Preserving Historic California Architecture

Glorya Kaufman Hall, Center for World Arts and Cultures,
University of California, Los Angeles, Photo by Tim Griffith
 

News and Events:

2008 Preservation Design Awards
October 18, 2008
The Queen Mary - Long Beach

2009 Conference
The Culture of Leisure -
Rethinking the California Dream

April 16 to 19, 2008 - Palm Springs

Upcoming Workshops:

Identifying Historic Integrity
Thursday, August 14, 2008
(day 1 of 2-day series)

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
Friday, August 15, 2008

(day 2 of 2-day series)
VENTURA

Around the State:

LBH Annual Meeting

Long Beach Heritage Annual Meeting
Sunday, July 27th from 2:00-4:00
Farmers & Merchants Bank & The Cellar

Recent Events:

2008 California Preservation Conference: Napa Valley

Napa 2008 at Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America -
Photo Courtesy of Charles O'Rear, St. Helena

"Balance and Complexity:
The Vineyard and Beyond"

April 23
-26, 2008

 

2007 Annual Preservation Design Award Winners & Sponsors

 

Building Code Issues in Historic Preservation:
Selected Case Studies

2008 Workshops

Upcoming Workshops in 2008

 

Identifying Historic Integrity

THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2008
8:30 to 9 AM - registration
9 AM to 5:00 PM - workshop and field-trip

Ventura City Hall
Community Meeting Room
501 Poli Street
Ventura, CA

(Day 1 of the 2-day Ventura series)

AIA, MCLE and AICP credits offered!

Register online now! Or download the Registration Brochure.

 

CityHall

 

Integrity is defined as the "the ability of a property to convey its significance." Historic Integrity is often cited as the most confusing aspect in the evaluation of
historic resources and at times becomes the make-or-break factor in their evaluation. But what constitutes integrity varies not only with the historic context, but also with the criteria for evaluation associated with the resource.

After exploring the terms and definitions of integrity used in historic resource evaluations, this workshop will dissect the concept of historic resource integrity into its
component parts, examining local, state and national thresholds, how the condition of a resource factors into
assessments, and individual vs. district integrity.

Case studies will illustrate how historic integrity relates to CEQA and case law, and how unique structures have lost, or gained integrity in the short span of a few years because of context changes. All presenters will be available for a panel Q & A.

Finally, the day will close with a special presentation on the integrity of archeological resources and an optional walking tour to Ventura's downtown archeological dig.

Speakers:

  • Ken Bernstein, City of Los Angeles
  • Susan Brandt-Hawley, Esq., Brandt-Hawley Law Group
  • Jay Correia, California Office of Historic Preservation
  • John Foster, Greenwood and Associates
  • Andrea Galvin, Galvin Preservation Associates
  • Rich Sucré, Page & Turnbull Inc.
  • More TBA!

Moderator:
Stephen Schafer, Schaf Photo Studios and San Buenaventura Conservancy

 

Register online now! Or download the Registration Brochure.

 

Held in partnership with the City of Ventura and the San Buenaventura Conservancy

 

Fees (includes field-trips):

Both Days - CPF Members - $195
Both Days - Non-Members - $235 (includes membership)
One Day ONLY - CPF Members - $115
One Day ONLY - Non-Members - $150
AIA/MCLE CEU - $15
AICP CEU - $75

 

Special membership offer for workshop attendees! If you are not yet a CPF member, or a lapsed member, you may purchase a one-year individual membership for only $5, a household membership for $40 or an associate level membership for $115! (You should pay the one day only non-member workshop registration of $150 to take advante of this offer.)

 

 

The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008
8:30 to 9 AM - registration
9 AM to 5:00 PM - workshop and field-trip

Ventura City Hall
Community Meeting Room
501 Poli Street
Ventura, CA

(Day 2 of the 2-day Ventura series)

AIA, MCLE and AICP credits offered!

Register online now! Or download the Registration Brochure.

elks

 

"The Standards" as they are called, are the most important guidelines for protecting historic resources. This workshop will provide an overall and in-depth examination of the Standards and their interpretation. Lectures and case studies will explore the topics of reversibility, contextual infill, and compatible alterations and additions, with time for Q & A with all of the speakers.

The workshop will conclude with an examination of Standards and their relationship to Historic Tax Credit Projects, and a field-trip to the Elks Lodge, Ventura's most recent tax credit project (still being processed). By the workshop date this tax credit should be approved or denied and you'll be among the first to see what worked or what didn't!

Speakers:

  • Timothy Brandt, AIA, CA Office of Historic Preservation
  • Andrea Galvin, Galvin Preservation Associates
  • Taylor Louden, AIA, Historical Architect
  • Christy McAvoy, Historic Resources Group
  • Rich Sucré, Page & Turnbull Inc.
  • Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, AIA, KSM Architecture
  • Margarita Wuellner, PCR Services Corporation
  • More TBA!

Moderator:
Stephen Schafer, Schaf Photo Studios and
San Buenaventura Conservancy

 

Register online now! Or download the Registration Brochure.

 

Held in partnership with the City of Ventura and the San Buenaventura Conservancy

 

Fees (includes field-trips):

Both Days - CPF Members - $195
Both Days - Non-Members - $235 (includes membership)
One Day ONLY - CPF Members - $115
One Day ONLY - Non-Members - $150
AIA/MCLE CEU - $15
AICP CEU - $75

 

Special membership offer for workshop attendees! If you are not yet a CPF member, or a lapsed member, you may purchase a one-year individual membership for only $5, a household membership for $40 or an associate level membership for $115! (You should pay the one day only non-member workshop registration of $150 to take advante of this offer.)

 


Upcoming Workshops in 2008

Our workshops offer preservationists, planners, architects, engineers, historians, comissioners and board members, contractors and other interested persons to gain in-depth knowledge about important preservation issues. Below are tentative topics for the 2008 Workshop Series.

  • California Historical Building Code
  • Heritage Tourism
  • CEQA
  • Surveys
  • Sustainability and Historic Preservation

 

Recent Workshops in 2008

It's too late to attend these most recent Workshops of 2008, but not to get an idea of what topics we cover.

  • The Use and Application of the California Historical Building Code - San Diego - January 15
  • Historic Resource Surveys: A to Z - Davis - February 12
  • CEQA & Historic Resources - Davis - February 13
  • Identifying, Evaluating and Preserving Modern Resources - Pomona - March 7
  • The Mills Act Program Revealed - June 23
  • Case Studies on Cultural Landscapes - July 18
  • Click here to see the Workshops held at the 2008 Napa California Preservation Conference

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