The UNM School of Architecture and Planning offers its 2009 Southwest Summer Institute for Preservation and Regionalism in a series of courses running from June 1-19. Each three-hour credit course meets for five days from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Photo by Miguel Gandert
“The stand-alone courses can also be taken as part of the school’s graduate certificate program in Historic Preservation and Regionalism,” said Chris Wilson, JB Jackson chair of Cultural Landscape Studies.
The graduate certificate program integrates proven historic preservation techniques with contemporary design and planning approaches grounded in history, culture and place, Wilson said.
The first course, Contemporary Design in Historic and Regional Contexts, runs June 1-5. It explores the regional tradition of the Southwestern United States where building forms and materials have been adapted to desert climate, indigenous cultures and landscapes. Class lectures and discussions lead to visits to ancient and historic sites such as Chaco Canyon, Acoma, Abiquiu and Santa Fe. Students will also be exposed to contemporary work by Antoine Predock, Lake Flato and Richard Gluckman.
“Students will design their own response to historic and regional issues through a modern design project or critical essay,” Wilson said. Award winning architect and preservationist Tony Atkin is the course instructor. Guest speakers include urbanist Chris Calott, landscape architect Baker Morrow and Wilson.
The second offering, June 8-12, is Adobe Preservation, a course that introduces procedures to assess condition and preservation planning for historic adobe buildings. The field study will focus on the early 20th century Santo Domingo Trading Post. The condition assessment report emphasizes structural stability, moisture content testing, preparing measured drawings and preservation treatment.
Francisco Uviña, adobe preservationist with Cornerstones Community Partnerships, is course instructor. Guest speakers include Pilar Canizzaro, NM Historic Preservation Division; and Jake Barrow, National Park Service.
The final course is Photographing the Built Environment, June 15-19. The course is an immersion into the 170 years of architectural and cultural landscape photography, especially work that merges a strong visual esthetic with the pragmatic requirements of documentation.
“Students will learn how to record historic buildings, structures and landscapes according to HABS [Historic American Building Survey] guidelines,” Wilson said. Guest speakers will introduce commercial architectural photography, social documentary photography and cultural resource field survey photography.
HABS documentation specialist Martin Stupich is the instructor. Guest speakers include landscape historian Bill Dodge, social documentary photographer Miguel Gandert, and UNM Art Museum curator Michele Penhall.
“Preservation, design, planning, cultural resource managers and other professionals in related fields, and the general public all make good candidates for this summer program,” Wilson said.
For more information e-mail, hprinst@unm.edu, or call 277-0071.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at May 21, 2009 12:18 PM