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- I am a:
- architect, historian, preservationist
- I am a member of:
- DOCOMOMO US /International, DOCOMOMO US /New England
- My interests are:
- preservation advocacy, DOCOMOMO US registry documentation, technical/conservation issues, event/tours organizing
- About Me:
- I am an architect and a wrtier on architecture, architecutral history and preservation. I primarily work on projects involving exisitng buildings, many of htem modern buildings and sites
- I am an alumnus/a of:
- Columbia University
- I work at (for students, list your current university):
- Einhorn yaffee Prescott AE/PC
- My business sector is:
- professional
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Thank you sir for responding so fast. The quote quote that served as my
"jumping off" point was from AIArchitecture This Week 08/03/07
Preserving Modern Architecture - And The Future of Preservation
The urgency of meeting the challenge to preserve the heritage of the modern movement, and the emerging activist, critical approach to preservation are inextricably linked. We suggest that this new synthesis – with its notion of a continuum evolving around a set of values about building, and accommodating the inevitability of change – actually parallels some of the rhetoric and practice of the traditional building movement, as noted by Dr. Caroll Westfall. His notion that there is a continuum of building that has been interrupted by the anomaly of modernism has now in a sense been turned inside out, as we are now dealing with a parallel continuum building upon the modern tradition that has moved into the post modern era. These efforts should all have the ultimate goal of encouraging contemporary intervention in a humanist spirit. As we engage the works of the modern movement as preservationists, so we also advance the transcendent goal of humanizing our environment, thus preserving and sustaining not just buildings, but a significant part of our collective cultural legacy.
your quote is expressing that whether we collectively like or understand modernist buildings is not the point but that modernism is a part of our heritage that should not just be wiped out because it does not fit in what is perceived as traditional preservation and that all of the aspects of our building and design heritage move us forward. We should be looking at a balance of preservation, sustainability, and how to use and bring new life back into the structures that we have.
Thank you for referring me to additional readings. It is greatly appreciated.
I'll be working on my thesis proposal for presentation this week and I would be interested in getting your feedback. Is there a preferred method of submitting it to you?
Respectfully,
vanessa
vanessa
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