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Historic preservation is wide-ranging, spanning the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Its essential nature is multidisciplinary, requiring cooperation across many fields, architecture, the humanities, social sciences, the building trades, law, economics and art history.

Within this environment, the historic preservationist is chartered to care for material culture represented by landscapes and monuments, as well as architecture in both its high styles and vernacular forms. To be effective, a historic preservationist must be able to work within a broad framework. The foundation of this effort is a clear understanding of the project area's history. Knowledge of history, however, must be supported by an understanding of contributing disciplines and, importantly, tempered by sensitivity to the social needs of the local community, which owns the material remnants and memories of that history...read more

Handbooks:
Historic Preservation Student Handbook 2010-2011
Student Guide 2011-2012

 

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Historic Preservation News

• Sites to be Seen (and Saved) in 2013: Maryland Life Magazine Unveils "Endangered Maryland"

  Each year, historic preservation director Dr. Donald Linebaugh joins a group of his colleagues to pore over possible contenders for “Endangered Maryland,” Preservation Maryland and Maryland Life Magazine’s annual list of at-risk historic properties.
  

• MAPP March 2013 e-Newsletter

  The latest issue of the The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation monthly e-newsletter should be in your mailbox now! If you have not received it, check it out here!

• STUDENTS BRING HYATTSVILLES HISTORY TO LIFE THROUGH STORIES OF BRICKS AND MORTAR

  Historic preservation graduate students researched the history of Hyattsville properties for HISP 611: Historic Research Methods.
  

• A Conversation and Book Signing with Gary D. Rappaport - NEW DATE

  Rescheduled Date: Thursday, February 7, 2013
  Lecture    6:15 – 7:30 pm; Book Signing    7:30-8:30pm
  School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Auditorium

• Sneak Preview: KIPLIN HALL, BIRTHPLACE OF MARYLAND, Wednesday, January 30, 2013

  Join us for a special sneak preview of the new documentary Kiplin Hall: Birthplace of Maryland, Wednesday, January 30th, 6:00pm in the Architecture Auditorium. The film explores the restoration and student work within the manor house known as “the birthplace of Maryland.” Admission is free.

• Public Interest Design: Training Program

  The University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, in conjunction with DesignCorps, is pleased to announce a Public Interest Design Institute.

• Gerrit Knaap stresses the need for more transportation funding at Annapolis summit

  URBAN PLANNING PROFESSOR GERRIT KNAAP CALLS FOR “INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS” TO ADDRESS MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING SHORTAGE

• UMD Alumna Rebecca Lewis Honored

  Congratulations to 2011 Ph.D. alumna and Smart Growth Center affiliate Rebecca Lewis for receiving the Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning!

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