pilot project to create best practices that can be replicated throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. ForeclosureResponse_Part1_RFS.pdf |
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| Program | M.S. Conservation and Heritage Preservation |
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| Instructor | Donofrio |
| Course number | arch5110 |
| Author(s) | Erica Boyles, Elizabeth Brown, Chris Christofferson, Jillian DeCoursey, Molly Eagen, Beth Evanson, Jill Mans, Calla Martin, Amanda Pederson, Melissa Rasmussen, Eric Stephens, Wang Vue, Jeremy Wallin, Jacob Wollensak, Anna Zabinski |
| Date posted | August 12, 2010 |
| Project Title | Conservation Science Laboratory |
| Project Description | Assistant Professor Greg Donofrio invited guest instructor, Andrew Fearon, Architectural Conservator with Milner+Carr Conservation, Philadelphia, to introduce future professionals in the field of architecture to the laboratory -investigation of historic building materials. Through examination and testing programs participants yielded both findings from actual historic buildings samples as well as a broader understanding of material aspects of the built environment. Interactive lectures on historic construction practices accompanied a series of hands-on labs and traditional building techniques encompassing wood, paint, and mortar. Students received a binder containing core reference materials for each lab. |
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| Program | M.S. Conservation and Heritage Preservation |
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| Instructor | Donofrio |
| Course number | arch5670 |
| Author(s) | Nicole Armstead, Angela Bateson, Joe Brown, Johanna Friendshuh, Matthew Haller, Deniz Kalayci, Tammy Lindberg, Jessica Lucas, Calla Martin, Jonathan Moore, Catherine Sandlund, Amber Sausen, Kimmy Tanaka, James Thompson, Aaron Wilson, Aaron Wood, Michelle |
| Date posted | August 12, 2010 |
| Project Title | Economics of Historic Preservation |
| Project Description | This introductory course provides, through readings and lectures, an overview of the theory and practice of heritage preservation-based community redevelopment and economics. Students learn about financial aspects of real estate development (including economic incentives and constraints) by developing case studies of recent historic rehabilitation projects throughout Minnesota in which they examine details such as financial feasibility and compliance with design guidelines and other regulatory aspects often encountered in the adaptive reuse of historic properties. They also consider financial incentives available in other states in an effort to understand how new policies in Minnesota might positively influence preservation activity. |
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