Association for Preservation Technology International's Annual Conference
Preservation in the City Without Limits
November 2–6, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
Conference Web Site

Please join us for these the “Capturing the Past” Documentation Symposium and Peterson Prize Ceremony both presented by the AIA Historic Resources Committee (HRC).

Capturing the Past for Future Use: Integrating Documentation with Repair, Design and Construction Practice in Historic Buildings Symposium
November 2–3, 2009, 8–4 p.m.
13 AIA CES LUs

This symposium is a joint effort of the AIA Historic Resources Committee and the Association for Preservation Technology International and sponsored by the General Services Administration.

The symposium will establish the background context for recording of existing buildings, and introduce the state of the art in the documentation techniques, as they relate to the design and management of change to historic buildings. Special emphasis will be placed on the interrelationship between recording technologies and the preparation of construction documents and the rapidly emerging use of three-dimensional modeling in a range of project scales.

Format

The symposium will include a series of lecture presentations, with a series of question-and-answer sessions moderated to include questions posed by presenters and attendees. The presenters will include practicing professionals, manufacturers, service providers, and government staff from the United States and Canada.

Symposium Schedule

Day 1

• Integrating documentation with repair, design and construction practice
• The place of documentation as the evidence base for change to historic buildings
• Government policy and vision in cost effective integration of design and construction
• Tools and standards of metric survey for preservation uses
• The commercial development of survey services
• Appropriate Technology for Recording and Survey

Day 2

• Tools for documentation: technology, output and application
• The emergence of building information modeling
• Learning from and by experience: case studies
• The way forward for integrating documentation

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the principles and purpose of building documentation for practice

2. Understand the use of building information modeling (BIM) in rehabilitation projects

3. Understand the tools and standards of metric survey technology

4. Understand selection criteria and outputs from alternate recording techniques

5. Understand the application of documentation techniques in project delivery

• more information or to register for this workshop, please visit the APT Conference Web site.

Charles E. Peterson Prize Ceremony

November 2, 2009, 6–9:30 p.m.

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) of the National Park Service, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia and The American Institute of Architects (AIA) coordinate the Charles E. Peterson Prize Program, which annually recognizes the best set of measured drawings prepared to HABS standards and donated to HABS by students. Charles E. Peterson Prize Program will hold its annual awards ceremony in conjunction with the symposium through the generous support from Marvin Windows and Doors.