Mary,
This is where the Guild conference happened in the spring, as well as the Greene and Greene house tour. Wonderful place and beautiful part of the world.
Rudy
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Subject: APTI 2001: "The Test of Time" -- Conference Info and Easy
Registration
Here's information concerning an upcoming conference that may be of interest
(see description below):
Title: APTI 2001 - “The Test of Time: Reflecting on the
Past, Planning for the Future”
Place: Asilomar Conference Grounds
Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
Dates: October 3-10, 2001
Website: http://www.apti.org/asilomar/
Mary Krugman
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Mary Delaney Krugman Associates, Inc.
Historic Preservation Consultants
36 Park Street
Montclair, New Jersey 07042
(973) 746-2810 v
(973) 746-2599 f
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APTI 2001 - "The Test of Time: Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the
Future”
Year after year, conferences reveal the secrets of success for projects that
were just completed -- but all too often, participants never find out how
those projects perform over the long term. At the APT 2001 Conference,
presenters will look back decades instead of months to assess the real-world
success and failure. The theme of the October conference, “The Test of Time:
Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future” will carry this perspective
forward to explore future technology and the evolution of preservation
philosophy.
The materials track will look at restorations of whole buildings dating back
to 1980 and the performance of “substitute materials” used on buildings
since the 1960s. One session will include several preservationists
critically reviewing the last thirty years of masonry repairs. In another
session, four presenters will go back and look at projects up to twenty years
old to see how their specified patching and coating materials are performing
on real buildings. Several presenters will discuss stone conservation and
cleaning and metals conservation.
Papers on the conservation of sculptures and monuments will focus on the
effectiveness of previous conservation treatments. Others will examine
climate control, the conflicts between care of the objects and care of the
building, and methods of measuring moisture in buildings.
In addition to the post-conference training course on adobe, a main
conference session on adobe will examine previous interventions on
archeological sites, buildings and test walls. There will also be a session
on seismic rehabilitation in addition to the seismic post-conference training
course. A session on cultural landscapes will highlight development and
evolution of the National Park Service’s treatment of cultural landscapes.
The philosophy of conservation is always evolving, and some fascinating case
studies will illustrate the changes in philosophy. They range from the reuse
of antiquities in Rome to a medieval monastery, and from New England houses
to the reuse of federal buildings in Washington DC. One session will examine
cultural icons in the United States and abroad.
One of the highlights of the conference is sure to be the multimedia
presentation, “Feds Bare All, Experience Keeps a Dear School: Lessons for
Specifiers and Curators.” The presentation will highlight disasters that
might have been prevented, technical solutions that didn’t turn out so great
and new solutions developed during 14 years of preservation projects at GSA.
Some of the highlights are: Teapot Dome Room Blows its Top, Terra Cotta Glaze
Effect: Close but No Cigar, Sparring with Spar Varnish, and Better Living
Through Bigger Hardware.
Along with “reflecting on the past” conference planners are “planning for
the future.” A session will focus on the “high tech” tools available to
preservationists to help us do better jobs. These tools may include laser
scanning to produce drawings, digital radioscopy, GIS, and using hand held
computers to input field data.
One of the unique aspects of this APT conference will be time allotted for
discussion sessions. The papers are sure to inspire questions, comments and
debates among the attendees, and there is time set aside for that. A team of
rapporteurs attending each presentation and discussion session will
synthesize their observations and present it to everyone at the closing
session. So even though no one can go to every session, participants will be
able to hear about the highlights.
Mark your calendars for October 3 through 10 at Asilomar, near Monterey,
California for the APT 2001 Conference. We will be mailing more detailed
conference information and registration packets in May or June to all APT
members. Look for future updates about keynote speakers, presentations, the
training classes, tours and local points of interest in Communique and on the
APT website, www.apti.org.
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http://www.apti.org/asilomar/
Visit our website for more information about the conference and
to register for the upcoming "APT 2001 Test of Time:
Reflecting on the Past, Planning for the Future" to be held in the Monterey
Peninsula, California, USA October 3-10, 2001 Asilomar Conference Grounds.
For more information contact:
Tim Seeden, Conference Manager
APT 2001 "The Test of Time"
The Association for Preservation Technology International
630.968.6400 voice
888.723.4242 facsimile
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