The Center for Heritage Conservation at Texas A&M University’s College of Architec-ture held its ninth annual historic preserva-tion symposium, “Conserving Modernism,” to explore preservations philosophies and tech-nologies for the buildings of one of the great-est eras in American architectural history. The CHC has conducted a symposium every spring, bringing international and national speakers to campus. The symposium attracts practicing professionals, faculty and students from across the region to participate in a forum on current issues with recognized leaders who have been involved closely with the topic.

This year, the symposium’s focus was rais-ing awareness of the concepts, philosophies and structures that represented the Modern Movement. The event was held the weekend of Feb. 29 - March 1, 2008, and included a Fri-day night lecture and dinner with the visitors, and lectures and a discussion panel during the day on Saturday. The two-day symposium was staged at the Ernest Langford-designed A&M United Methodist Church Annex in College Station and the Preston Geren Auditorium at the Texas A&M University College of Architec-

ture. Lecturers included both architects and engineers from across the country who have all been involved in one way or anther with modernism. Speakers included Donna Carter, William Dupont, Gunny Harboe, Robert John-son, Nancy McCoy and Robert Silman. The lec-turers had diverse backgrounds and provided unique experiences that were critical in edu-cating the audience, which included profes-sionals, historians, educators, center fellows, and students.

There has been much recent discussion on how to preserve modern buildings. The topic has received recognition from the preserva-tion community and been advocated in arti-cles by the Association for Preservation Tech-nology (APT), DOCOMOMO, General Services Administration (GSA), and National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP). Modern archi-tecture is recognized as a simplification of form that resulted from a movement where social, cultural, technological and engineering advancements had a great impact on design. Today, conserving the form and philosophies that came out of modernism, is just as impor-tant as the movement that shaped it.

The CHC presented leaders who agreed that historic preservation is on a course that requires a paradigm shift. If preservation ar-chitects follow the traditional path, it will not take advantage of contemporary technology and resources that are available. Preservation-ists, architects and clients need to understand the conservation objectives, and place a val-ue on the structure and determine if modern advancements in technology are appropriate. As Silman and many of the speakers empha-sized, without using this technology much of their restoration and reconstruction would not have been possible. Technology has advanced in such a way it can only assist architecture as it has in medicine. If this means replacing old materials with new ones, it can be justified so long as it will preserve the image of the build-ing. The goal of the modernist architects was to design in response to the movement of which they were apart. Today, preserving the image and enjoyment of modern buildings should be the goal of architects and preserva-tionists, while showing off the new technolo-gies that can now make saving a Wright or a Mies possible.

‘Conserving Modernism’CHC Historic Preservation Symposium sparks interest in preserving with contemporary style

Bob Warden, CHC director, introduces Bob Silman who presented the keynote address for the center’s ninth annual Historic Preservation Symposium, “Conserving Modernism,” on

the event’s opening night at the A&M United Methodist Church Annex in College Station, which was designed by Ernest Langford, former head of the Department of Architecture.

College of Architecture

Winter 2009A Publication of the Center for Heritage Conservation at Texas A&M University

Heritage Matters

Center for Heritage Conservation Texas A&M University

College of Architecture005 Williams Administration Building

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CHC Advisory CouncilProfessional Members

Kirby Keahey, ChairW. Lewis Barlow

Elizabeth CummingsDavid Fischetti

Steve LucyGraham Luhn

CHC StaffRobert B. Warden, RA

Director

Julie Rogers, PhDAssociate Director

David G. Woodcock, FAIA, FSA, FAPTFounding Director

Charla CookAssistant to the Director

Leslie LeffkeGraduate Assistant

Most of the historic buildings and sites we have a privilege to work

with were built with simple materials and tools. I have often been moved by the irony between the simplicity of their construction methods and the complexity of their design. That complexity necessitated extreme care and craftsmanship for its construction. Similar-ly, studying these complex buildings through the process of creating drawings required care and craftsmanship through the use of sim-ple tools like pencils, pens, and straight edg-es manifesting a similar irony between the fin-ished drawing and the tools of its production.

Now, however we see a shift in the ironies between simplicity of tools and the complexi-ty of the final product.

The digital evolution over the last 25 years has altered the traditional ironies of simple tools complex product for Historic Building Documentation. Though we may still explore buildings through drawing we now do so with complex digital tools rather than pencil and paper. The tools have developed to a point that 2D products such as black and white line drawings are often not seen as suitable prod-ucts for them. They are capable of so much more.

I admit to sharing the fascination with new tools. Over the past few years the CHC has ac-quired a 3D laser scanner, RC aircraft and 60 ft. masts for landscape photogrammetry, GPS systems, wireless tools for communication be-tween laptops and survey equipment, new software and hardware. All of these gadgets seem magical at times. They make possible explorations that were impossible or imprac-tical through simple methods. Our projects at Niblo Farms, Pointe du Hoc, and Blue Creek all benefited greatly from our new gadgets.

But these benefits do come at a cost. Com-plex tools require immense amount of time

and resources to master. New creative ave-nues for exploration have emerged in heri-tage concerns but they reside in the tools of exploration rather than in the buildings and sites themselves. New tools have created new possibilities for exploring and interpreting our heritage, but they also create a shift of focus from heritage to tools. Energy is fostered to-wards ensuring the correct operation and ap-plication of tools taking the gaze from the building to the laptop screen. Evenings in the field are spent charging batteries, calibrating equipment, and organizing data rather than thinking about the building.

Why continue this fascination with gad-gets? Because we are at the cusp of a heritage explosion and these gadgets may be central to our success. Heritage matters, not because an elite group says it does but because a culture cares about its identity. Greater global prac-tice will foster a need for links to our past to be easily accessible to the public. We are just beginning to understand what and how to ac-complish this task. Digital gadgets may divert our attention from our simple past by seem-ing overly complex, but in time, if we stick with it, their complexity will fade allowing us to re-veal an even greater complexity about our past than before revealed. The irony will then be restored.

2008 recipients of Graduate Certificates in Historic Preservation

The Charles E. Peterson Prize jury awarded an Honorable Mention to Texas A&M’s documentation of the Sharrock-Niblo Farmstead in Dal-las. The documentation project was completed in June after a year-long effort consisting of fieldwork and the creation of a detailed measured drawing set.

The Peterson Prize competition is held annually and recognizes doc-umentation drawings that best represent HABS standards. The awards ceremony was held on November 14, 2008, at the Department of the In-terior in Washington D. C. This is A&M’s first Peterson Prize submission since 2005, when the documentation of Motezuma’s Castle in Arizona was awarded second place.

The Sharrock-Niblo farmstead drawing set will also be used by Quim-by McCoy Preservation Architecture to help develop a master plan for the farmstead’s rehabilitation.

Rogers named CHC associate directorDr. Julie Rogers, a senior lecturer in departments of Architecture and

Visualization at the Texas A&M University College of Architecture, has been named associate director of the Center for Heritage Conservation.

Rogers, who joined the Texas A&M faculty in 1992, brings an enthusi-asm for design foundations, design communications, drawing and design methods. She has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and is interested in Southeast Asian art and architecture.

The University’s Design Review Board is charged with ensuring that buildings on the campus meet the standards set by the 2004 award-winning Campus Master Plan. Original-ly led by Tom Regan, former dean of the Col-lege of Architecture, the university has now established a staff position of University Archi-tect to serve as co-chair of the DRB, and cre-ated a faculty co-chair who will serve for two years.

David Godbey, AIA, has been appointed interim university architect and David Wood-cock will serve as the other co-chair. The Cam-pus Master Plan established guidelines for new buildings based on the qualities found in the campus’ best heritage buildings.

The Heritage Building Guidelines, which were approved by the university administra-tion in December 2008, will receive their first test on one of the most historic buildings on campus. The 1914-1920 YMCA Building served as the social center for Aggies until the com-

pletion of the MSC in 1951. The YMCA has stood unused for eight years, but the rehabili-tation process, lead by Nancy McCoy, AIA, of Quimby McCoy Preser-vation Architects, LLP of Dallas, and a past chair of the CHC Advisory Board is now under way. The team includes two other CHC Professional Fellows, Pat Sparks, PE as structural engineer, and Donna Carter, AIA, as Interior Architect!

The project will provide an opportunity for the public to observe a preservation proj-ect on campus, and the CHC will work to as-sure that the educational value of the project is captured for current and future students.

Woodcock co-chairs campus Design Review Board; YMCA building rehabilitation planned

Charles E. Peterson Award Ceremonies: From the left, Leslie Leffke, Texas A&M team member; Sharon Park, FAIA, 2008 Chair AIA Historic Resources Committee and Jury Chair; Catherine Lavoie, Chief of HABS; Mark Schara, HABS; Justin Curtsinger, Texas A&M team member; David Woodcock, FAIA, Instructor

} Michelle Audenaert Master of Urban Planning “Teardowns” in Historic Neighborhoods

} Alexis Casambis Ph.D. Anthropology The Bronze Age Shipwreck at Sheytan Deresi

} Starr Nicole Cox Master of Anthropology Enfield Rifles: The Composite Conservation of Our American Civil War Heritage

} Pierce Paul Creasman Ph.D. Anthropology Excavations at funerary complex for Egyptian Middle Kingdom pharaoh Senswosret III

} Amanda Fry Master of Architecture Jefferson Davis Presidential Library, istoric Preservation and Natural Disaster

} Anne Green Master of Architecture Addition to the YMCA Building on Texas A&M University Campus

} Sona Jagadish M.S. Construction Management Post Hurricane Recovery: The Management of Historic Fabric

} Benjamin James Linyard M. English Moving Sacred Historic Structures

} Jennifer McCaskill Master of Anthropology Conserving Waterlogged Rope: A Review of Traditional Methods and Experimental Research with Polyethylene Glycol

} Alexis McKinney Master of Architecture Addition to Kimbell Art Museum, Dallas, Texas

} Rebecca M. Sager Master of Anthropology Hair today, Gone Tomorrow: The Degradation and Conservation of Archaeological Hair Fibers

Sharrock-Niblo farmstead project earns Peterson Prize

CHC 2008-09 scholarships

At a ceremony held on April 25, 2008 at the Pebble Creek Country Club in College Station, a number of students were hon-ored for their achievements through the awarding of scholarships, many endowed through the Center for Heritage Conser-vation. The recipents of these awards for the 2008-09 school year were:

The Center for Heritage Conservation Fellows Scholarship• Serra Akboy (PhD. Arch)

TOMFRA / Raiford Stripling Scholarship• Leslie Leffke (M. Arch)

Catherine L. Gauldin Endowed Scholarship• Julie Krebs (M. Arch)• Douglas Mullen (M. Arch)

Woodcock

From the Director

Preservation GadgetsBy ROBERT WARDEN

Over the past few years the CHC has acquired a 3D laser scanner, RC aircraft and 60 ft. masts for landscape photogrammetry, GPS systems, wireless tools for communication between laptops and survey equipment, new software and hardware. All of these gadgets seem magical at times. They make possible explorations that were impossible or impractical through simple methods.

news briefs

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CHC creates guidelines for historic campus buildingsThe Center for Heritage Conservation has

created a set of guidelines to aid in the evalua-tion, analysis and treatment of the existing his-toric buildings on campus. These guidelines will complement the 2004 Master Plan, 2007 Historic Core District Plan, and the Campus Re-membered Project (2001-2004).

This is the first time Texas A&M University has formally addressed the features, materials, code, environmental and design issues facing heritage buildings on campus. The guidelines are based upon the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

Professor David Woodcock and graduate assistant Leslie Leffke formulated the guide-lines during the Spring 2008 semester. Their work included researching preservation plans implemented at other universities.

The Campus Heritage Building Guidelines created for Texas A&M University’s administra-tion in December 2008, will preserve the best

of the past for the benefit of the future, while allowing for the wise management of needed changes.

View of Houston and Quality Row, photograph from late 1800s.

The Raiford Leak Stripling Collection con-sists of over 250 projects containing numerous documents such as, architectural drawings and sketches, construction documents, corre-spondence, photographs, and newspaper arti-cles, along with many other paper items. The collection of over 30,000 documents was ap-praised at $91,690.00 in late 2005, and trans-ferred to Texas A&M University from the office of the late Raiford L. Stripling in the former San Augustine Jail (1884) in January 2006 through a gift from Raiford’s son, Ray Stripling. In the spring and summer of 2006 the collection was treated to allow its removal to archival space.

The Texas Old Missions and Forts Resto-ration Association (TOMFRA) made an initial grant to assist in the creation of the archive. In 2005 the CHC received a $40,000 grant from The Summerlee Foundation to facilitate the completion of this donation, and to ensure that these documents were preserved as a re-source for future generations of historians and preservationists.

The initial indexing was completed by M. Arch graduate student Jill Atkinson in 2007. Ms. Serra Akboy, a doctoral student in archi-tecture, was assigned to the archive project on a part-time basis, and worked with David G, Woodcock, CHC founding director, during June 2008 to complete the cataloguing effort.

In this phase of the project the folders con-taining the architectural drawings, sketch-es, construction documents were scrutinized,

categorized and then cross-referenced to files containing the contract documents, archi-tectural services billing, contractors’ requests for payment, brochures, pamphlets, newspa-per articles, magazine articles, photographs, sketches, drawings, and miscellaneous notes.

Stripling’s body of work has been catego-rized by building type such as banks, church-es, hospitals,hotels, parks, residences, schools. The ‘Sabine County Hospital’ project in Hemp-hill, Texas (1977), the ‘Fanthorp Inn’ project in Anderson, Texas (1977), and the ‘Texas Inde-pendence Hall’ project, Washington on the Brazos (1968) exhibit the scope and scale of his projects. The project team especially focused on Stripling’s large scaled historic preservation

projects such as Presidio La Bahia and Mission Espiritu Santo in Goliad, but also the ‘Restora-tion of the Town of Terlingua’, Brewster Coun-ty, Texas, (1971-72); development of the State Park, La Bahia (1960s); and residential proj-ects such as the ‘Restoration of Monroe Crook House for George W. E., Hallie M. Crook Me-morial, Inc’, Crockett, Texas (1973), the ‘Resto-ration & Repair to Legation de France’, Austin, Texas (1955).

The final phase of work ended on Aug. 31, 2008, all the material is organized to allow the staff of the Cushing Memorial Library and Ar-chives to develop a web-based record that can be accessed by researchers and others inter-ested in Raiford Stripling’s work.

CHC completes Stripling Archivesindexing project

Raiford L. Stripling on site at Presidio La Bahia in Goliad, Texas.

This past spring, the J. Wayne Stark Galleries hosted the traveling exhi-bition, “Photographs of the Athenian Acropolis: The Restoration Project,” which was brought to campus by CHC Faculty Fellows Kevin Glowacki and Nancy Klein in cooperation with gallery director Catherine A. Hastedt.

The show debuted at the Benaki Museum in Athens in 2002 has traveled to a select number of venues in Europe, China, Australia and the United States.

The exhibition features nearly 100 photographs by Socratis Mavrommatis, who for more than 25 years has docu-mented the work of the Acropolis Res-toration Service of the Greek Minis-try of Culture. The photos illustrate the reasons for the interventions (damages

caused both by nature and by man over the last 25 centuries, including earlier attempts to restore the monuments), the technical and scientific studies pri-or to conservation, the actual work it-self (removal and repair of architectur-al elements, cleaning of sculpture, the replacement of some elements with modern marble blocks), and finally, de-tailed images of the major monuments (the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propy-laia, the Erechtheion, and the Parthe-non).

The exhibit was supported by the J. Wayne Stark Galleries, the Center for Heritage Conservation, the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Re-search, and the Department of Archi-tecture at Texas A&M University.

Photo exhibit showcases restoration of Athenian Acropolis

Kevin Glowacki discusses a model of the Parthenon that was on display during the exhibition. The model was created by ENDS major Kevin Turk as a project for ARCH 434 in the Fall of 2007.

projects

CHC makes detailed study of Pointe du Hoc observation post siteIn recognition of the importance to pre-

serve the story of Pointe du Hoc, in 2006 The American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC )sponsored a two-part study of the site. The Center for Heritage Conservation at Tex-as A&M (CHC) contracted with ABMC to per-form stability and historical studies at Pointe du Hoc. The primary objective of the stabil-ity study was to identify and understand cliff failure mechanisms that could potentially put some buildings at risk, specifically the obser-vation post. The historical study was directed to survey and document the important histor-ical features of the site. The Final Report on this work was submitted in May 2007.

In conference with ABMC concerning the findings of the Cliff Stability Study for 2006 recommendations were made that further de-tailed study was required. The general study of 2006 answered questions about failure mech-anisms of the cliff, but data were not sufficient-ly detailed in the region of the observation post to answer questions raised in the drilling report and the resistivity study.

Of greatest concern were the results of the 3-D resistivity model in the region of the obser-vation post that showed an area of high resis-tance. High resistivity readings could indicate a number of things, one of which is the pres-ence of void spaces in the limestone. The drill log for the core in the vicinity of the observa-tion post recorded a 2m void that raised con-cerns about the subsurface stability around the observation post. Since preserving the ob-servation post and its Ranger Memorial is of primary importance for ABMC, a new detailed study around the observation post was under-taken in 2008. This study included the follow-ing: a. A detailed resistivity study at the observa-

tion post and the Rudder Command Post;

b. Geotechnical engineering work, to include three boreholes at the observation post and three at the Rudder Command Post;

c. A detailed laser scanning of the basal cav-

erns of the cliffs near the observation post, the Rudder Command Post and the Anti-aircraft Bunker West.

CHC Pointe du Hoc research team lowers laser scanner to the beach.

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CHC works with the River Pierce Foundation in San YgnacioJune 19-21, 2008, Bob Warden, David

Woodcock and Alston Thoms met with Mi-chael Tracy, the president of the River Pierce Foundation, and others to explore opportuni-ties for the CHC to advance and support the aspirations of the foundation, which exists to celebrate and expand understanding of the Spanish heritage in San Ygnacio.

The gathering included members of the RPF Board and representatives from the Tex-as Historical Commission, the Texas Depart-ment of Transportation, and an architectural historian who had completed a review of the National Register District designation for San Ygnacio and the successful 1998 nomination of the 1830 Trevino Fort as a National Histor-ic Landmark. A special guest at the meetings was Shirley Gonzalez, president of the Guada-lupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation, dedicated to preserving the ranching heritage of Rancho La Union, just to the east of San Ygnacio.

The purpose of the meetings was to assess the cultural resources owned by the founda-tion with respect to their future use in a long-range plan that will support the intentions of the foundation, and to see how these resourc-es might also benefit the community of San

Ygnacio. The objective was to set a path that could begin implementation in 2009, the 20th anniversary of the foundation.

After a series of visits to surrounding histor-ic sites and buildings, including the scenic overlook of the Rio Grande River, the group agreed on two immediate needs: the re-pair and stabilization of the gate at Fort Trevino, topped by its 1851 sundial, and ensuring that a proposed drainage and side-walk improvements would not detract from the historic charac-ter of old San Ygnacio.

After a series of brainstorm-ing sessions the group agreed

that the River Pierce Foundation needs strate-gic and action plans for the buildings in its in-ventory, and can play a leadership role in the future of the community of San Ygnacio based on an understanding of, and preservation plan for, its extraordinary built and cultural resourc-es, including its direct connection to the early 19th century Spanish ranching heritage.

The Center for Heritage Conservation at Texas A&M University has the resources and interest to assist in the process of developing these plans that have the potential for long-term involvement for the mutual benefit of education and research.

The first master-planning session, led by the CHC, was held January 2009.

Team members assess the gatehouse.

Trevino Fort, San Ygnacio.

The Center for Heritage Conservation was asked by CHC Faculty Fellow Dr. Mark Everett, from the Department of Geology and Geo-physics, to participate in a study of the Odessa Meteor Crater. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the ground-impact geohazard cre-

ated by asteroid events like the one that oc-curred there some 60,0000 years ago.

The field work included laser scanning and magnetic surveys of the site. The combina-tion of the survey methods will produce 3-D models that tie surface features with magnetic

subterranean information. This will become the base model from which further analyses of geohazards can be made.

As a result of this project, the Odessa Me-teor Crater, a National Natural Landmark, will be fully documented.

Odessa Meteor Crater site documentation weighs threat of asteroid impactsDax Soule operates a total station facing the Odessa Meteor Crater.

CHC aids Maya Research Program with dig at Blue Creek, BelizeThe Maya Research Program is a non-profit

organization that has been operating archae-ological digs on Mayan sites around the Blue Creek area of Belize since 1992. The Center for Heritage Conservation was invited to aid in documenting the five sites that they were op-erating in July of 2008. Considered a prelim-inary reconnaissance visit, Bob Warden, Ju-lie Rogers, and Lonnie Champagne spent two weeks on site with 40 archaeology students and archaeologists from around the globe.

The sites were located in rural Belize, some on Mennonite farms and some in the rainfor-est. Each site was unique in the challenges it offered for documentation given the type of building and its location. J-19 was a site locat-ed in the middle of a pasture where almost nothing was left of the building structure. However, it contained one of the most inter-esting chultuns of all the sites. Chultuns are underground volumes used as cisterns and/or storage and burials. At J-19 it was used as a burial and we utilized photogrammetry with Photomodeler Scanner to create a 3-D model of the “as found” condition. This kind of activity proved to be important two sites since multi-

ple chultuns were discovered. At Bedrock mul-tiple chultuns were uncovered, the largest of which was not used as a burial but contained many artifacts.

Rosita is a site that lies at one of the high-est points in the Blue Creek area and like most of these sites rests on private land. It is unlike-ly that these sites can be protected so docu-mentation is very important to preserving their cultural story. To discover the layering of evidence at Rosita the archaeologists must destroy the buildings. We are there to ensure that each historical layer is preserved through drawings and models.

Perhaps the most intriguing sites lie in the rainforest. These sites are known as Nojol Nah and contain residences and pyramid struc-tures. We are in the initial stages of not only documenting these sites as they are uncov-ered but also mapping their positions in rela-tion to the other sites many kilometers away.

We are currently working on funding to take a larger student team to Belize to un-dertake further work at Blue Creek and other Maya sites.

Surveying a residential complex at Nojol Naj.

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Students document St. Andrews Episcopal ChurchWith St Andrew’s Episcopal Church’s cen-

tennial approaching, the parish wanted a set of measured drawings documenting the his-toric structure for its archives. This summer’s ARCH647 class took on the project, spending the ten-week session surveying and drawing the church in downtown Bryan, Texas.

The first week of class was used to develop a set of rough field drawings that were based on hand measurements and estimated dis-tance of mortar joints for the hard to reach dis-tances. From here, the class moved into remote sensing techniques; which included a combi-nation of disto, total station, laser scanner, and photogrammetry readings, for the production of the final drawings. The range of methods not only gave the students an opportunity to learn about the different tools and techniques, it served as a check for the gathered informa-tion and helped in collecting data about inac-cessible and obstructed areas of the church.

While each student was responsible for a different drawing, they had to work in teams to collect the necessary data and check their measurements against each other’s as well as between the six different forms of measure-ment used to achieve a higher level of accu-racy.

Initial data collection lasted about a month and a half, while the class spent the last few weeks of the project compiling the informa-tion into final drawings and verifying data to resolve discrepancies. The final product in-

cluded floor plans of the church and parlour, taken through the main floor and basement levels, an east-west section through the tran-sept, a north-south section in line with the centre aisle and through the bell-tower, eleva-tions of the north (front) and west sides of the church, and a rough site plan.

The class included instructor, Professor Robert Warden, and seven graduate students: Justin Curtsinger, Pamela da Graca, Stephanie Guariglia, Sheldon Henning, Craig Jeffery, and Ashley Martin from the Master of Architecture program, and Colin Darby from Civil Engineer-ing.

M. Arch students Pamela De Graca and Stephanie Guariglia documenting the west elevation.

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