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Modern Heritage Events/Workshops

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Past events and workshops that the Technical Committee on Modern Heritage members are involved in organizing are listed here.

Workshops and Symposia

APT Montreal 2024 Workshop
Conservation of Modern Cast-in-Place and Precast Concrete
This two-day workshop explored preservation philosophy and methodologies, strategies, approaches, and options in conserving cast-in-place and precast concrete. The sold-out workshop featured presentations with integrated case studies and hands-on sessions.

APT 2023 Seattle Symposium
Aging Composite Materials and Assemblies: Sustainable Repair & Reinvestment

APT 2022 Detroit Symposium
Industrial Sites, Embodied Carbon and Adaptive Reuse

APT 2019 Miami Workshop
Conservation of Modern Concrete and Terrazzo Flooring Workshop
November 20-21, 2019

This two-day workshop focused on the approach to the preservation of modern concrete and cement-based terrazzo flooring systems. The workshop, sponsored by the APT Technical Committee on Modern Heritage, included presentations with integrated case studies, a studio visit with demonstrations by craftsmen, and a mini laboratory. Specific topics included historical overview and preservation approach, assessment and nondestructive testing, laboratory studies, concrete and terrazzo cleaning and repairs (including matching modern historic concrete), corrosion mitigation, and protection. The visit to a working studio included demonstrations by conservators and contractors with extensive experience with historic concrete and terrazzo flooring. The demonstrations were hands-on and allowed attendees to closely interact with the craftsman to allow for questions on techniques.

Contributed by Kelly Ciociola (RLA) and Paul Gaudette (WJE), Workshop Co-Chairs
 

Photos: Top left: Bob Joyce of QRI demonstrating concrete repair materials and matching techniques. Top right: George Reo of WJE discussing laboratory analysis.
Bottom left: Kelly Ciociola of RLA Conservation presenting to the workshop on cleaning and paint removal. Bottom right: Rosa Lowinger presenting on historic terrazzo in Cuba.

Webinars

  • Cold War American Embassies and Analogue Sites: Adapting Aspirational Modernism. (Jorge Otero-Pailos, February 2025)
  • Adapting the Aspirational Modernism of Worlds Fairs (Matthew Sneddon, January 2025)
  • Farnsworth House Investigation and Rehabilitation (Bruce Kaskel, Kimberly Lis and Peter Weis, March 2024)
  • Impacts of Forensic Conservation and the Continuing Management of Change at a World Heritage Site: Niemeyer’s Chapel at Belo Horizonte, Brazil (Marco Antônio Penido de Rezende, February 2024)
  • Stories from The Frontline Down Under: Some Challenges with Code ComplianceDuring Conservation of Modern Buildings (David West, January 2024)