Preservation or Demolition? It All Depends…

Michael binder, Air Force Declassification Office

Proposal Type

Open to discussion; perhaps Point-Counterpoint?

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Government Historians
  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
Abstract

Whether a historic building gets preserved or demolished often rests on the historic context on which its significance is evaluated.   Read More

3D Scanning and Printing – New Technologies of Repair and Reconstruction

Rebecca Perry, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking Specific Expertise
Related Topics
  • Digital
  • Preservation
Abstract

Digital 3D scanning and 3D printing are two of the digital technologies that are entering the museum as tools for capturing and reconstructing individual physical artifacts – or even capturing entire physical locations and creating digital models. Read More

On Archiving Rubble

Leen katrib, princeton university

Proposal Type

Panel

Seeking

  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Archives
  • Material Culture
  • Preservation
Abstract

In 1903, Alois Riegl distinguished between ruins & rubble through the recognition of an original form. He defines rubble as a formless pile that reveals no trace of the original creation, thereby no longer conveying age-value. Read More

Repairing National Register nominations: The Struggles and Challenges of Maintaining Accurate Documentation in a Changing World

jENNIFER bETSWORTH, New York State Historic Preservation Office

Proposal Type

Working Group

Seeking
  • Seeking Additional Presenters
  • Seeking General Feedback and Interest
Related Topics
  • Consulting
  • Government Historians
  • Preservation
Abstract

National Register nominations are often foundational documents in a community’s effort to preserve important sites or neighborhoods. Read More