Historic Preservation

A photo elevation of the façade of the Rotunda with detail shots for descriptive analysis of the building. 

SWOT (Strengths / Opportunities / Weaknesses / Threats) Analysis for the Town Hall to aid thinking and formulate possible solutions for the site.

Paint cross section analysis of a selected area of the theater to lend physical insight to the history of the finishes in the building.

A series of comparative historic and modern photographs around the Township to illustrate change over time as well as the large amount of historic resources still available to the community.

Exploration of possible development opportunities for adjoining lots to the site. This set of illustrations explores potential low-rise massing options with respect to the school and its prominent mural.

A redesign concept of the underpass leading to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park shows how the area around the park could be used as an artistic and welcoming space to increase visitation.

An advocacy plan developed based on past campaigns for other such structures in an effort to save endangered sites such as the Philadelphia Police Roundhouse from demolition in the future. 

The site history for the Charles Drew Elementary School shows that the property was previously occupied by other learning institutions such as the Minnie M. Kendrick School dating from the early 20th century.

These historic maps lend insight into how 19th Street Baptist Church came to exist in Point Breeze and how the neighborhood landscape has changed over time.

Historic photographs and maps illustrate the vast changes to Atlantic City's urban fabric during urban renewal during the 1960's and 70's. Redevelopment plans were never implemented and vacant lots must be considered in preservation planning.

A full survey of the downtown region of Atlantic Avenue was conducted in an effort to understand the modern-day landscape of one of Atlantic City's main avenues and cultural corridors. This diagram depicts a mostly institutional and commercial area of the avenue.

Prominent character-defining elements of Founder's Hall on Girard College's campus that distinguish the building as an architectural monument.

A Belmont Homeowner's Guide was developed to help instruct homeowners on the care and maintenance of their historic homes in order to maintain the integrity and value of the buildings in the Belmont Neighborhood. This page gives instructions on how to repoint a brick façade. 

A survey of the extant structures located on North Brother Island evaluated the structural integrity of each building and maps the risk zones for visitation.

A conceptual map shows the potential for new green spaces in the Sharswood-Blumberg Neighborhood and offers a possible design for a small pocket park between built areas.