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MORE INFO ON STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS HERE Application deadline is June 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM PST. |
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-- This Event Already Happened -- Fire Safety - Up in Smoke 360 E. 2nd Street, Suite 225, Los Angeles John Fidler presented on fire safety issues in historic buildings and dealing with fire disasters. John was Conservation Director of English Heritage and responsible for third-party disaster responses for the English buildings cited. His department commissioned research on fire safety in historic buildings and published extensively on the subject, and case studies will be presented from York Minster, Hampton Court Palace, and Windsor Castle. Participants learned about fire considerations and disaster preparedness for historic buildings, along with post-disaster mitigation activities. |
~ THIS EVENT ALREADY HAPPENED ~ WCAPT members are invited to attend a free event presented by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
"New Realities Technologies for the Real Estate" is a presentation by Fergus Bruce, Strategic Communications Manager of Soluis Group. Fergus will introduce Soluis' technology, which is used to walk through and visualize complicated assets. He will showcase their pioneering use of VR/AR to visualize and promote massive new sports stadiums for the English Premier League. Rocketdyne, a local LA project where NASA developed and tested the Space Shuttle engines, was extensively surveyed, and the data generated used to create on and off site Virtual Reality portals of the history of the site as a condition of its development. Venue: 523 W. 6th Street, Suite 1001, Los Angeles, CA 90014
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WCAPT's Annual Meeting is this weekend in San Diego, California, with two days of tours and events. On Friday we have a tour of Louis Kahn's Salk Institute in La Jolla including a review of the recent preservation work undertaken and on Saturday we kick off the day at the beach with a tour of the historic Mission Beach Boardwalk lead by IS Architecture. On Saturday afternoon we have presentations from WJE Associates on the teak window and concrete conservation work at the Salk Institute and a case study of concrete conservation and antigraffiti coatings from IS Architecture followed by our annual meeting. -- This Event Already Happened --  | ~ THIS EVENT ALREADY HAPPENED ~BROADWAY TRADE CENTER DOWNTOWN LA WORKSHOP | TOUR | RECEPTIONThe Broadway Trade Center located at 801 Broadway was the site of the former Hamburger’s Department Store which opened in 1908. Designed by Alfred F. Rosenheim, this building was one of the first department stores to operate in Los Angeles. Now designated as a Los Angeles Cultural Monument, this building is being brought back to life in a dramatic way. We will hear about the exciting development from the architects, including how the 3D BIM model was generated of a million+ square foot property, and experience an exclusive hands-on workshop for window restoration and terra cotta repair followed by a tour. Reception immediately to follow. This a unique opportunity to witness a Beaux Arts era building being restored to its former grandeur. Sponsored by Spectra, Chattel, Omgivning, Mollenhauer and Waterbridge Capital. ~ This event already happened ~
September 16, 2016 Stanford University WCAPT
offered a full day workshop hosted by Stanford University on sandstone
repair and restoration projects completed throughout campus. Members
learned about the various stages of work involved from planning, to
conducting a conditions assessment, to the importance of drawings and
technical specifications, mock-ups, and working closely with the masonry
contractor to ensure a successful project outcome. The event included insightful presentations, a walking tour, and a hands-on workshop for stone restoration and sculpting.
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Monadnock Building Rehabilitation Lecture & Tour Tuesday, December 13, 2016 WCAPT in collaboration with the AIA San Francisco Historic Resources Committee sponsored a presentation and tour of the recently rehabilitated Monadnock Building located at 685 Market Street in San Francisco. This 10-storey structure with ground floor commercial space and offices above was originally constructed in 1906, substantially renovated in the 1980's and recently underwent an exterior rehabilitation including repair to its decorative terra cotta and the installation of a new storefront.  ~ This event already happened ~  September 28, 2016 at 6:30-8:00pm SGH Los Angeles Office 1055 W. 7th Street, Suite 2500, Los Angeles, CA 90017 Join
WCAPT in collaboration with the AIA Los Angeles Chapter Historic
Resources Committee in a lecture "I TOLD YOU SO: 50 Years' study of the
weathering of fiberglass facsimiles used in historic preservation" by
John Fidler, President of John Fidler Preservation Technology Inc. FREE for WCAPT members! 1.0 LUs provided by AIA LA HRC Click on flyer below for more information. ~ This event already happened ~
Learn more about WCAPT's first Arizona event!
WCAPT
members and friends came together for an amazing weekend in Scottsdale
for our very first Arizona event! We had attendees from California,
Arizona, and as far away as Maryland.
Group photo in front of the David & Gladys Wright House  Pre-Meeting Tour of Arcosanti 
David & Gladys Wright House 
Cosanti Foundation  Taliesin West ~ exclusive tour by fellow board member Fred Prozillo, the Director of Preservation at Taliesin West.
~ This event already happened ~ WCAPT Annual Meeting Join WCAPT their
2017 Annual Meeting to be held at the Getty Center in Los Angeles.
Event includes a special opportunity to visit GCI laboratories and hear
about work by Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
Science, followed by presentations on two GCI Buildings and Sites
programs - the Conserving Modern Architecture Initiative (CMAI) and the
Earthen Architecture Initiative (EAI). The event will conclude with a
wine and cheese social.
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PARTNER EVENT: AIA Central Valley October 2016 Sacramento area members can enjoy all or any of the Central Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Experience Architecture Weekend. |
