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Monday, Jul. 12, 2010

Researchers compile history of black SC hamlets

The Associated Press





CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Researchers from two states are compiling a history of black hamlets on the South Carolina coast originally settled by freed slaves and now threatened by suburban sprawl.



The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Monday that historians from Clemson University and from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania are collecting the history of the 10… Continue

A recent walk through a part of the historic core of the campus at UC Berkeley both confirmed my earlier thoughts about the campus cultural landscape, and the Landscape Heritage Plan (2004) thesis: the significance of the landscape does, indeed, define this campus located in the hills of Berkeley.



After reading the UC Berkeley Landscape Heritage Plan in Ann Arbor, it was a delight to cross the busy commercial Starbuck street corner to enter the campus (photo).…



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This panel discussion was held on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at the AIA Center for Architecture in New York City. Additional information below.

Join moderator and Director of Research and Education at the World Monuments Fund Erica Avrami on this panel tackling the various conflicts and commonalities that exist between preserving buildings and making them sustainable. Explore the importance of both historic preservation and sustainability—and how they can…

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Projects don't happen overnight. Just like buildings needing years to attain their patina of age and character, although they can change overnight, more typically they take years like sine waves to decline and then to rise again. Sudden change is usually in the form of a catastrophe, like a fire or flood, whereas neglect and ivy creep along slowly. Even comprehensive projects that simply upgrade or fully restore a building occur through years of planning, fundraising, and ultimately… Continue

Eric T. Haskell, professor at Scripps College, discusses the grant received by the Getty Campus Heritage Initiative here:



"Our discussions over the two-year period of the grant covered a vast range of topics associated with Scripps' "built environment" (art, architecture, landscape architecture) that eventually gave shape to the Blueprint.… Continue

Here, the University of Oregon provides information regarding their Getty Campus Heritage Project.



The University of Oregon is focusing their efforts on the open-space framework of campus. They are focusing on four elements of landscape preservation, ranging from broad to specific preservation, as well as the issues of historic landscapes and historic buildings within their campus. The goal of this landscape… Continue

The University of New Mexico has provided the final version of their report submitted to the Getty Campus Heritage Project here, in PDF format.



For 100 years, the University of New Mexico constructed small buildings in a Spanish-Pueblo to accommodate their campus. When the influx of students utilizing the GI Bill came onto campus, larger buildings had to be constructed; however, the integrity of an… Continue

The comprehensive report on the campus heritage plan for the University of Florida, Gainesville can be viewed here.



The University of Florida historic campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The commitment of the administration of the University of Florida, as well as the State of Florida itself, in taking these measures to preserve the campus only… Continue

The University of California, Berkeley has a comprehensive report on their landscape heritage plan here.



The University of California, Berkeley is utilizing this landscape heritage plan to "preserve the historic legacy" of the Classical Core of campus. The landscaping of the Classical Core has been personally touched the Picturesque, Beau-Arts, and Modern Eras. The Picturesque Era boasted a natural style evolving from the… Continue