Agenda at a Glance

The City of Coral Cables, The City Beautiful, was developed by George Merrick as a planned community incorporating the design principals associated with The City Beautiful Movement. Notable landscape features of the city included wide tree-lined avenues, winding roadways, green space, ornate plazas, and fountains. The city’s architecture is almost entirely Mediterranean Revival style, and many properties ae listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Join local guides to tour the Coral Cables Merrick House, childhood home of George Merrick, Coral Gables Congregational Church, Venetian Pool (an old rock quarry) and Miami-Biltmore Hotel and Country Club both National Historic Landmarks, and Coral Cables City Hall.

Max Attendees: 20

Depart: InterContinental Hotel - bus departs 8:15am
Arrive: Coral Gables Museum 285 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables FL 33134

This session is at capacity - waiting list only

Tour the Downtown Miami Historic District to view and learn about Miami’s distinct collection of Commercial, Masonry Vernacular, Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco, Art Moderne, Neoclassical Revival and Italian Renaissance Revival style buildings built between 1913 and 1955, typically forgotten amongst the excitement of Miami’s newer skyscrapers. Buildings on the tour will include the Miami News/Freedom Tower, United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse, GESU Church, Security Building, the Old Federal Building, the Langford Hotel, Olympia Theatre, the Ingraham Building and many more buildings associated with Miami’s cultural and architectural heritage.

Max Attendees: 25

Depart: InterContinental Hotel - bus departs at 8:30am
Arrive: Miami Center for Architecture & Design, 310 SE 1st Street Downtown Miami

Join us for a walking tour of Lincoln Road, a 1960s pedestrian mall by noted Miami architect Morris Lapidus and a visit to Florida International University’s Miami Beach Urban Studios, a facility in a 1940s building that hosts innovative exhibitions, classes, research laboratories, and events for FIU’s College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts. Led by architect and MBUS director John Stuart, the visit to MBUS will demonstrate the creative synergy of arts and architecture in designing sustainability for preservation and architectural design and collaboration with FIU’s Sea Level Solution Center. We will have a chance to experience MBUS 3D printing laboratories, one of the largest in the United States.

Max Attendees: 25

Depart: InterContinental Hotel - 12:30pm bus departs
Arrival: Drexel Avenue and Lincoln Road next to the Paul’s Café

The conference kicks off with the APT Evening Soiree Celebrating 500 Years of Havana History. The reception will be held in architect Ignacio Cabrera-Justiz's 1974 Jewel Box Annex of Bacardi Rum's former Miami headquarters. A treasured building that is rarely open to the public, the Jewel Box's Dal de verre art glass walls will be the glamorous backdrop for enjoying Caribbean-inspired appetizers, Cuban music, and a cash bar featuring wine, beer, and historic rum-inspired cocktails. Free and open to all registered attendees

This session is at capacity - waiting list only

Walking tour of Miami’s Design District and Buenavista East, adjacent neighborhoods that juxtapose Miami’s old and new architecture. We will begin walking in the historic tropical HPOZ that features 1920s-1940s Mediterranean Revival, Mission, Craftsman, and Art Deco style residences, and continue with a tour of a glamorous commercial development by award-winning master planners Duany Plater-Zyberk, that is Miami Dade County’s first LEED ND Gold Certified project. Led by the district’s curator Tiffany Chestler, we will see how the developers envisioned using cutting edge materials to showcase fashion and artworks, and see public art installations by Buckminster Fuller, Zaha Hadid, and John Baldessari, among others. The tour will end with a visit to the two contemporary art museums in the district- the De la Cruz Collection and the Institute of Contemporary Art.

Max Attendees: 20

Depart: interContinental Hotel - 8:30am bus departs
Arrive: "Buena Vista district first, then drop off in the Design District by the Fly's Eye Dome at 39th Street at NE 2 Ave.

Miami is a mecca of art and architecture. The Miami skyline, one of the most distinguished in the world, features contemporary architectural designs by the world’s most notable architects. Perhaps it’s the cultural diversity, weather, or natural landscape that draws the creator to leave their mark in Miami. Whatever the reason, Miami has benefited from the genius of world classes masters like Herzog & de Meuron, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Architectonica, Frank Gehry, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, Renzo Piano and other world renowned “starchitects”. Join us for a full-day touring the buildings along BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, Brickell Avenue and in Miami Beach that incorporate the latest in technology, art, sustainability and engineering. Projects include the Perez Art Museum Miami, Frost Science Museum, New World Center, and the Faena Art District.

Max Attendees: 45

Depart: InterContinental Hotel 8:30am bus departs
Arrive: InterContinental Hotel 3:00pm

Missiles and Modernism in the Everglades: Established in 1947, Everglades National Park today is home to a wide variety of unique natural and cultural resources. This bus and walking tour will visit the National Register-listed HM-69 Nike Missile Site, part of the permanent air defense system developed in south Florida following the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The National Park Service preserves and interprets the now-decommissioned missile site, including the missile launch pads, storage, and assembly buildings, as well as barracks and training facilities. Next, the tour will travel to the Flamingo Developed Area, one of the pilot projects in the National Park Service Mission 66 program of 1956–1966, to view National Park Service Modernist planning and architecture including the visitor center and other resources. Flamingo and the Everglades have been severely affected by hurricanes throughout history, most recently and severely by Hurricane Irma in September 2017. National Park Service cultural resources and interpretive personnel will participate in the tour and discuss challenges faced, and current planning and efforts to address threats to natural resources and the cultural landscape, and to make historic buildings and structures more resilient in the face of changing climate and increasingly frequent and severe storms.

Max Attendees: 28

Depart: InterContinental Hotel - bus departs at 8:30am
Arrive: TBD

Lunch will be provided by APT, and served by renowned Little Haiti chef, Mr. George. Over lunch, initiative leaders will review the project from the Little Haiti Cultural Center’s Market Place, with local vendors available. Local dance and music will accompany the presentations of UM students, and project findings. We hope you will join us for an introduction to our newest project, and to celebrate with a remarkable community in Little Haiti!

There is no cost for the lunch.
Registration is required.

This session is at capacity - waiting list only

Miami Beach is known for its world-famous Art Deco style architecture, and some of its most well-known buildings are the Hotels on Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive. Walking south to north with a tour guide, attendees will learn about the Miami Beach glam hotels of the 30s, 40s and 50s and will experience the vibrant energy that fills the streets of South Beach. This tour is guaranteed to put you in vacation mode! Select hotels will include Delano, National, Sagamore Raleigh, Leslie, the Savoy and many others. This tour will also include a stop at the Versace Mansion.

Max Attendees: 15

Depart: InterContinental Hotel - 12:30pm, 1:00pm drop at Clevelander Hotel
Arrive: *Drop Clevelander Hotel, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, at 1:00 pm *Pick up at the Shore Club Hotel, 1901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, at 3:30 pm

This session is at capacity - waiting list only

Designated a U.S. Historic District by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the Miami Beach Architectural District or Art Deco district comprises 960 historic hotels, apartment houses, and commercial buildings built between the 1920s-1950s. We will tour the Eastern end of the district, beginning with a guided visit to the 1927 Washington Storage Company on Washington Avenue, a Mediterranean Revival building that currently houses the Wolfsonian Museum of Decorative and Propaganda Arts. After a tour of the extraordinary collection of household and decorative art objects amassed by Miami Beach native Mitchell “Micky” Wolfson, and current exhibits on Art Deco artifacts and Cuban graphic artist Conrado Massaguer, we will walk along Ocean Drive, and Collins and Washington Avenues, seeing the most vibrant portion of the district. The tour will demonstrate how visionary historic preservation created the economic springboard that transformed Miami Beach into an international art capital.

Max Attendees: 25

Depart: InterContinental Hotel at 12:30pm
Arrive: Wolfsonian Museum 1001 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA

Gustavo Araoz will reflect on what can be done and what is being done to meet the challenges posed by the double moving target of preserving heritage as understood today, whose nature and values are constantly evolving and doing so under the difficult circumstances resulting from the four themes being explored in this year’s conference. While the effects of climate change in warm weather coastal regions threatens heritage places they also threaten the very existence of the human settlements. The topic of sustainable conservation has been permanent concern in all heritage conservation theories, having been embedded in the Venice Charter of 1964 and even before. The conservation of modern and post-modern heritage is new phenomenon that allows living generations to decide which of its accomplishment will be entrusted for the future to preserve as the heritage of tomorrow. Fourthly, the challenges presented by diversity, population change, and gentrification in the preservation dialogue, while also an old issue, will grow increasingly more contentious as previously invisible stakeholder communities acquire ever greater power to identify, define and manage their communal heritage.

Delicious appetizers and libations will provide a great backdrop to network with fellow attendees, and find out about the services and products our exhibitors will be showcasing. Grab a bite and some great info tonight!

Start your morning early and grab a cup of coffee and a bite to eat with the Exhibitors!

The Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR) is an initiative of the APT's Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation (TC-SP). Please join the OSCAR Focus Group for its first in-person Content Development Forum and share your experiences and expertise on the preservation of Aluminum Windows. Please bring your breakfast, and we hope to see you there!

Across the globe, more than 50% of the population lives in coastal areas and most of these coastlines are densely populated. In addition, coastal areas are home to species and habitats that provide many benefits to society and natural ecosystems. The value of coastal and ocean activities to the economic viability of many countries is profound, including tourism, marine transportation of goods, offshore energy drilling, resource extraction, fish cultivation, recreation, etc. In many of these locations across the globe, such vulnerable coastal communities are also home to vast natural and cultural resources. However, these coasts are increasingly sensitive to effects of climate change including sea level rise, changes in the frequency and intensity of storms, increases in precipitation, and warmer ocean temperatures. Therefore, it is paramount to implement plans for evaluating, prioritizing, and preserving such threatened resources.

This plenary session will describe how climate change is projected to affect coastal areas, the data being used to make these predictions, methods for assessing the vulnerability of cultural heritage, and ways that communities are adapting to expected changes. The session will include a few iconic cities as examples, including Miami, Rome, Florence, and the broader Caribbean region. Speakers will discuss what these communities are doing to create plans for adapting to projected climate change and how they are incorporating the value of cultural heritage into such plans. The speakers will also engage in a moderated discussion after the presentations.

Presentation by Todd Crowl, Professor, Florida International University
Climate Change: What We Know

Presentation by Fernando Nardi, Associate Professor, University for Foreigners of Perugia
Assessing, Mapping and Communication Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on Cultural Heritage: City of Rome Case Study

Presentation by Fabio Castelli, Professor, University of Florence
Flood Risk Management and Resilience in Art Cities

Presentation by Susanne Torriente, Assistant City Manager & Chief Resilience Officer, City of Miami Beach
Resilience Planning in Vulnerable Communities: City of Miami Beach Case Study

The first speakers will discuss a methodology for vulnerability assessment and documentation of historic coastal communities threatened by regular flooding and sea level rise. The methodology combines historical research, field survey, analysis, and mapping through GIS (geographic information system) and 3D terrestrial laser scanning. The two projects aimed at developing a digital model to help analyze flood vulnerability, educate the public, inform adaptation strategies, and identify and prioritize sites to investigate and document for historic urban environments where climate change challenges preservation.

The second speaker will discuss how the resources of vernacular Ukrainian buildings in east-central Alberta with high integrity are dwindling. In an attempt to preserve some of the few remaining Ukrainian-Canadian buildings from 1895-1930, this research project aimed at collecting and interpreting finishing samples at vernacular wood structures located at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (UCHV) in east-central Alberta, Canada. The use of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy are discussed as a screening tool to classify paint stratigraphies.

The final presenter will discuss the results of current research on the subject of insulating the walls of historic buildings from two perspectives. One, a systematic review of available guidelines, standards, and recommendations disseminated in whitepapers developed by governmental bodies, nongovernmental preservation organizations, and professional societies; and two, a survey of case study examples of wall insulation retrofits used in current practice in North America.

This session aims to share 4 innovative and alternative experiences in heritage conservation in the Americas, offering the possibility of knowing cases of management of unused heritage properties, proposals for conservation from the ethnographic and participatory point of view, the re-functionalization as alternative for the conservation of heritage architecture and cases of improvement of energy behavior in response to climate change.

The impact of historic preservation reaches far beyond the aesthetic and architectural effects of rehabilitation and restoration. This session considers the ramifications of historic preservation with regard to gentrification, economics, universal accessibility standards, and even mental and physical well-being. Come hear some thoughtful and provocative opinions on issues you may never have thought of, and weigh in on them yourselves in the Q and A period following the presentations.

Located on the shore of Biscayne Bay just south of downtown, the Miami Marine Stadium is recognized as an architectural icon for its striking modernist design that includes a cantilevered roof of lightweight, cast-in-place reinforced concrete. Designed by Cuban-born architect Hilario Candela of Pancoast, Ferendino, Grafton, Skeels & Burnham Consulting Architects (PFGSB), with structural engineers Dignum Associates Consulting Engineers (DACE), and constructed in 1963, the stadium was the world’s first powerboat racing venue and also a popular site for concerts. In 1992, the stadium was closed after Hurricane Andrew struck the region. It has remained unoccupied since then, becoming a haven for graffiti artists. In 2004 the City of Miami secured funding through municipal bonds to save the facility, and in 2014 the building was awarded a Getty Foundation Keeping it Modern grant to begin exploring the technical methodologies for conservation. Members of the project team for the current rehabilitation project, begun in 2015, will discuss the design, history, technology, and the planned rehabilitation and conservation of this unique modern structure. The session will begin with an introduction to the stadium and efforts to save it, following by an interview with original designer Hilario Candela by conservator and session moderator Rosa Lowinger. Richard J. Heisenbottle will present the program and design for the rehabilitation of the stadium, followed by presentations by Deborah Slaton and Paul Gaudette on preservation considerations and technical issues involved in the investigation and repair/conservation of the stadium’s concrete. The session will conclude with a moderated panel discussion and questions and answers with audience members.

Join us as we recognize the 2019 Student Scholars, their mentors and school advisors as well as the 2019 Student Design Build Competition Teams.

This session looks at some of the challenges of working in parts of the world where access is difficult and the conservators need to creatively find investigation and repair tools appropriate for the regions that they are working in. Moreover they need to address both the tangible and intangible values of their associated work to insure an appropriate conservation that supports and respects the local community. In addition to these challenges presenters share their in depth historic research and scientific analysis of materials with appropriate conservation techniques-materials addressed include clay brick, Himalayan cedar, Pennsylvania and Jamaican stones. Fundamental to the success of their work is an understanding of the authenticity of the materials used.

Modern Urban Plazas, Monuments, and Public Spaces

This plenary session explores the diversity of the modern movement’s relationship with landscape and urbanism. From completed urban examples of modern architecture within traditional environments and unfinished ensembles built with traditional materials, to the next frontier for preservation in outer space, this session will highlight the conservation challenges associated modern era buildings that contribute to complex cultural landscapes.

The session will begin with a presentation by Andrea Griletto about the School of Art in Havana, built following the 1959 revolution, using traditional brick and terra cotta. Conservation efforts, including documentation, a pilot study, and a Keeping it Modern-funded conservation management plan, will be presented to illustrate how the abandoned complex is being addressed.

The next two papers focus on urban examples of modernism in Brazil and Peru. The first, by Professor Carlos Comas, will analyze a series of interventions made to Oscar Niemeyer’s works in Brazil, including the Ouro Preto Grand Hotel, Ibirapuera Park Pavilions, and Museum of Modern Art. Next David Fixler and Rosabella Alvarez-Calderon will present some of the conservation challenges for modern era buildings located within the historic city center of Lima, Peru, a World Heritage Site (WHS). Many of the buildings within the WHS are commercial buildings that have been marginalized and lack guidelines for stewardship. The Atlas Building, completed in 1953, provides a case study for a sensitive rehabilitation strategy that is proposed.

The final paper will take attendees to the next frontier for preservation: outer space. Karen Kincaid Brady, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss Tranquility Base, the lunar landing site for Apollo 11. This paper explores the challenges and opportunities of treating sites on the moon as a cultural landscape.

Participation in the preservation process is integral to a successfully inclusive practice. The processes by which we pursue public policy changes, urban planning, and design through the eyes of different communities is important to understanding how we approach preserving different parts of our built environment. It is important to reflect on the effects of our practice both positive and negative with regards to social inclusion in order to work towards a resilient and sustainable practice. This session will dive deeper into this conversation through the exploration of social outcomes of adaptive reuse, the inclusivity and exclusivity of public policy and participation, a site-specific case study from Chicago focusing on a complex physical and cultural historic neighborhood, and community-oriented preservation approaches from the Baltics. The combined generalized and geographically focused research will challenge and offer opportunities for growth in our current practice. The session will conclude with a moderated panel discussion and questions and answers with audience members.

Responding urgently to the now-inescapable realities of climate change, international, national, state, and local climate action is evolving rapidly. The building sector is central to both the causes of climate change and solutions for quickly eliminating greenhouse gas emissions. Existing and historic buildings are, finally, getting their due. Like the energy crisis of the 1970's, today's policymakers are awakening to conservation-first principles.
The Zero Net Carbon Collaborative (ZNCC) was launched at APT Ottawa 2017, bringing together experts on climate action and historic and existing building conservation, renewal, and transformation. This session presents the perspectives of both long-recognized and emerging leaders in sustainable preservation and will address both the broad theories and nitty-gritty practices that are making the preservation and renovation of existing and historic buildings an essential climate action strategy.

1.5 LU|HSW|PDH

Emerging professionals are invited to mix and mingle among peers at the TC-Modern Heritage Mixer.

Join us as we induct the 2019 APT Fellows, followed by our keynote.

What is so special about the Dutch approach to water management? Why does the call ‘Bring in the Dutch!’ ring out in so many countries across the world when they are hit by floods? This talk will address the distinguishing cultural and engineering aspects of Dutch water management. One of those aspects is sheer experience: the Netherlands have of necessity become masters of the waters, given that a third of the country is below sea level. Throughout its history, the country has developed a highly sophisticated system of defence from the sea and the rivers that flow it from the European hinterland to the North Sea. This manmade landscape does, however, require continual tuning and maintenance. And as the climate changes, the Dutch are discovering that centuries of intervention in the landscape and the underlying natural systems are not without consequences. They are therefore now looking to formulate a new relationship to water called ‘building with nature’: less defensive, more accommodating, allowing controlled flooding and creating more space for water in the cities.

Rise and shine, grab a great breakfast and connect with professionals from the APT Chapter that represents your geographical area, as well as members from other chapters. Make the most of your APT membership!

Tickets must be purchased to attend this event.

A new frontier is before us, where the fields of preservation, architecture, urban design, and planning are intersecting directly with the growing pressures and challenges of a changing climate, and its impacts on society. This emerging reality requires a shift in how professionals practice. Whereas sustainable design efforts over the past few decades have made headway in ‘mitigating’ overall carbon footprint counts, nonetheless, certain degrees of climate-induced changes, such as sea level rise, have occurred, and will increase in the unforeseeable future. As a result, this ever more evident dynamic requires coupling new ‘adaptation’ strategies with ongoing sustainable design practices; in this manner, addressing shifting paradigms, in meaningful ways.
Resilient design explicitly attends to how a system’s components, be they architectural, structural, urban or other, have “the ability to remain or perform within defined and recognizable limits, despite the impact of disturbances” (Hollings, 1973). Existing and upcoming professionals, including preservationists, need to be well versed in the evolving tools and expertise needed to tackle climate-induced pressures on built, natural, social, and economic systems, for a broad-based community benefit.
Through a variety of lenses, this session will specifically explore the intersection between historic preservation and resilient design, and how at present to address building and curatorial challenges- from the macro to the micro scales. At the heart of this session, will be explorations into the adaption of existing preservation methods, the creation of educational strategies, as well as the fomenting of collaborations, cultivation of non-traditional preservation partners, the learning from heritage sites-near and far, the role of economic factors, and materials and methods of construction.

This session will provide examples on how to expand the perception and interpretation of buildings and structures beyond architectural and physical significance, engaging with stakeholders outside the official regulatory frameworks and professional expert opinions. In many underserved or underrepresented communities, evaluating significance in the traditional way, though the lens of visual clues, is an imperfect pathway towards understanding the significance of their built environment. Their stories and significance are not necessarily anchored in physicality, a challenge in the existing framework of historic preservation practices. This session underscores the need for a broader “toolbox” in heritage preservation to match a more inclusive definition of what is worthy of preservation. Through case studies over three continents and a diverse cross-section of social, cultural and geographical backgrounds, this session demonstrates the importance of actively engaging other perspectives and actors to go beyond physical integrity as the primary determinant of significance.

Cultural maintenance in the face of climate change affects the fabric of our heritage at so many levels. This is especially true in warm, humid climate zones as well as coastal areas affected by storm surges and sea level rise. In terms of preservation technology, this reality requires us to learn more about the durability of materials and assemblies through both applied research and predictive modeling. This evidence-based knowledge then informs preventative treatment considerations to ensure the long-term preservation of our cultural heritage. Similarly, best practices for the critical steps to take following an extreme weather event must be understood and disseminated, so that the irreversible loss of historic materials, structures, and landscapes is avoided.

For an individual structure, understanding and applying the best methods for energy use reduction and building envelope retrofits - relative to a historic building’s climate zone - can reduce the overall amount of greenhouse gas emissions from existing buildings while preserving and enhancing cultural heritage. At a larger scale, community-based participatory research that uses free online climate planning resources can enhance the development of culturally relevant climate adaptation and coastal resiliency plans while engaging and educating the public to be informed stewards of our shared cultural heritage.

This session will examine the types of material deterioration and decay mechanisms associated with vernacular architecture and places in the Americas. Papers will address the contamination of historic buildings due to crude oil spills in the United States, the impact of a seismic event on rural heritage in Chile and the challenge of protecting Brazilian vernacular earthen architecture against fire. We will include discussions of the types of conservation strategies utilized to address such material deterioration. In each case study, we will explore the need to define specific protocols for preparedness before the events and to develop professional capacities for post-event need assessments. A wide range of conservation techniques aimed at preserving the materiality of the built heritage will be presented.
As the use of new information and communication technologies is transforming the Historic preservation practices, the session will also examine the increasing role of Digital Photogrammetry in the documentation process for Heritage Preservation.
Beyond the tangible values of the fabric, the session will also discuss various techniques available to improve community participation and enhance the social values of the built heritage.

Learning objectives:
1. Understand the nature of events causing material deterioration and decay mechanisms associated with vernacular architecture and places in the Americas
2. Learn about protocols for preparedness and various techniques available for the conservation of the built heritage.
3. Explore various techniques available to improve community participation and enhance the social values of the built heritage.
4. Examine the increasing role of Digital Photogrammetry in the documentation process for Heritage Preservation

The modern movement was ubiquitous and vast in its scope and variety. This session brings together a group of presentations on a range of topics taken from throughout the Americas that exemplify the breadth and diversity of the kinds of issues that affect the large number of durable, serviceable buildings of varying degrees of significance that merit proper preservation treatment even if they do not necessarily rise to the level of the icons.

The first talk by Ben Baaske is about the digital documentation of the mid-century Teague Building on the campus of Texas A&M University, an effort that brings needed attention to an overlooked structure while providing a technical baseline for future conservation and rehabilitation efforts. The second presentation, given by Pablo Guiraldes and M. Gabriella Dines, discusses efforts to plan for the documentation, preservation and rehabilitation of an important early modern structure in Buenos Aires, the 1939 Casa de Estudios des Artistas by Antonio Bonet, particularly the signature early curtain wall envelope and the ground floor retail space.

The last two papers focus respectively on repair solutions for two types of building envelope issues that together bracket two poles of common 20th century building technology. The first, presented by Vishal Joshi and Pamela Jerome, is an in-depth discussion of the process undertaken to repair the brick masonry facade of Ely Jacques Kahn's Bricken Casino building in New York City - a distinguished building that is also a great example of the typical masonry construction of the 1920s. This work involved extensive research and work with manufacturers to ensure accurate and technically sound material replacement, and creative scheduling to be able to effectively re-skin much of the building while occupied. The final paper, given by Vanessa Sing and Corey Glaser, is a more broad ranging discussion of how to apply preservation technology to the myriad problems arising from the use EIFS a a cladding system - one of the most common and problematic exterior wall systems in use from the 1970 right up to the present day.

The session will include a period of discussion following the papers. Taken together, these presentations are vignettes into four distinct areas of practice that are important to the continuing development of our discipline as we address the vast heritage of the 20th and early 21st century.

The discipline of built heritage conservation has traditionally focused on the development and implementation of appropriate intervention approaches to safeguard cultural properties for future generations. This has been mostly attained by encouraging the revival of traditional construction techniques, the careful implementation of new technologies and the development of best practices to guide professional practices. However, the emphasis on the technological and material aspects of conservation have often failed to evaluate the social impact of well-intended preservation actions, and to underscore the underlying social forces that trigger the need to implement built heritage interventions. This paper section will explore how contemporary dialogues on social issues related to diversity and inclusivity, population change and gentrification are reshaping heritage conservation practices in Miami and throughout the Caribbean. Subjects to be explored include engagement of underrepresented communities to determine preservation goals to guide future interventions on a significant but undervalued historic property on a hurricane-battered Caribbean island; unconventional ways to foment the development of traditional trade skills among non-professional tradesmen; examining the role of historic preservation as a potential disaster-recovery tool that can help to redefine the relationship between dis-empowered communities and a built environment that represents its colonial past and the drawbacks of mass tourism; and recognizing the contribution of underrepresented minorities in the history and development of Modern design solutions to the region’s climate.

Through a variety of lenses, this session will specifically explore the intersection between historic preservation and resilient design, and how at present to address building and curatorial challenges- from the macro to the micro scales. At the heart of this session, will be explorations into the adaption of existing preservation methods, the creation of educational strategies, as well as the fomenting of collaborations, cultivation of non-traditional preservation partners, the learning from heritage sites-near and far, the role of economic factors, and materials and methods of construction.

Sustainable development in the Americas— deciding and meeting different regional needs by using the resources it already has, so as not to compromise the resources of future generations—has important effects on future environmental, economic, and social well-being. Practitioners recognize the necessity to balance and preserve historic places and ancient living sites, while recognizing relationships between conservation and sustainability.
Heritage conservation’s role in meeting the aims of environmental sustainability is critical. However, there remain irreconcilable differences between environmental goals and heritage conservation. This track session will focus on building resiliency in pre-colonial, maritime and post-colonial heritage sites that are all affected by climate change. The track session will feature case studies that demonstrate how new rehabilitation programs including retrofits to improve energy efficiency using sensitive improvements without significant alternations and loss of fabric. Participants will demonstrate how maintaining the integrity of sites while increasing their resiliency is just one of many challenges in dealing with historic structures.

Too often, buildings are demolished in the name of progress and efficiency. Unfortunately, significant artworks housed within and on those buildings are lost in the process. Three of the four presentations in this session focus on saving, conserving, and preserving murals and mosaics dating from post-World War II. The first presentation by Kelly Ciociola and Christina Varvi will use case studies to demonstrate successful solutions for the dismantling, removal, and relocation of mid-century modern murals from buildings slated for demolition. John Fidler will present his work on the preservation and conservation of the stone and gold-glass mosaic facades of the Saban Building at the Academy of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, which cost half the proposed budget for demolition and recladding. The third presentation by Viviana Dominguez and Hilda Abreu Ultermohlen will focus on the salvage, reinstallation, and conservation of the 1974 fresco, “Haitian Massacre, 1937” by Dominican artists Jose Ramirez Conde and Roberto Flores.

The fourth presentation by Justin Lynch is a study on predicting the performance and vulnerability of two types of brick typical to New Orleans.

Four case studies explore the benefits and issues with preservation and gentrification, looking for evidence of cultural heritage in the built environment, and the policies that best lead to success. Join us for an in-depth look at how professionals in preservation best engage cultural heritage in various communities around the US.

Join us for a special evening as we recognize the achievements of colleagues who made significant contributions to APT and the industry in the past year. Honorees will include those receiving Presidential citations, the Publication Awards and the 2019 Harley J. McKee Award Recipient. Dress up, raise a glass, and celebrate with us!

$ Additional fee required for this event. Cocktail attire.