20th Annual Fundamentals of Historic Preservation Summer Course
Tuesday, July 10 – Saturday, July 28, 2012

The USC School of Architecture is pleased to announce its 20th annual summer program of short courses devoted to the conservation of our cultural heritage.

This intensive three-week program introduces the principles and practice of historic preservation/heritage conservation in the United States and abroad. Classes are taught by noted experts from Southern California and can be taken as individual topic seminars or as a whole series. In addition to examining the history and philosophy of the preservation movement, lectures and field trips to historic sites throughout the Los Angeles area will introduce participants to a broad range of legal, economic, aesthetic, and technical issues associated with the documentation, conservation, and interpretation of historic structures, landscapes, and communities. Sites to be visited and studied include the 1923 Frank Lloyd Wright Freeman House, the 1908 Greene & Greene Gamble House, Rancho Los Alamitos, the Broadway Historic District, The Getty Conservation Institute, and more!

Classes may be attended in themed sections or as a sequence, and can be taken for credit towards the USC School of Architecture’s Graduate Programs in Historic Preservation or as AIA, ASLA or AICP continuing education units. Students taking the summer course for credit must attend the full program, which meets from July 10 to July 28. This course has been designed for students, design professionals, community leaders, preservationists, planners, and developers seeking a greater understanding of preservation concepts in a contemporary context.

Students taking the summer course for credit will be charged full university tuition and must be enrolled by June 30 in order to assure a place in the program. Because several field trips visit sensitive historic sites, enrollment in these classes must be limited. Priority will be given to students enrolling in the program for credit or those taking the entire sequence of classes not for credit, but enrolled by June 15. Others will be admitted based upon the date their application is received.

Classes will be held in the Gin Wong Conference Center (Harris 101) on the University of Southern California campus, unless otherwise noted. Registration begins at 8:30 am. Classes normally run from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Parking is available on campus for $8/day.


Faculty include:*
Edward R. Bosley – Director, The Gamble House
Ken Breisch, Ph.D – Assistant Professor, Historic Preservation, USC
Christopher Gray, FRICS – Director of Survey + Preservation, GB Geotechnics USA Inc.
Peyton Hall, FAIA – Managing Principal, Historic Resources Group; Senior Lecturer in Historic Preservation, USC
Katie Horak – Associate, Architectural Resources Group
John D. Lesak, AIA, LEED AP – Principal, Page & Turnbull; Lecturer in Historic Preservation, USC
Charles Kibby – Founder and Principal, Preservation Arts
Christy Johnson McAvoy – Founding Principal, Historic Resources Group; Lecturer in Historic Preservation, USC
Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA – Principal, Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architecture, Inc.
Jay Platt – Planner, Historic Preservation & Urban Design, City of Glendale Planning Department; Lecturer in Historic Preservation, USC
Trudi Sandmeier – Director, USC Graduate Programs in Historic Preservation
Pamela Seager – Executive Director, Rancho Los Alamitos Foundation
Brian Tichenor – Principal, Tichenor and Thorp Architects

*additional instructors will be added as they are confirmed


This three week course can be taken in its entirety, in five-day program clusters, or as individual sessions on various topics. Pricing for the five-day program clusters and the entire course is listed below the individual course listing.

INDIVIDUAL COURSES

PRESERVATION BASICS
Tuesday, July 10 – Thursday, July 12 $400
A three-day introduction to the field of heritage conservation, examining the history and philosophy of historic preservation, and introducing students to basic concepts, guidelines, and methods currently being used to preserve, rehabilitate and restore cultural artifacts, buildings, districts, and landscapes in the United States. Includes a visit to the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Freeman House.

PRESERVATION POLICY AND PLANNING
Friday, July 13 – Saturday, July 14 $265
Intended as an overview of the legal and political strategies for protecting historic resources in California, topics covered will include federal, state, and local preservation legislation, including discussions of Section 106 review, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), and the crafting of effective local historic preservation ordinances. Includes an exploration of historic downtown Los Angeles.

MATERIALS CONSERVATION
Tuesday, July 17 – Thursday, July 19 $400
A three-day workshop that examines the essential characteristics of materials commonly encountered in restoration projects as well as guidelines for developing conservation, restoration, and replication strategies. Includes a visit to the Getty Conservation Institute laboratories and a materials work-in-progress project.

SUSTAINABILITY IN PRESERVATION
Friday, July 20 $150
The greenest building is the one already built – learn how historic buildings can “LEED” the way in sustainable design. Includes discussion of case studies and a site visit to a nearby sustainable rehabilitation project.

CUTTING EDGE DOCUMENTATION METHODS – THE TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER
Saturday, July 21 $150
Presented in partnership with the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology, participants will explore cutting-edge non-destructive evaluation and remote sensing technologies presented by some of the leading practitioners in the field. Topics covered include GIS; Building Information Modeling; laser measurement of buildings; non-destructive testing methods including thermal scans, magnetic and ground penetrating radar; and HABS/HAER/HALS photography.

APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION
Tuesday, July 24 $150
Heritage conservation theory and practice differ across the international stage. International experts will explore a range of case studies from around the globe and give participants a greater understanding of the range of approaches to preservation worldwide.

BEST PRACTICES IN HISTORIC SITE MANAGEMENT AND INTERPRETATION
Wednesday, July 25 – Thursday, July 26 $265
Held on site at the 1908 National Historic Landmark Gamble House in Pasadena and historic Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach, these in-depth sessions will offer practical guidance for those responsible for a museum or historic site. Topics will include documentation, curatorship, and innovative interpretive strategies.

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES – PRESERVATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF DYNAMIC LANDSCAPES
Friday, July 13 – Saturday, July 14 $265
In this examination of historic and cultural landscapes, participants will look closely at some of the latest interpretive strategies being developed in this area of historic preservation and gain a greater understanding of landscape treatments and the Cultural Landscape Report process. Includes field trips to local cultural landscapes.



ENTIRE COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION: SUMMER 2012
Tuesday, July 10 – Saturday, July 28 $1500
The full program offers fifteen days of intensive classes with noted experts from Southern California, which, taken together, are a general introduction to the field of historic preservation. In addition to examining the history and philosophy of the preservation movement, lectures and field trips to historic sites throughout the Los Angeles area will introduce participants to a broad range of legal, economic, aesthetic, and technical issues associated with the documentation, conservation, and interpretation of historic structures, landscapes, and communities. This course can also be taken for USC academic credit.

FIVE-DAY PROGRAM CLUSTER
FUNDAMENTALS OF PRESERVATION
Tuesday, July 10 – Saturday, July 14 $625
Taken together, this five-day sequence of lectures and field trips serves as a basic introduction to the field, focusing on the identification, designation and protection of cultural resources as currently practiced in the United States.

HISTORIC FABRIC, SUSTAINABILITY AND DOCUMENTATION
Tuesday, July 17 – Saturday, July 21 $625
Taken together, this five-day sequence of lectures serves as in introduction to material conservation theory and practice, principles of preservation sustainability, and an exploration of advanced documentation techniques.

AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) credits, ASLA Continuing Education credits, and AIA Continuing Education Units are available for some sessions.