Identification and Evaluation of Mid-20th-Century Buildings, Phoenix, AZ, March 7-8, 2006 in cooperation with the Public History Program, Department of History, Arizona State University, and State Historic Preservation Office, Arizona State Parks.
In post-World War II America, buildings, suburbs, and towns sprang up like lawn weeds. Discuss how these structures fit into today's and tomorrow's historic preservation patterns. With an emphasis on the 1950s, examine the era-specific factors that help to identify and evaluate post-war buildings in terms of their significance for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Instructors: James C. Massey, architectural historian, contributing editor of Old House Journal, and historic preservation consultant to owners of historic property on the use of federal and state rehabilitation tax credits and Shirley Maxwell, historian, historic preservation consultant, contributing editor to Old House Journal, and co-author of House Styles in America and other publications.
This seminar meets the criteria for programs in the American Institute of Architects continuing Education System and AIA members will receive 6 learning units each day.
A registration form is available online. PLEASE NOTE: the advance registration rate of is $375 has been extended to those participants who register by February 10. The general NPI News Release "Professional Seminars in Historic Preservation & Cultural Resource Management" includes the seminar calendar from March through December 2006 plus descriptions of NPI seminars. It can be viewed and downloaded here. If you have questions, contact Jere Gibber, Executive Director, National Preservation Institute, P.O. Box 1702, Alexandria, VA 22313, 703-765-0100; 703-768-9350 fax.
The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of our cultural heritage. The 2006 National Preservation Institute seminar schedule is now available online.
