- EDES 420X (3.0 units)
- Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the
- Built Environment
- College of Architecture & Environmental Design
- Cal Poly - SLO
- Historic Preservation and Adaptive Reuse in the
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COURSE CONTENT
This course is an interdisciplinary elective designed to give an introduction to environmental designers that will be working in the field of historic preservation and adaptive reuse in their professional careers.
This course concentrates on the process and issues of preserving cultural heritage through environmental artifacts such as landscape, settlement patterns, and buildings. Students will become aware of the importance of designating historical districts, buildings and landscapes as well as accomplishing preservation goals within the existing regulatory environment.
The course is organized as a series of seminar topics covering issues of historic preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation in the built environment. The course will lead students through an introduction to preservation concepts, definitions and legal standards, followed by case study examples, field techniques, research methodology, documentation and presentation techniques, restoration technology, and the economics of rehabilitation. Students will participate in activities such as field trips, research and class discussions.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
· to develop specific knowledge of the cultural, historical, legal, political, economic, and physical background of a historic district, building, or landscape;
· to gather, analyze, interpret, and evaluate existing data which will be synthesized into a presentation for class discussion;
· to master field techniques for research and investigation of historical elements;
· to gain experience documenting procedures for recording historic elements;
· to present the results of a research project in oral, written and graphic form using multimedia;
· to gain a greater sense of civic responsibility in preserving cultural heritage; and,
· to increase historical, multi-cultural and aesthetic appreciation of the built environment.
Methods of instruction include lectures, reading, field trips, field work, collaborative team assignments, class discussion, and student presentation of research. The course emphasizes first hand experience with techniques and concepts in preservation and adaptive reuse.
METHODS OF EVALUATING STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will be evaluated based on written reports covering lectures, field trips, and readings and oral, written and graphic presentation of research. Students are required to submit one page (typed) report for every lecture topic and/or field trip at the beginning of the next class. The term project will take the place of a final exam.
TERM PROJECT
Goals and Objectives
The purpose of the term project is to give students a means of furthering their own interest in historic preservation and adaptive reuse through the application of historical research methods to a relevant topic.
The research project should include use of historical documents such as Sanborn fire insurance maps, census data, city directories, newspaper articles, and photographs from local archives (or equivalent, if study area is outside SLO); analysis of data to uncover primary issues of historical significance; and, synthesis of research into a presentation and report of findings and conclusions.
The subject of the study could be preparation of a National Register Nomination, contributing to a Historical Resource Survey, research and recommendations of preservation technology applied to a local example, or design guidelines for a historic district or landscape. Students are encouraged to contact local preservation agencies for project ideas that will be community service based.
Proposal (due Week Three)
Prepare the following preliminary description of your term project:
Projects done as teams should be of greater scope and depth than individual work.
RECOMMENDED TEXT
U.S. Department of The Interior. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Government Printing Office; 1992.
READINGS
To be on reserve at CAED Multimedia Resource Center (MRC) and Kennedy
Library Reserve Room, as indicated by instructors.
SCHEDULE
Week One Introduction to Preservation, Restoration and Rehabilitation Concepts;
31 March Introduction to Legislation, Standards, and Regulation linking Accessibility
to Preservation (Videos);
Visit to Special Collections/University Archives
(Teresa Taylor, Kennedy Library, Cal Poly).
Week Two Case Studies in Local Archeology (Dr. John Parker, prehistoric
7 April archeologist, SLO);
[This lecture includes a visit to the archeology lab on campus (near the old Poultry
Unit off Highland Drive. Wear good walking shoes.]
Week Three Preservation and Restoration Activities at the Mission San Antonio and
14 April Tour of Mission San Miguel (Prof. Brian Aviles, Landscape Architecture Dept.,
Cal Poly and Edna Kimbro, historical research consultant).
[Transportation arranged on your own.]
Term Project Proposals Due.
18 April · · Avila Lighthouse Work Party (Saturday) · ·
Week Four Research Methods and Local Resources (Reference Librarian, SLO Library;
21 April Mr. Jeff Hook, Community Development Dept., City of SLO; Julie Rodewald,
County Clerk Recorder's Office)
[Note!! includes field trip to downtown SLO. Meet at City-County Library
at 9:00am.]
Week Five Preservation and Public Space: Mission San Luis Obispo (Mr. Ken
28 April Schwartz, former Acting Dean, CAED, Cal Poly and former SLO Mayor);
Historic Preservation and SLO Historic Chinatown (Prof. Dan Krieger, History
Dept., Cal Poly)
Week Six Preservation Technology (Mr. Bob Vessley, consulting engineer);
5 May Preservation Practice (Guest speaker: TBA).
Week Seven Oral History (Howard Louis, descendant of Ah Louis, SLO Chinese
12 May businessman);
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Historic Resources
(Steve McMasters);
Cultural Resource Management (Guest firm, TBA).
16 May · · Avila Lighthouse Work Party (Saturday) · ·
Week Eight Open Space Preservation and Restoration (Neil Havlik, SLO County and
19 May other guests)
Week Nine Student Presentations of Term Projects
26 May
Week Ten Class meeting substituted by Work Party (one Saturday in April or May)
2 June Course evaluation.