Updated February 16, 2007
Professor John I. Gilderbloom,
PhD.
School of Urban and Public
Affairs,
Phone: 852-8557 / 608-7567
E-mail: jgilde02@sprynet.com
Graduate Research Assistant:
Matt Hanka
Phone: 852-8258 /296-7759 E-mail: mhanka@yahoo.com
Meeting times—Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. We skip several
Saturdays during the semester because of the multiple class sessions in
http://www.louisville.edu/org/sun/preservation
Office Hours: Thursdays 2:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays after class around 11:45 a.m.
Historic Preservation is for
those who love the beauty of a city as defined by its past. This historic past is often the foundation of
a great city whether it is:
Government at all levels
recognizes the importance and value of preservation by enacting laws to
protect, preserve, and profit in historic buildings. Unlike most
classes, this course is taught mostly “outside the classroom” so you can see,
touch and smell great examples of historic preservation. We will have a number of guest lectures,
walking tours, slide presentations and movies. I believe that learning is also designed
to be “experiential,” which means seeing up close and in person the value of
these great historic structures. We will visit
Topics to be covered are as
follows:
Identifying and defining
different kinds of historic houses
Art Deco
Preservation in
Folk architecture
Modern architecture
Case Study: Cuban Preservation
Downtown Loft Living Movement
Economics and politics of
Preservation
Historic Preservation gives us
a good working overview of preservation from political, economic, sociological
and planning perspectives. Historic preservation should apply to anyone who is
interested in the areas of urban design, planning, real estate, banking, public
administration and social services. In the past, advisors have been willing to
designate this as an elective for a variety of majors including business,
architecture, political science, social work, and economics. A number of former
students have taken a variety of jobs including architecture firms, city
planning departments, real estate firms, or started their own business of
renovating historic units.
Some cool quotes before we get started:
"Travel broadens your horizons and your
visualization of what's possible," he said last year in Portico, a
“Hearing something 100 times is still never as good as
seeing it once.” – Chinese Proverb, Ming Dynasty
“Experiential
learning allows us to see up close; touch, smell and observe it provides the
foundation for experiencing awe, disgust, exhilaration, and inspiration JG
"Maybe we can use these lovely buildings to save the
people who live in them."
Barbara Capitman,
who led the way to the creation of the Art Deco District on
“Progress is a wonderful thing, but I’ve never seen
anything rise that was better than what was there before, and I’m sorry I have
to say that.”
Herb
"Frank Gehry
(who 30 years later would be ranked as one of the world's greatest architects
along side of Frank Lloyd Wright, La Corbusier and Mies
van der Rohe) began
post-graduate studies in city planning at Harvard in 1956. He hated it and
dropped out before the year ended. To fill his time, he did odd jobs and took a
number of courses including one taught by Joseph Hudnut,
an architect and writer. Instead of lecturing on classical architecture in a
darkened amphitheatre, Hudnut took his students on
walking tours of Boston, discussing with them its "American"
architecture….The experience had a huge impact on Gehry.
"It gave me something to strive for…"quoted from Naomi Stungo in her book.”
-Frank
Gehry
“I want to inspire greatness and
excitement for all my students. My best classes at the University of California
were outside the classroom-walking around with my Professors studying the
campus, my little town Isla Vista, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, Los Angeles and
San Francisco had a major impact on me. I just loved it.” JIG
.The course will be run as a seminar, so class discussion
will be encouraged. I will also draw on
my experience as a consultant to developers, city councils, legislatures, and
community organizations. As instructor, I reserve the right to make changes in
the organization of the course; this allows the class to be flexible and
responsive to the needs of the students and the professor.
You will get a letter grade in
four areas, with grades being averaged out for your final grade. The four areas you will receive letter
grades in are as follows:
1) Class
Participation (25%)
Since the course is designed
as a seminar, it is expected that students come prepared to discuss the
assigned readings of the week, use good social skills, and if possible
introduce relevant current events into class discussion. The first part of
class will generally be in a lecture format, followed by a class discussion
during the second half of class. Please
provide us with an email address so we can forward you chapters of articles to
be downloaded and save you money. We
want you to come to all classes. Class
discussions must stimulate debate that covers both the pros and cons of the issue
and respects and encourages opposing viewpoints. If class discussion can
generate healthy disagreement and lots of participation around the table,
then the class has done a good job. On the other hand, if there is hardly any
discussion among the students, then the class will be boring. Students are not allowed to engage in personal attacks on
other students. If they do their class
participation grade will be lowered.
Please be nice, have good debates, and learn a lot. Your class
presentation will also be reflected in this grade. A part of your class participation is based
on your project presentation, which will be held on Saturday, April 7.
2) Midterm and Final Exams (25%)
The midterm consists of a
question given in advance that is incorporated into the end of the first half
of your experiential journal. The
midterm question and first half of the journal is due March 3. The final will
also consist of a question and the second half of the experiential journal. The final is due April 28. The midterm results and feedback will be made
available no later than March 7 before I leave for
3) Project (25%)
This requirement must relate
to the issues discussed in this class.
The project can be a paper, a slide show, an architectural tour of
housing, or any creative endeavor one could think of utilizing. The project may
either be an individual or a two-student effort. Students must turn in a one-page proposal
with their midterm on March 3. Since you worked so hard on this project, a
class presentation will also be expected on April 7. The project is due to me no later than
Tuesday, April 17.
4) Experiential Journal
(25%)
Reflections on what you
saw. Ideally it is a journal of
thoughts, reflections and analysis. It must
be typed. We encourage students to use
their cameras as part of this journal. Using a camera you will be asked
to out in the
Required
Title: Historic
Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles and Practice
Author: Norman Tyler
Publication: W.W. Norton
ISBN: 0-393-73039-5 –254 pages
Title:
Author: Rachel Carley
Publication: Whitney Library of Design,
ISBN: 0 8230 1128 3
Title: Deco
Delights: Preserving the Beauty and Joy of
Author: Barbara Baer Capitan
Publication: E.P.
ISBN: 0 525 48381 0 – 116 pages
Title: The Economics of Historic Preservation
Author: Donovan D. Rypkema
Publication: National Trust for Historic
Preservation 131 pages
ISBN:
Title:
Author: Gregory A. Luhan, Dennis Domer David Mohney
Publication:
Suggested
Title:
Author: Joanne Weeter
Publication:
ISBN: 1-884532-62-4 124 pages
Title:
Author: Ned Crankshaw
Publication:
Title:
Author: John Milner and Associates
Publication:
Title:
Author: Gus Kummel
Publication: 1996, Gus Kummel and Tooth Publishers,
Bus sum
ISBN: 90 6868 0161
Title: The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic
Architecture
Author: Rachel Charley, Illustrations by Ray Kaminski and ED Lam
Publication: Henry Holt and Company,
ISBN: 0 8060 4563 5
Title: What Style is it? A Guide to American
Architecture
Author: John C. Propellers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. and Nancy B. Schwartz
Publication: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
ISBN: 0 471 14434 7
Title: The Houses We Live In
Author: Editor Jeffrey Howe
Publication: PRC
ISBN: 1-85648-702-4
Title: Loft Living: Culture and Capital in urban
Change
Author: Sharon Zukin
Publication:
ISBN: 0-8135-1389-8
Title: How Buildings Learn: What happens after they
are built?
Author: Stewart Brand
Publication: Penguin
ISBN: 9-780140139969
Title:
Author: Harold Mayer and Richard Wade
Publication:
ISBN: 0-226-51274-6
Title: Unexpected Chcagoland
Author: Camilo Vergara
and Timothy Samuelson
Publication:
ISBN: 9 781565847019
Title: Bungalow Colors: Exteriors
Author: Robert Schweitzer
Publication: Gibbs Smith
ISBN: 1-85648-702-4
Session Two (January 20): Methods in
Historic Preservation
9:00 a.m. Meet at
Suggested
Session Three
(January 27): Methods in Historic
Preservation / Local Government Preservation Efforts and the Economics of
Historic Preservation- Pros and Cons.
Film/Videos
or walking tour of Original Highlands---meet at my
Readings: Gilderbloom on single family homes: Invisible City & Shotgun Housing
and the Reconstruction of Neighborhoods in New Orleans by John Gilderbloom,
Patrick Smith, and Richard Layman
Suggested
Rural Studio by Andrea
Oppenheimer Dan and Timothy Hursley
The
Houses we live In: An Identification
Guide to the History and Style of American Domestic Architecture by General
Editor Jeffery Howe
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CLASS FEBRUARY 3RD*************************
Session Four (February 10) Identifying Historic Buildings
9:00
a.m. UofL Archives with Dr. Tom Owen (852-6302). The archives have records that
document businesses and individuals that have made an impact on
Historic
Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles and Practice by Norman Tyler pages 154-219
Suggested
Session
Five (Thursday, February 15- Time TBA) Presentation by with Donovan Rypkema
We
will hear a presentation from Donovan Rypkema,
a principal with Place Economics in
Session Six (February 17) Identifying
Historic Buildings (cont’d)
10:30
a.m. Donna M. Neary, President Historical Consulting
Historic Preservation: An Introduction to its History,
Principles and Practice by Norman
Tyler pages 108-153
Suggested:
We will also visit Architectural
Salvage at 618 East Broadway (589-0670)
which is an amazing place and one of the best of its kind—This shows the
value and importance of recycling old houses.
The best green house is an old house because it was built and designed
with the assumption without modern air conditioning system and the wood used to
build it was solid and not a toxic cheap grade.
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CLASS FEBRUARY 24*******************************
Session
Seven (March 3) The Role of State Government
and Non-Profits in Historic Preservation special guests: Joanna Hinton, Executive Director
Preservation
By John Milner and Associates
**NO CLASS MARCH 10 AND MARCH 17: Spring Break-
Professor in
Bonus:
A presentation of
Suggested reading: Loft Living by Sharon Zukin.
Meeting Place—
Session
Ten (April7) Walking Tour
We will be doing a walking tour of several downtown
historic areas including the Lofts on Broadway by Joseph and Joseph along with
the
Students will present their projects to the
class. The final project is due to me on
or no later than April 17. We will provide a slide
projector, overhead, and power point projector.
Sessions Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, and Sixteen
(April 20-22) A three day field trip in
Here
is the proposed
We
will be staying at the Congress Hotel http://www.congresshotel.com/site/index.html
a
historic hotel built around 1887 near the auditorium building. We will then visit
www.southwest.com for about $189
roundtrip. We will be leaving on Friday and returning on Sunday night.
We recommend the following books to read before you leave
for
Unexpected Chicagoland by Camilo Jose Vergara and Timothy J. Samuelson
You can arrive pretty much
anytime on Friday for personal tours and/or research.
Here is the website for Chicago
Architectural Foundation:
They
have a wonderful book store and they have organized three exhibits that should
be of some interest: federal architecture both historic, modern and
post-modern; the role of citizens in the design of buildings and a case study
of the design and operation of a museum.
You will also have an opportunity to go on a wonderful panorama of
Cost: Frank Lloyd
Wright Historic District Walking Tour: $9
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio:
Meet: Ginkgo
Tree Bookshop, Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio,
Duration: Approximately 1 hour for each tour.
Note: Waiting times may vary
between tours. The one-hour interior tour of the Home and Studio is presented
by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. The one-hour exterior walking tour
of the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District is presented by CAF. No individual
reservations are taken for either tour. Tickets are sold on a first-come,
first-served basis. Due to limited capacity, the tours may sell out later in
the day. Finally the
Bonus:
I am arranging a meeting with the Historic Preservation Officer for the
City of Chicago from about 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at City Hall—more details to
follow.
Saturday,
April 21
9:00 AM Get continental breakfast
before and meet in Lobby
9:30 – 1 PM Bus Highlight Tour--
Discover the exciting
diversity of
1:00 p.m. Lunch
at The Berghoff, 17 West
Good and affordable German food in a historic building
and neighborhood Dinner with Lynn Osmond Executive Director of
2:30-4:30 p.m. Historic Skyscrapers Tour
The
prototype of the modern industrial metropolis arose from the charred landscape
left by the Great Fire of 1871. Discover the historic beginnings of the Chicago
School of Architecture and the earliest skyscrapers, built between the 1870s
and the 1930s. This tour features the art deco Chicago Board of Trade Building;
the
We will leave from the Berghoff, 117 West Adams Street
5 – 7 PM Visit Architectural
Foundation Bookstore and American Planning Association
Sunday, April 22
9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Modern
Skyscrapers
Explore the international, modern,
and postmodern movements, from the powerful, minimalist work of Mies van der Rohe
to the new eclecticism. Learn about post-WWII developments and the impact of
technological and zoning changes. Admire the stainless steel cladding on the
Duration: 2
hours
Lunch Break 11:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m.—on your own (http://www.dineme.com/powersearch.html)
1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.—
4:00 PM –7:00 PM On YOUR OWN.
GO TO THE EXHIBITS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED ON fRIDAY AFTERNOON OR GO TO
7 PM Return to Hotel- Pack Up and Get ready for
Dinner /return home
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to
Session
Seventeen (April 28) Turn in final project and experiential journal. Final wrap-up
lecture of the major themes of historic preservation
Final
Notes:
As
a courtesy to the instructor and other members of the class, please no
smoking. Spouses and significant others
are invited to go on the “public walking tours” as long as they can keep up,
listen and not be disruptive. As instructor, I reserve the right to make
changes in the organization of the course in consultation with class members;
this allows the class to be flexible and responsive to the needs of
opportunities that might pop up. Often speakers, events and conferences
suddenly appear and I want to have the flexibility to seize these
opportunities. If you have a concern
with any part of this class please advise me. Please turnoff beepers and cell
phones during class sessions. All
students and guests must sign
Academic Honesty:
Please note that I will be enforcing
the
http://www.louisville.edu/student/services/registrar/GI-5-30%20.pdf beginning on page 26."
There is also a student code listed at the following address, but it omits the
information on academic dishonesty:
http://campuslife.louisville.edu/cloffice/conduct/index.html