Greetings from Shanghai, China!

First year MSHP student, Ziming Wang, was featured last week in a Columbia News series titled, Postcards. Learn more about how Ziming is making the most of his situation during this global pandemic.

There is a lot of information going around about coronavirus. Here are some links to help you stay informed and prepared:

The GSAPP Historic Preservation Podcast is in its third season. Listen to Marisa Brown’s episode.


The mini-series titled, Conversations on Monuments, Preservation, and Protest, curated by HP PhD students, Anna Gasha & Shuyi Yin, released two new episodes. One is with Joel Garcia, an artist/community organizer who pressured Los Angeles government officials to remove colonialist monuments from public spaces, and the other is with a curator, Ben Wright, who relocated a Confederate monument to a museum exhibit at UT Austin. Listen to the episodes.

Amanda Trienens co-authored an article for the Studies in Conservation journal titled, The Slurry Wall: Past, Present, and Future. READ IT HERE

Photo courtesy of Suzanne Clary


In the context of Studio 3, preservation students are doing hands-on preservation work at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY. In this photo, Prof. Jorge Otero-Pailos and second year MSHP student Rachel Ericksen examine the wood elements remaining of the 19th century bowling alley at the estate.

Rachel is developing methods to reconstruct the bowling alley from these remains and other documentary evidence. The studio is taught jointly with the Architecture program and is titled “Radical Re-construction: Materializing Social Justice at the Country Estate of John Jay, a Founder of American Democracy.

Here is Rachel again, photographing the samples in the Preservation Technology Lab. Photo courtesy of Mika Tal.

A fortuitous confluence of location allowed Jesse Kling and Pieper to get together to look at two buildings in Hudson, NY, on the Saturday that Joe Biden was declared the President-elect. (Jesse was in Taghkanic, and Pieper was at his house in New Lebanon).

Jesse wanted to do a paper for Andrew’s class on Becraft Limestone, an obscure stone quarried on Becraft Mountain, just east of Hudson. Pieper knew the two prominent historic buildings in Hudson known to be constructed of it; the First Presbyterian Church (1830-1870) and the Almshouse (1818-1880), but he had never spent enough time looking at them, AND his truck had a full tank of gas. Bingo.

APTNE Scholarship
This scholarship provides financial support to help defer expenses relating to education, training, or continuing professional development.

Deadline: January 15, 2021
Award: $2,500 (two recipients)

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Zabar Family Scholarship
Available exclusively to students currently enrolled in a historic preservation-focused program in New York State, (3) scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded annually during the spring semester. These are competitive scholarships, intended to help defray the cost of a student’s education. Zabar Scholarships are available exclusively to Student Members of the League (JOIN!).

Deadline:January 31, 2021

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Architect (3 vacancies), National Park Service, Washington, DC

This position serves as an Architect specializing in Historic Preservation located in the Technical Preservation Services (TPS), Cultural Resources Division, in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the position is to advise on and perform historical analysis and research or other work related to the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, which is administered as a partnership between the National Park Service, the State Historic Preservation Officer, and the Internal Revenue Service.

Architectural Historian, PaleoWest, Nationwide

This role involves supporting archival research, interpretive planning and exhibits, historic resources photogrammetry and 3D documentation, historic properties surveys and assessments of significance, and historic properties evaluations, among other responsibilities.

Findit Program Coordinator, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

The Coordinator is the Primary Investigator for annual multi-year research and outreach grants, as well as smaller environmental review, mitigation studies, and community surveys for Georgia municipalities and non-profits that contribute data to Georgia’s Archaeological, Natural and Historic Resources GIS database (GNAHRGIS). Additionally, the Findit program funds and provides skills-based professional training in architectural history and field survey for UGA College of Environment and Design (CED) students through 3-7 graduate assistantships per year. The Program Coordinator position (and all other student salaries and operational costs) is funded by and contingent upon sponsored project grants, which are reviewed/renewed annually. As a staff member of the UGA-CED Center for Community Design & Preservation, this position also contributes to other outreach and engagement opportunities promoted by CCDP, and serves as a colleague of the UGA College of Environment and Design, adding value through committee positions and collegial partnerships.

Architectural Historian, WSP USA, Albany, NY

Some qualifications for this role include a background in military and transportation history, especially Cold War history and the evolution of bridge design. Prior experience working in tandem with federal and state agencies including direct experience working with the SHPO offices in the Northeast. Professional research and writing skills and experience. Experience preparing National Register nominations, Historic Structure Reports, Historic Contexts, and conducted architectural surveys in multiple states.

Historic Architect, Barton Ross, Livingston, NJ

Undergraduate or graduate degree in Architecture with a specialization in Historic Preservation. Knowledge of the Secretary of Interiors Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years experience in the architecture field specializing in historic preservation projects and be proficient in AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, SketchUp, and MS Office. Candidates should be able to work independently, remotely, and collaboratively, while demonstrating the ability to manage project scope, schedule and costs, possessing strong communication and writing skills. Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and work samples (please keep it under 10MB) to Barton Ross at barton@bartonross.com.

Manager of Social Media, National Trust, Washington, DC

This position, as a key member of the digital marketing team, manages the National Trust’s overall social media strategy, including creating content, analyzing data, and maximizing connections with preservation allies. This position works to meet the department’s goals of engaging and acquiring new supporters – as well as expanding the reach, relevance, and impact of the National Trust’s work – through social media, websites, email, and other digital channels. The manager of social media also collaborates with colleagues to ensure integrated marketing campaigns on cross-organizational programs with a strong social media component.

ARCE offers funded fellowships and a research associate program for a wide range of scholars looking to conduct research in Egypt. Previous fellows have represented the fields of anthropology, archaeology, architecture, fine art, art history, Coptic studies, economics, Egyptology, history, humanistic social sciences, Islamic studies, literature, political science, religious studies and even music.

APPLICATIONS DUE BY JANUARY 18, 2021
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Five proposals to protect Washington DC’s Tidal Basin from climate change

Landscape Architects Unveil Plans To Save The National Mall’s Tidal Basin

Cultivating Common Ground at Slotterley Plantation with Nancy Easterling (PODCAST)

England Has Approved a Highway Tunnel Underneath Stonehenge

Britain Approves Tunnel Construction Near Stonehenge, Causing Outcry

The Potato Head of Palencia

Petition for Four Seasons Total Landscaping to be named to the National Register

This APT virtual workshop will cover the approaches to evaluation and preservation of historic bridges, including presentations with integrated case studies. Specific topics will include bridge assessment techniques, repair approaches, corrosion mitigation, and protection. The workshop will include:

• Overview of Bridge Preservation Issues
• Federal and State Regulatory and Policy Structure
• Case Studies from Practice
• Iron and Steel Truss, Masonry Arch, Suspension and Concrete Bridges
• Railing Systems
• Assessment, Strategy, Repair, and Strengthening
• Panel Discussion
• Manuals and Resources

December 9-10, 2020
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The Uptown Triennial 2020 exhibition, the second iteration in the series, presents the work of contemporary artists in dialogue with the Harlem Renaissance, a defining moment in American modernism and African-American cultural history, during its centennial year.

Uptown Triennial 2020 is organized by Wallach director and chief curator, Betti-Sue Hertz. The exhibition features 25 artists whose works project a confidence in Black identity that reflects a quest for making visible emerging subjectivities that mine popular and historical iconographies. The exhibition closes 12/13/20.

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Missed the 2020 APT conference? You can still register and earn CEUs! The on-demand registration fee includes access to the core conference.

REGISTER HERE for the on-demand sessions.

The Victorian Society New York invites university student historians and recent graduates to submit proposals for its annual “Emerging Scholars” event, to be held by Zoom on May 10, 2021 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Topics for recent event winners have included 19th-century tableaux vivants, cookbook recipes revealing artistic gluttony, and women’s alleged hatpin savagery.

VSNY will select 3 current students or recent grads to each give a 20-minute Zoom presentation and then field questions. Send 200-word proposals (preference given to American/New York topics) and resumes to info@vicsocny.org.

DEADLINE: March 10, 2021

Connect with the American Institute for Conservation’s Emerging Conservation Professionals Network, an organization that aims to connect conservation students from different programs around New York and the country. Contact Bella Figuereo (gf2379@columbia.edu), MSHP ‘19, for more information about internships, learning opportunities, and upcoming events!

Join Preservation Alumni, a non-profit that establishes connections among GSAPP HP community members! Gain access to members-only events, networking opportunities, and an extensive online member directory by making your donation today! Students, alumni, and friends encouraged to join.

Calling all students to get a two-year membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation for free! Connect with a network of experienced preservation professionals in a variety of industries and stay up-to-date on current issues in the field. Click here to join.

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