The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria is
offering the following immersion course for heritage professionals from
March 4 - 13, 1998:

THE FABRIC OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS
To preserve heritage buildings, it is necessary to understand the
construction techniques and materials which give them their special
character. This course examines building styles and structural
elements encountered in historic wood and masonry buildings, and
develops your knowledge of:
o       research, investigation, and recording
o       planning, organizing, and documenting the conservation process
o       approaches to preservation and adaptation
o       upgrading tocontemporary building and seismic standards
o       maintenance cycles
o       disaster planning

A variety of architectural resources and conservation projects in the
Victoria area provide a focus for case studies and field work.
Instructors: Stuart Stark is a heritage building consultant with
extensive experience in conservation and restoration projects ranging
from private residences to national historic sites; Robert Patterson
is an engineer, specializing in heritage preservation

Dates: March 4-13
Please register by: February 9
Fee: $589 (credit or non-credit, Canadian funds)
Travel: Victoria is easily accessible by air or ferry from both
Vancouver and Seattle
Accommodation: Program staff are pleased to provide you with
on-campus and off-campus alternatives

Course outline: available upon request

 Comments from course participants,1996:

"This course met and exceeded all expectations."
"Stuart is an instructor who knows his stuff from every angle -
practical, academic and philosophical."
"The instructor tempered his lectures with a sense of humour and a
passion for his subject which was infectious."
"Field trips gave hands on experience which will transfer well to my
work situation and responsibilities."
"The course was logical and well-balanced, and held in a city with a
wealth of heritage buildings."
"The course got us to think seriously about previously unthought of
aspects of preservation, ... and to refresh previously considered
techniques and ideas."

For more information on this course and others offered in 1998, please
contact:
Joy Davis, Program Director
Cultural Resource Management Program
University of Victoria
Phone 250-721-8462
FAX 250-721-8774
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For detailed Program information, please visit our Web Site at
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp