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Looking Northwest towards the SketchUp model (top) and the point cloud representation (bottom) of the Midway Barn.
Thesis: Shixin Zhao
Thesis: Zhao
The Vignette Showcases the Interior of Hung Far Low at the Portland Chinatown Museum
Thesis: Haoyi Shang
Thesis Shang
Cellblock 12, Eastern State Penitentiary. The deterioration of the exterior wall assembly of Cellblock 12 was the impetus for this thesis. The stucco has failed on the south side, exposing structural clay tile behind it.
Thesis: Cameron Moon
Thesis: Moon
Diagram of variations of the Flying Africans folktale.
Thesis: Allison Nkwocha
Thesis: Nkwocha
The percentage of WHS Cultural Sites that are once inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, never inscribed, or currently on the list.
Thesis: Xinyu Dong
Thesis: Dong
Cover of the toolkit developed by the studio team. Photo source: Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation Archive.
Rethinking Public Space Capstone Studio
HSPV 7210
Map of Vietnamese institutions in the Little Saigon neighborhood as of April 2023. Commercial properties include institutions such as: restaurants, shops, supply stores, etc. Service-oriented properties include institutions such as: medical offices, pharmacies, tax offices, travel agencies, etc. Map created by Calvin Nguyen, 2023.
Thesis: Calvin Nguyen
Thesis: Nguyen
HSPV 7010: Henry Ossawa Tanner House Studio
HSPV 7010: Tanner House
Transverse section looking east, drawn by Yi-Ju Chen.
Documentation II: Heritage Recording and Site Analysis
HSPV 601
Advocates for preservation maintenance have been active since the American Bicentennial. This wayside was placed directly outside Independence Hall shortly after the national celebrations. (Source: “NPS Reading List: Maintaining Historic Buildings,” National Park Service, 1990)
Thesis: Colin Cohan
Thesis: Cohan
Map of three urban renewal projects in Portsmouth, N.H. with locations of displaced African Americans.
Thesis: Elizabeth Donison
Thesis: Donison
HSPV 7010: Eastern State Penitentiary
HSPV 7010
HSPV 701-201: Downtown Selma
HSPV 701-201
MPTW from within its courtyard, looking northwest, 1989.
Thesis: Cyrus Yerxa
Thesis: Yerxa
Southeast Facade of Ivy Lodge in 2022, with white painted exterior woodwork. Courtesy of Joseph E.B. Elliott.
Thesis: Nicola Macdonald
Thesis: Macdonald
Thesis: Danele Alampay
Thesis: Alampay
Treatment Recommendation Matrix
Capstone Studio Taliesin West: Materials + Materialities
HSPV 7210
A pamphlet made in favor of the historic district advertising a public meeting, created by the UCHS and SHCA in 2002. From the Philadelphia Historical Commission physical archive, located at 1515 Arch Street.
Thesis: Sophie Zionts
Thesis: Zionts
Rowhouse types found on North 31st Street. Rowhouse type 2C was identified as the most challenging case for cooling and used as a base case for further studies.
Thesis: Alyson Rock
Thesis: Alyson Rock
HSPV 7010: Carbondale
HSPV 7010: Carbondale
(left): Before picture of the Auction Hall (F), 1972; (right): After picture of the Auction Hall (F), 2022.
Thesis: Namrata Dadawala
Thesis: Dadawala
Aerial View of Taliesin West with Tent Encampment, sometime after 1959. Photo Source: Photo # 3803.2620, Taliesin West Digital Images, The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, Scottsdale, AZ.
Thesis: Jane Nasta
Thesis: Nasta
Children Riding Overbrook Trolley, 1908, West Philadelphia. (Source: Free Library of Philadelphia, Print and Picture Collection)
Thesis: Faye Messner
Thesis: Messner
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