Historic Preservation s Future : Willowbank School of Restoration Arts. Lisa Prosper

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1 Historic Preservation s Future : Willowbank School of Restoration Arts Lisa Prosper

2 AIA Rochester Our mission is to promote the profession and practice of Architecture in the Greater Rochester Area. We are dedicated to providing our members opportunities for professional advancement, community involvement, and promoting design excellence in the built environment. Some of our programs : Swinging For Scholarships Design Excellence and Honor Awards Monthly CES Programs CANstruction ERA (Emerging Rochester Architects) Explorer and ACE Programs Public Outreach Programs

3 AIA Rochester is a Registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems (AIA/CES). Credit(s) earned on completion of this program will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-aia members are available upon request. This program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

4 Learning Objectives At the end of this program, participants will be able to: 1) Participants will be able to explore methods for integrating a multi-disciplinary approach into architecture education that touches upon allied fields and topics such as historic preservation, landscape conservation, environmental conservation, and building trades. 2) Participants will be able to develop curriculum that integrates experience with observation; theory with practice so that architecture and other students gain real world, practical experience and knowledge. 3) Participants will be able to explain the benefits of multi-disciplinary and experiential learning when seeking to implement this model of education. 4) Participants will be able to compare Willowbank s model of heritage conservation education with traditional models employed by most American programs and will be able to evaluate elements that might be applied to their own fields and programs.

5 Historic Preservation s Future : Willowbank School of Restoration Arts the field of heritage conservation biases assumptions values that guide Willowbank the school

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7 biases : antiquarian (archaeology) commemorative (history) aesthetic (architectural history)

8 assumptions : material historical

9 new bias : ecological

10 new assumptions : material/immaterial contemporary community significance

11 Guiding Values cultural landscape ecological approach practice + place or artefact + ritual a culture can never be reduced to its artefacts while it is being lived. Raymond Williams practice + theory craftsmanship design heritage design/development

12 Willowbank School of Restoration Arts crafting a sense of place

13 Willowbank not-for-profit independent institution outside the college / university system operations: 5 full-time / 2 part-time staff strategic direction: Board of Directors

14 an estate a school an attitude

15 An Estate 13 acre National Historic Site 8,000 years of human habitation multi-layered identity

16 A School 3 year diploma program cultural landscape framework theory + practice

17 An Attitude centre for cultural landscape short courses, workshops, lecture series consulting services, advocacy

18 A School averaging 14 students per year (42 total) prerequisite: high school diploma or higher average age: most with post-secondary degrees or life experience geographical range: local Niagara area; national; international passionate about working with the mind and the body / holistic approach and ecological framework

19 A School first year : tangible and intangible ways of understanding cultural resources academic and apprenticeship models of learning second year : more complex conservation planning and implementation group work with divided roles contemporary design interventions third year : specialization in areas of interest - internships / self-directed activities

20 A School full-time commitment; single curriculum all day, every day for two years plus portion of third year more than 50 faculty associates practitioners from Canada, U.S., Europe and elsewhere cost-effective model: $7,000 per student per year tuition: $5,500 per year desired outcomes: sense of confidence / within + across boundaries sense of ethics / within framework of ecology and social justice

21 A School graduates: almost all fully employed in the field self-employed, public sector, private sector masons, carpenters, joiners, glassworkers, construction and project managers, developers, designers, design-builders, researchers, heritage consultants, planners, policy developers significant interdisciplinary roles and responsibilities

22 SCHOOL : research documentation

23 SCHOOL : conservation planning design

24 SCHOOL : craftsmanship project implementation

25 ATTITUDE : centre for cultural landscape stone festival historic urban landscape

26 HUL urban heritage, including its tangible and intangible components, constitutes a key resource in enhancing the livability of urban settlements and sustaining productivity...a shift has occurred from a primarily architectural and monumental emphasis towards a recognition of the importance of social, economic and cultural processes in the conservation of urban values

27 HUL this recommendation addresses the need to better frame urban conservation strategies within the larger goals of overall sustainable development the HUL is the urban settlement understood as a layering of historical, cultural and natural values, extending beyond the notion of historic centre or ensemble to include the broader urban context and its geographical setting

28 Course Evaluations In order to maintain high-quality learning experiences, please access the evaluation for this course by logging into CES Discovery and clicking on the Course Evaluation link on the left side of the page.

29 This concludes The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems Course Contact: Linda B. Hewitt, Hon. AIANYS

30 Willowbank School of Restoration Arts Niagara Parkway 5 Walnut St. Queenston, Ontario, Canada willowbank.ca