CHAPTER NEWSAPT International is asking Chapters to provide histories and characterization of activities for display at the 40th anniversary annual meeting in Montreal next October. If anyone has photographs or printed materials from past events, please contact your chapter president. Contact information is available at www.apti.org under Chapters.
Quebec ChapterMembres du Chapître québécois
de l'APT : Thanks for your patience. Looks to be a good spring! See you "on the site" soon! James L. Curtiss, AIA
Southeast ChapterThe Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT) joined together to present a series of training workshops relating to nondestructive evaluation methods for historic structures. The first of two workshops in 2008 was held in Charleston, South Carolina and was hosted by the Southeast Region Chapter of APT and Drayton Hall. The workshop was sponsored in part by Anthony & Associates, Inc. of Fort Collins, CO; Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc. of Boulder, CO; Sparks Engineering, Inc. of Austin, Texas. Contractors, trades people, architects and engineers were among the attendees.
Instruction was held over two days with a classroom style lecture on the first day and field sessions on the second day. The classroom lectures were held at Maybank Hall on the College of Charleston Campus in Historic Charleston. Participants were introduced to a variety of instruments used for testing and covered the theory behind and how to apply technical standards and guidelines. Some of the topics of discussion included the testing of masonry in situ, corrosion testing of concrete, infrared thermography and digital radioscopy & resistance drilling. Workshop instructors included Shan Wo and Dave Woodham of Atkinson-
Noland and Associates, Patrick Sparks of Sparks Engineering, Jonathan Spodek of Ball State University, and Kim Dugan and Ron Anthony of Anthony and Associates. Attendees and guests were also catered to 'Low Country" style with a reception at Drayton Hall. The reception included a private behind the scenes tour of Drayton Hall, given by Matt Webster the Director of Preservation and dinner, drinks and entertainment by Jamie Westendorf and the Charleston Oyster Machine.
Western Chapter
Members of the Western Chapter met on the Quad at Stanford University on July 24, 2008 to learn about the efforts that have resulted in the restoration of the sandstonebalustrades. The event was led by Oleg Lobykin, founder of Stonesculpt, with an introduction provided by Sapna Marfatia, University Architect / Planning Office, Julie Hardin-Stauter, University Bldgs & Grounds Office, and Ruth Todd, formerly Associate University Architect. Stonesculpt has been working with Stanford University for several years on balustrade repairs and marble statue cleaning.
This workshop included a project overview,
an introduction to stone carving tools, and a demonstration of procedures
and techniques, with an opportunity for hands-on trials by participants.
Australia Chapter -- News from Down Under!The APT Australia Chapter ran two symposia during July, one in Sydney, and the other in Melbourne. Convenor of the APT Australia Chapter, Donald Ellsmore, was responsible for coordinating both events. A sterling effort! On the 4-5 July, we ran a seminar and tour in conjunction with the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, looking at the conservation of vernacular timber buildings on the Cumberland Plain, northwest of Sydney. A detailed report, with photographs, is available on our blog here. Highlights included the display and demonstration of traditional woodworking tools by James Findlay and Graham Hall, as well as a series of illuminating presentations by Ian Jack, Miles Lewis, Garry Smith, Fergus Clunie, Simon Wiltshier and Otto Cserhalmi. Copies of papers / presentations will be made available on the website in due course. Between 24-26 July, we ran a workshop, seminar and tour in conjunction with the University of Melbourne, National Trust of Victoria and Heritage Victoria, looking at the conservation of Victorian (19thC and local) Interiors! A detailed report, with photographs, is available on our blog. Speakers included Brian Andrews, Tracey Avery, Barry Cooper, Robert Griffin, Miles Lewis, Andrew Thorn and Ann Toy. Copies of papers / presentations will be made available via the website in due course. Members of the APT Australia Chapter are also heavily involved in the planning for the (Un)Loved Modern conference to be held in Sydney between 7-10 July 2009. This conference, jointly organised by Australia ICOMOS, DOCOMOMO Australia, APT Australia Chapter, Australian Institute of Architects, and the International Union of Architects, will focus on the conservation of 20th Century heritage, and is to be held in conjunction with a meeting of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage (ISC20C). APT Australia Chapter is responsible for coordinating a strong technical strand of papers throughout the conference. A call for papers is currently looking for presentations relevant to the conference themes of identifying, conserving and managing 20th Century heritage, with a particular focus on the following subthemes:
The technical strand seeks to examine the
wide variety of conservation issues pertaining to 20th Century buildings,
in particular those relating to building services, cladding, finishes
and proprietary items. Co-convenor of the APT Australia Chapter, Bill Jordan, is pleased to announce that Engineers Australia, the Australian organisation for professional engineers, has recently launched an accreditation scheme for engineers with specialist expertise in heritage conservation. Details are available here. Finally, as you may be able to tell from the regular references throughout this item, the APT Australia Chapter has established a website. Well, it's basically a blog, actually, courtesy of the WordPress people! But we're aiming to keep it topical and current, and use it as a means of disseminating information about our events, as well as information from our events. We hope to publish the papers from future and past events, and link to other organisations with relevant material. We don't want to duplicate content, but we do want to make sure that the events we organise can be the source of learning for people long after the day is done. So far, it has been very easy to do, and hasn't cost us anything. For other chapters without a blog, this might be a good way to go! David West
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