Saving important Wisconsin architectural landmarks is a fundamental mission of the WTHP. Together with the HPI at UWM, the trust will be offering a two-day workshop on saving churches, temples, synagogues and other sacred places. Topics will be focused on the challenges of proper documentation along with strategies for retention and reuse of these landmark places in towns throughout Wisconsin.
AGENDA
The two-day workshop will include a combination of lectures and discussion groups. As a workshop, participants will engage in hands-on demonstrations of droning, building laser scanning, photogrammetry and object scanning. The Historic Tax Credit portion will include case studies of Wisconsin places that have effectively used tax credits for religious and nonprofit organizations.
The workshop will include an extensive exhibition of drawings and virtual reality devices for an advanced understanding of these landmarks. Site tours of local buildings and places will be included.
COSTS
This is intended to be a free workshop with drinks and some food provided. Participants can join for both days or only one with overnight accommodations independently. The purpose of this workshop, like the other WTHP workshops, is to bring together a variety of preservation-minded people who can share knowledge and success stories with others and continue to make Wisconsin one of the best states for architectural heritage stewardship.
AUDIENCE
This workshop is intended to bring together a wide range of people involved in the art and business of saving architectural landmarks in small and mid-size towns. This year’s workshop will focus on great sacred places.
Local, state, and national organizations will come together to offer the very latest information on a variety of issues. All of them will be related to the struggles that owners, developers, architects, contractors, craftsmen, city officials, and others have with these important landmarks.
Daina Penkiunas, Paul Porter, Elizabeth Hilton, Lisa Kennedy, Chris Rute, Stacey Keller, Jennifer Lerhke, Matt Sadowski, Vickie Schnitzler, WM. Jason Flatt, William Krueger, Amanda Wagner, Kurt Meingast Gabriela Bustos, Lucille Sells, John Everitt, Shaun Griffith, Simon Leverett, Rob Nieweg, Renee Kuhlman, Mike Phillips, Jarob Ortiz, Paul Davidson, Mark Schara, Mark Buechel
Thank you to our collaborating organizers:
Wisconsin Trust for Historic Preservation WTHP
National Trust for Historic Preservation NTHP
United States National Park Service NPS
Wisconsin Historical Society WHS
American Institute of Architects AIA Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association of Historic Preservation Commissions WAHPC
Historic Preservation Institute HPI at UWM