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Historic Preservation 305 Mi casa, su casa
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What should the American Building class accomplish? This class is an intensive look at architectural fabric to help you build a knowledge base to understand how and why buildings stand up. We will spend time talking about the evolution of materials
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How does the building process change? Part of your developing expertise in the historic fabric is the recognition of the means of fabrication of building fabric
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Assignments? Important dates: Out ‑ of ‑ Class Assignment #1 is due. 17 February (Monday) Out ‑ of ‑ Class Assignment #2 is due. 11 April (Friday) Out ‑ of ‑ Class Assignment #3 is due. 21 April (Monday) Laboratory classes Foundations 18 th -19 th Century Braced Framing Truss frame roofing The Georgian House Gothic and Romanesque religious forms Moldings Concrete
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Tests Important dates: Test 1: February 24 th Monday Final : Section 1, April 28 th Monday, noon Types of questions: Identification-- Fill-in-the-blank --Essay (interpretation) What is tested: Basic terms, concepts from class; lab materials, required readings
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Readings Allen, Edward. How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Gabrielle M. Lanier and Bernard L. Herman. Everyday Architecture of the Mid- Atlantic: Looking at Buildings and Landscapes. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Carl R. Lounsbury, Vanessa Elizabeth Patrick, eds. An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1999. And then.... We have a blog site. http://hisp305.umwblogs.org/ Please go to this site and become a member/contributor. All readings marked “Reserve” are posted on this blogsite. Additional resources for projects are present there.
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Come See Me Office location: Room 133 Scheduled Office hours: M W F 2pm-2:50pm TR 9am-9:50am Write me a note: gstanton@umw.edu
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I hope to see you on Wednesday Please think about who is involved in the practice of building. Please try to log in and register for our blog. http://hisp305.umwblogs.org/
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