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August 19, 2009

Mount Lebanon Shaker Village: A Model of Sustainability

We had an interesting week at the Shaker Village. Friday we had a flood that was so severe it washed out two of the major roads, flooded the ponds over their banks, put about 3 to 4 feet of water in the basement of the brethren's shop, and caused one of the major aqueducts to fail, shooting water throughout the site and doing considerable damage. It's a testament that even though these water system components exist after 150+ years, disturbances at the top of the watershed may compromise the entire system.

August 10, 2009

Convent of San Clemente, Spain

WMF has begun fieldwork at the medieval Spanish convent of San Clemente, just outside the city walls of Toledo.

August 07, 2009

Paint Analysis

On the 22nd and 23rd of July all of us here were given the opportunity to have a class on paint analysis. The class was wonderful. We were able to take actual paint samples of the wood all around the church for the following day in the lab. I worked with Ryan up in the balcony. Our job was really great because we took paint samples before and after a “seam” in the wood.

August 05, 2009

Miami Marine Stadium, USA

Designed by Hilario Candela, <a href="/project/miami-marine-stadium">this 1960s concrete Modernist icon</a> is a sentimental favorite for many in the Miami community—much more than simply a venue for powerboat and waterski races.

August 05, 2009

Preservation on Nantucket

I was invited to the <a href="http://www.dcp.ufl.edu/hp/PINantucket/PIN/SummerProgram.asp">Preservation Institute: Nantucket’s summer program</a> in early July as one of several visiting speakers. I gave a presentation on some of WMF’s projects, entitled “Highlights of South American World Heritage Sites.

August 04, 2009

Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria

WMF has taken on a two million-dollar project at the medieval Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria, which was badly damaged in the April 6, 2009, earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of central Italy.

August 03, 2009

Field Trip to Field School

Our communications team organized a small press event at the Dutch Reformed Church for this past Wednesday. Ben Haley (Communications Assistant) and I caught the 7:16 a.m. train to Garrison, where Holly Evarts (Director of Communications) picked us up and drove us to Newburgh.

July 28, 2009

First Week of Field School

Some of the high-school students working to restore the Dutch Reformed Church in Newburgh, New York, shared their impressions of their first week.

July 24, 2009

High Hopes for the High Line

Last week, WMF staff visited the <a href="http://www.thehighline.org/">High Line</a>, a new park in New York on an old elevated rail line that has become the talk of the town. Amy Freitag, WMF's Director of U.S. Programs, was highly involved in the project when she was Deputy Commissioner for Capital Projects in New York City's Department of Parks and Recreation.

July 16, 2009

Gearing Up for Field School in Newburgh, NY

Tuesday, July 14, was the first day of the summer field school at the Dutch Reformed Church, where students from the Newburgh Free Academy will embark on one of the most challenging summers of their young lives. Work starts at 8:00 a.m. and the usual baseball caps will be traded in for hardhats. The students' task involves restoring elements of the church, an 1830s Greek Revival structure. The primary focus will be repairing the stage, which was damaged by a fire in August 2008.

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