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The Roles of an Architectural Conservator in an Architectural Preservation Firm

Farneth, SJ
Principal and senior associate,Architectural Resources Group, Inc.,CA,

Wessel, DP
Principal and senior associate,Architectural Resources Group, Inc.,CA,


Pages: 13    Published: Jan 1996


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Abstract

The field of historic preservation has become a well-defined discipline to which many architectural firms now devote either their entire, or a high percentage of their practice. Few, however, have trained full-time architectural conservators on staff to address the issues related to conservation of architectural materials. The paper begins with a discussion of the development of architectural conservation in the United States, and then focus on the role of full-time architectural conservators in an architectural firm that specializes in historic preservation.


Keywords:
architect, architectural conservator, architecture, conservation training, historic fabric, historic finishes, historic materials, historic preservation, preservation architect, preservation, rehabilitation, standards, building technology, buildings, evaluation

Paper ID: STP15426S
Committee/Subcommittee: E06.24
DOI: 10.1520/STP15426S
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