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Identification and Preservation of Architectural Drawings
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Identification and Preservation of Architectural Drawings
| Instructor: | Lois Olcott Price |
| Dates: | 22-23 September 2016 |
| Venue: | Main Library, The University of Hong Kong |
| Registration fee: | HKD 2500 |
Architectural/technical drawings are created to illustrate a concept, sell a project, or provide the graphic information to construct a building, bridge, machine or decorative object. A study of the materials and methods used to create these drawings therefore provides insights into changes in architectural practice as well as drafting techniques. Drawings, ranging from quick conceptual sketches on tracing paper to annotated working blueprints, also illustrate different phases in the design and construction process. The interpretation and preservation of architectural drawings depends upon an understanding of their role in architectural practice and a knowledge of drafting materials and techniques and the ability to identify them. This workshop will provide an overview of changes in the fabrication and role of architectural drawings from the eighteenth to the mid twentieth century and then focus on issues of identification, storage and stabilization.
What you will learn:
- Supports and media used for original architectural/technical drawings
- Photo-reproductive processes used for architectural and engineering drawings
- Typical deterioration problems associated with each type of material
- Housing options and materials
- Strategies for setting priorities and choosing the most appropriate housing
Instructor
Lois Olcott Price is the recently retired Charles F. Hummel Director of Conservation at the Winterthur Museum and Winterthur Professor of Art Conservation in the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation. She has published, lectured and consulted widely about architectural drawings and published a monograph on her research in 2010, Line, Shade and Shadow: the Fabrication and Preservation of Architectural Drawings, which won the Historic Preservation Book Prize in 2011.
Format & Date
2-day workshop, mix of lecture and hands-on examination and identification
22-23 September 2016
Location
Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Who Should Attend
Archivists, collection managers, registrars, conservators, and anyone interested in or responsible for architectural drawings and photo-reproductions.
Registration
Course fee: HKD 2500
Open registration will continue until the class is full. For more information or registration please send email to:
Jody Beenk jbeenk@hku.hk; HKUL Preservation Centre: 2554-2940
