Mission San José - Documentation and Preservation of a Faith-based Site

August 9 | 2-3:00pm ET | Earn 1.0 AIA LU

Description:

Join the AIA Interfaith Design Knowledge Community’s Knowledge and Resource Committee for a presentation by John White, AIA, emeritus professor Texas Tech University, concerning his documentation and preservation work on the San Antonio Missions in San Antonio, Texas. As the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in Texas, this lecture will discuss the important history and significance of five mission locations: Mission Nuestra Señora de Acuña, Mission San Francisco de la Espada, Mission San Antonio de Valero, Mission San Francisco Xavier de Najera Centennial Marker, and Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo. White will also present his process of documentation of the sites through the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and how this has informed ongoing preservation efforts.

Learning objectives

• Describe a general history of the San Antonio Missions including their initial function, their development over time, and their present day utilization.
• Identify key features of the San Antonio Missions including elements that either distinguish the sites from or show congruence with other Spanish missions throughout the United States.
• Discuss the value that a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation has on an historic site.
• Describe the work and purpose of the Historic American Building Survey (HABS) and the impact that such documentation efforts have on the preservation of historic sites.