Jul 7th, 2010 by wmdupont
A lot of property owners in San Antonio would benefit from research and design assistance before they seek approval from the Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) for proposed work, but they can’t afford to hire consultants. The City’s Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) is willing to connect UTSA graduate students with property owners in need so they can submit the best possible application to the HDRC. I have been in communication with the Historic Preservation Officer, Shanon Peterson Wasielewski, and we are ready to test this out on a few pilot projects this summer. Here’s how the pilot program will work:
- Interested students seeking the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation may submit their resume
- The students will be hired by UTSA as Graduate Research Assistants (GRA) working for Prof Dupont
- GRA’s may work up to 19 hours per week, paid at $12/ hour
- All hours will count towards the Certificate’s practical experience requirement
- OHP will identify pilot cases, and each will be assigned 2 GRA’s.
- Student work will be directed and supervised by local professionals identified by OHP
Each case will require one or two site visit meetings with the property owner, and may include archival research, photography and drawings in the preparation of material for HDRC review. I need at least two, and can take up to four, GRA’s immediately. If you lack drawing skills you will be paired with a student who can produce the necessary drawings. Send me an email indicating your interest in this opportunity and attach your resume.
-Prof Dupont, william.dupont@utsa.edu
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Jul 7th, 2010 by Adriana Munoz
The Peterson Prize annually recognizes the best set of measured drawings prepared by students. The drawings follow HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey) Standards and are donated to the HABS collection housed within the Library of Con
gress after the competition.
HABS is the nation’s first preservation program, it was established in 1933 to document America’s heritage. The HABS collection includes monuments and architect designed buildings as well as vernacular structures. Its goal is to preserve American building traditions by documenting architecture.
UTSA students have participated in the competition for many years, and have won first prize in 1999 with the drawings for the Maverick-Carter House, first prize in 2003 for the Old Oakville Jail in Oakville, TX, third place in 2007 for the Magazine Building in Fort Sam Houston, and tied in fourth place in 2009 with the Spanish Governor’s Palace drawings.
UTSA students taking the Survey and Measured Drawings course taught by Professor Sue Ann Pemberton have submitted drawings for the 2010 competition. They documented and drafted measured drawings for the Heermann General Store established in 1892 in Somerset, TX. Congratulations and good luck to this year’s participants!
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Jun 4th, 2010 by wmdupont
Professor Dupont is looking for a Graduate Research Assistant. Immediate start for Summer 2010. Approximately two days (14 hours) per week at $12/ hour. Work must be done at downtown campus office. Work may sometimes reach 19 hrs/ week maximum.
Work will include research and literature review on Cultural Sustainability topics, grant writing, photo/ video journalism, writing about the Historic Preservation program, promotion/ distribution of completed research projects, plus various projects as assigned.
Skills: MS Office and Adobe programs plus WordPress; graphic design; ability to assimilate readings and write digests; photography and video. Must be a UTSA graduate student. Preference will be given to students seeking the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. Hours will count for “practical experience requirement” of this Certificate program.
Response deadline: 5:00 PM Wednesday 9 June. Send resume to Prof Dupont at william.dupont@utsa.edu
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May 18th, 2010 by Laura Carrera
By: John Pedersen
There has been a good deal of interest from downtown passers by as students from the University of Texas at San Antonio’s College of Architecture poke around the old Martini Theater with tape measures and sketch pads in hand. The most common question asked by Galvestonians, “Are ya going restore this old theater?”
The UTSA Master’s of Architecture students are enrolled in the College of Architecture’s HIstoric Preservation Field School, and are here in Galveston to get hands on experience in the field of architectural preservation. This is the second summer for the Field School to be held in Galveston. Working closely with the Galveston Historic Foundation, the architecture students are investigating several preservation projects on the island, chief among them is studying the possible restoration and reuse of the historic 1937 Martini Theater on 21st and Church Street. Also on the agenda is helping the GHF develop plans to improve accessibility at the Bishop’s Palace, fallowing the American’s with Disabilities Act guidelines, and investigate landscape regeneration along the Broadway corridor, restoring the vegetation and monuments after the damage inflicted upon them post Ike.
The principle project the students are tackling is an investigation of the Martini Theater located at 21st and Church Streets. When built in 1937, the Martini was Galveston’s first state of the art, modern movie house. Built by local theater impresario A. Martini, the striking Art Deco building designed by Scott Dunne, featured such innovations as enamel and stainless steel decorative elements, air-conditioning, and the latest RCA “Magic Voice” sound system. The Martini was cutting edge socially as well, being the first theater in Galveston to be integrated in the 1960s.
The UTSA students will be producing a full set of conceptual rehabilitation drawings of the theater and photographing its current condition. They will also be assessing what steps need to be taken to restore and reestablish a use for this landmark structure. While this is an academic project for these architecture students, it is hoped that their work will help the Martini family and the GHF breath new life into this old theater that could serve as a real asset to the growing entertainment district in the Post Office Street neighborhood.
The UTSA students are also helping the GHF in developing solutions to make the Bishop’s Palace more accessible for visitors with disabilities, always a challenge when working with ninetieth century building. The goal is to provide a comprehensive and dignified experience for everyone who wishes to visit and learn about the GHF’s most popular historic property.
Finally the class will be surveying the historic landscape of Broadway, Galveston’s main thoroughfare. After the damage inflected by Ike, documenting what has survived, and what was lost or damaged is essential for planning a redevelopment of this area.
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May 14th, 2010 by wmdupont
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May 7th, 2010 by wmdupont
Historic Window Workshop at the old Fire Station #11 on 14-15 May 2010. Student rate is $150 for two days of expert training; includes materials, training, 2 lunches and tours. Hours will count towards practical experience requirement of the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. See the Office of Historic Preservation’s flyer at
Window_Workshop_Flyer-May_2010
Contact Elizabeth Porterfield at 210-207-3327 for more details
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Apr 8th, 2010 by Laura Carrera
Everyone is welcome!
DATE: Friday April 9th, 2010
TIME: 5pm
LOCATION: Graduate Studio
We have exciting news! A few students of the Certificate of Historic Preservation are eager to start a Historic Preservation Student Organization at UTSA. This educational organization will be dedicated to the advancement of the preservation field and related areas of study through activities that include volunteering, advocacy, community outreach, extracurricular scholarship, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our collective goal is to contribute to the School of Architecture, UTSA and San Antonio as a whole, creating partnerships of opportunity, understanding, and advancement across disciplines.
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Apr 8th, 2010 by wmdupont
Women’s Pavilion at HamisFair Park, designed by O’Neil Ford and built for the Fair in the 60s, will be open for tour on April 10, this Saturday, from 10am to 12pm.
Sherry Kafka Wagner, who is on the UTSA College of Architecture’s Advisory Council, is involved with the restoration of the building and she indicated that she would welcome the participation from our college.
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Apr 5th, 2010 by wmdupont
Antonio Trujillo, administrator of St Joseph Mission School in San Fidel, NM, is seeking volunteers for service learning volunteer work. This would be a self-directed activity for a small group of students to arrange with Mr. Trujillo independently, and is not a UTSA program, event or course. Volunteer hours on this project could be counted towards the Historic Preservation Certificate “practical experience” requirement.
See attached description of the school’s needs as well as the opportunities for learning and educational experiences. San Fidel
Most children enrolled at St Joseph School live on the Laguna and Acoma Native American Indian Reservations, so your volunteerism will benefit these two communities. Many UTSA graduate students at the College of Architecture have visited Acoma on Historic Preservation Seminar field study trips in 2007, ’08 and ’09. These students may be available for additional information on resources and conditions in this region of New Mexico.
Also see, www.stjosephmissionschool.com
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Feb 24th, 2010 by Laura Carrera
Students from all areas of study in Historic Preservation are encouraged to submit abstracts for Student Presentations to be considered for the APT DENVER 2010 Conference. Submission of abstracts should summarize projects and/or research that address the 2010 paper tracks and conference theme (below).
http://www.apti.org/conferences/conference-current.cfm
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