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The mission of the Historic Resources Committee (HRC) is to identify, understand, and preserve architectural heritage, both nationally and internationally. HRC is engaged in promoting the role of the historic architect within the profession through the development of information and knowledge among members, allied professional organizations, and the public.

Letter from the Chair - November 2018

By Michael J. Bjornberg FAIA posted 11-08-2018 05:34 PM

  

Michael-01-Small.jpgGreetings from the Historic Resources Committee:

2018 has been an engaging and active year for our HSR committee. We enjoyed a great AIA Conference in New York City where we held pour luncheon at the historic National Arts Club and were fortunate to have had Francis Morrone as our guest speaker and speak about the history of gentrification in NYC. Our historic tax credits have survived a round of politics and are continuing to save and reuse many historic structures across the United States. Our committees are active and engaging more people in of our great resources. Our allied organizations are all continuing in their efforts to contribute to our heritage. And we are about the embark on a new era of saving our modern structures that are now reaching their 50-year consideration.

As the Chair of this Committee, I also get to organize our Taliesin Colloquium which is held at Taliesin West. The AIA Historic Resources Committee is excited to announce the 2019 Taliesin Colloquium will be looking at the fundamental tool of Preservation Planning - The Historic Structures Report.

We were fortunate to have as our luncheon speaker, architectural historian Francis Morrone–a renowned expert on the history of New York City. He is the author of 11 books and the 2016 recipient of the Arthur Ross Award of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. We were greatly entertained by his lecture entitled “When Gentrification came to New York City” and thank him for his willingness to speak at our HRC Luncheon.

Join us as at Taliesin West in February 2019, as we do a deep dive into the history of the HSR, it’s format and its potential role with assessing existing buildings. We have brought together a group of speakers with a background in the formation of the HSR, primary users of the completed HSR, look at new technology to help document historic structures and engage in a lively panel discussion about documenting historic structures. We will also get an in-depth look at Preservation Plan for Taliesin West.

Since first HSR in this country in 1935, and the thousands of reports after, organizations, architects, planners, government agencies and historic site owners have been creating HSR’s in order to establish a preservation inventory and plan to secure funding for ongoing preservation and rehabilitation efforts.

A historic structure report provides documentary, graphic, and physical information about a property’s history and existing condition. Broadly recognized as an effective part of preservation planning, a historic structure report also addresses management or owners’ goals for the use or reuse of the property.

join us as we discuss questions like:

  • Is there confusion about how to create an approved HSR?
  • Are we all creating HSR’s the same way?
  • How much is an HSR really used
  • How much should I spend on an HSR?
  • Why do I need an HSR to fix ?
  • Are there modifications to the NPS HSR Preservation Brief that we might consider?
  • What role might the HSR have on existing buildings that are not yet eligible?

And we will do so in Frank Lloyd Wright’s stunning Taliesin West desert environment.


Michael Bjornberg, FAIA | 2018 Chair, AIA Historic Resources Committee

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11-29-2018 11:33 AM

Someone should proof read and edit these post before they are sent out.......