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Symposium: Current Directions in Historic Preservation
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Room 4127 - The Martin Room <<< ROOM CHANGE!
Sennott Square
Corner of Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Schedule of Events
8:00 – 8:30 am - Breakfast
Morning Session 8:30 – 12:15 am
8:30 - Welcome and introduction of participants (Drew Armstrong, director of architectural studies, department of history of art and architecture, University of Pittsburgh)
8:40 - Overview of individual programs
- Each program director or coordinator will be asked to give a 5-10 minute overview of their program
- Each presenter should outline the philosophy of their program and how its structure and course offerings reflect that philosophy. Other issues may include how programs are adapting to the evolving practice of historic preservation in the United States
10:15 - Roundtable discussion – 1: “How Preservation is Taught”
- moderator: Angelique Bamberg
- theme 1 "Fieldstudy + Community Partnerships”
- theme 2 "Preservation and Social Equity”
- Mindy Fullilove, professor of clinical psychiatry and public health, Columbia University
Afternoon Session 1:00 – 4:00 pm
1:00 - Roundtable discussion – 2: “Program Structures and Outcomes"
- moderator: Angelique Bamberg
- theme 1: “Career Paths and Program Goals”
- theme 2: “Interdisciplinarity: Building on Institutional Strengths”
3:30 - Reflections on symposium discussions
- Michael Tomlan, director, Historic Preservation Planning Program, Cornell University