Theses (Historic Preservation)
Theses from 2022
A Delicate Balance Between the Artist and His Work: Preserving Isaiah Zagar's Public Mosaic Murals, Carly Adler
An Evaluation of Shelter Coating as a Preventive Conservation Method for Earthen Sites, Alison Cavicchio
Symbiotic Approach: Towards a Preservation Model for the Auction Hall and Its Contemporary Extension at Navi Mumbai's MAFCO Wholesale Market, Namrata Dadawala
Activating Our Tools: A Qualitative Analysis of Statewide Historic Preservation Plans, Anne Greening
Strathglass Park: Strategies for the Revitalization of a Rural Mill Town Community, Heather Megan Hendrickson
Vaults Speak: A History and Material Analysis of Guastavino Akoustolith Tile, Jose Carlos Hernandez Cruz
Formulation and Evaluation of a Biophilic Protective Surface Treatment for Stone Substrates, Caitlin Siobhan Livesey
Tactical Preservation for Climate Emergency: Adaptive Reuse of 20th C. Public Schools in Puerto Rico, Hillary Morales Robles
Soot in the Mortar: Climate Crisis Interpretation at The Elms, Aislinn Eyre Pentecost-Farren
Revisiting the Past Treatments and Condition Assessment of the Painted Sanctuary at Tumacacori, Yifei Yang
Demolition and Reconstruction as Urban Preservation in China: The Case of LiaoCheng City, Chuxuan Zhang
Theses from 2021
The Influence of Fire and Water on Lime, Natural Hydraulic Lime, and Cement-Lime Mortars, Joseph Bacci
Belleza Desnuda: A Conservation Assessment of the Exterior Concrete Surfaces of Henry Klumb’s Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen in Cataño, Puerto Rico, Hector Berdecia-Hernandez
WAIVER AUTHORITY VS. FEDERAL PRESERVATION LAWS: A CASE STUDY ON THE U.S.-MEXICAN BORDER WALL, Jennifer Boggs
Balancing Sticks & Carrots: Local Preservation Incentives for Homeowners, Allison Davis
A comparative analysis of state historic tax credit programs as tools for affordable housing projects, Nicole Felicetti
A SITE VULNERABILITY STUDY FOR WUPATKI PUEBLO, WUPATKI NATIONAL MONUMENT, Naftalia Flatté
Revisiting a Past Treatment of the Painted Interior of San José de Tumacácori, Gabrielle Goldstein
Preserving collieries: a form of urban regeneration for mining cities in China, Yiling Hu
Infrared thermography as a non-destructive method to measure moisture patterns in lime-plaster finishes of historic free-standing exterior adobe walls, Namratha Kondam
Monumental mass marketing: how the Vermont Marble Company standardized memorials in early 20th century America, Renata Lisowski
Embracing the world: development of historic preservation theory in China since the 1980s, Xin Li
Unseen Synergies: The Intersection of Historic Preservation & Climate Justice, Julia Marchetti
Towards a rehabilitative architecture: sustainability and preservation at the Midway Barn, Gregory Maxwell
Protecting Suzhou: Study of the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in the Cities along China’s Grand Canal, Dairong Qiu
Interpreting Midway Barn: Understanding Frank Lloyd Wright's Agrarian Vision, Ha Leem Ro
AN ANALYSIS OF THE WINDOW REHABILITATION PROCESS TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT THE BAUHAUS DESSAU, Basak Siklar
Extending Main Street's Reach: An Evaluation of Pennsylvania's Elm Street Program, Hanna Stark
Flood Barriers: Evaluating Flood Preparedness Guidance for Historic Structures at Cultural Heritage Sites in the United States, Meris Westberg
Midway Barn: A Visualization Plan in Support of Reprogramming and Interpretation, Xiaoran Zhang
Theses from 2020
Recovery of the Rockaways: An Analysis of the Role of Cultural Resources in Public Policy after Hurricane Sandy and its Effect on Community Resilience, Katherine Brill
Underutilized transit(ional) buildings: how small train stations can contunue to be active in the community, Abigail Dolan
Evaluation and Summary of PA Site Deaccession by PHMC, Sarah Knauer
The Brooklyn Navy Yard: A Mission-Oriented Model of Industrial Heritage Reuse, Kimberly La Porte
Sanitary Acculturation: The Social History of Progressive Era Public Bath Houses in Philadelphia, Sarah Lerner
Short-term rental as a tool for historic preservation: case-studies in San Francisco, Boston, and New Orleans, Xue Fei Lin
Preserving Los Angeles's Googie: An Analysis of a Commercial Style, Change, and Preservation, Emelyn Nájera
In-situ Testing of Field Diagnostic Methods for the Wood Components at Taliesin West, Zhen Ni
Documentation and Data Management Strategies for Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West, Mónica P. Ortiz Cortés
"Mansions of Mud": Los Angeles and the Adobe Revival, Elizabeth Sexton
Receivership as a Tool for Preservation and Revitalization, Amanda Stevens
The Balance Shifts: The Change in Town-Gown Relations in Princeton NJ as Reflected by Residential Property Development between 1890 and 1910, Adrian Trevisan
20-Century Building Adaptive-Reuse: Office Buildings Converted to Apartments., Yujia Zhang
Theses from 2019
A Safe House for Orphan Parts an Architectural Proposal for a US Center for Illicit Antiquities, Lauren Aguilar
Stoneleigh as a Case Study in Architectural and Land Preservation, Anne Albert
Managing Community Murals in an Urban Preservation Framework, Margaret Back
High and Mighty: A Comparative Analysis of the Wood-Framed Steeples of John McArthur, Jr., Holly Boyer
Hacking Suburbia: An Architect's Reconsideration of the Home, Lillian Candela
A Framework for Risk Analysis and Vulnerability Assessment of the Rubble Masonry at Tuzigoot National Monument, Dorcas Corchado Colón
A Performance Evaluation of Amended Stabilization Mortars at Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, Caroline Dickensheets
Form Regulation to Address New Construction in Historic Districts, Meredith Johnson
An Evaluation of the Impacts of Replacement Reserve Studies on the Stewardship of Historic Houses of Worship, Allison King
Wall Assembly Deterioration: Asbestos-Cement, Modernism, and Panel Construction, Kallie Kothmann
Changing Landscapes: Redefining Preservation for Legacy Neighborhoods, Kaitlyn Levesque
Permanent Impermanence: Preserving the Garden Room at Frank Lloyd Wright's Desert Camp, Taliesin West, Ashley Losco
Evaluation of Comparative Repair Methods for Stone, Wei Luo
Soft Reds and Hard Tans: Developing an Index of Vulnerability for New Orleans Brick, Justin Lynch
A Conservation Assessment of the Architectural Wood of the Original Dining Room at Taliesin West, Mia Maloney
Authenticity of the Light Environment of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Jeong Eun Pae
A Study on the Reassessment of Buffer Zone Management Policy in South Korea, Jungseop Park
Private Preservation: Using Garden City-Inspired Legal Tools to Preserve Communities and Heritage, Santiago Preciado Ovalle
Habits of Housing Policy: The Role of Historical Decision-Making Tendencies in Shaping Contemporary Philadelphia Policy, Katherine Randall
“Eminent Good Sense?:” Using Eminent Domain to Curtail Demolition by Neglect, Sarah McHale Scott
“Where shall we go?”: Race, Displacement, and Preservation at Slabtown and Yorktown Battlefield, Jacob Torkelson
The Role of Cultural Preservation within the Resettlement Landscape: A Case Study of the Puerto Rican Vernacular in Philadelphia, Elizabeth Volchok
Reconfiguring the Republic Dream: New Equitable Housing Types in Post-Socialist Tbilisi, Irena Wight
Theses from 2018
Heritage Preservation in War: Proactive and Reactive Approaches Applied to the Old City in Sana’a, Yemen, Xochilt Del Rosal Armenta
A Typology of Main Street Commercial Corridors Using Cluster Analysis, Molly Balzano
Understanding Traditional Domestic Buildings in Pakistan – Lessons for Contemporary Design, Zara Shafiq Bhatti
Replicating the Palette from Pierre-Franҫois Tingry’s The Painter’s and Colourman’s Complete Guide, Kelsey Britt
Assessing the Deterioration of Pennsylvania Marble in William Strickland's Mechanics' Bank, Alberto Calderón-González
Performance Simulation of Brick Construction under the Impacts of Increased Precipitation as a Consequence of Climate Change, Xiaolin Chen
The American Garden at Powderham: "Delightful Retreat in the Plantation", Rebecca Wilkinson Flemer
The New Hope Experiment: An Investigation and Conservation Plan for the Antonin and Noémi Raymond Farm, Sara Gdula
The Terrible Doubt of Appearances - The Walt Whitman House and Inclusive Interpretation, John Giganti
One Building, Four Houses: How Identity Influenced the Historic Forms of the William Brinton 1704 House, Anthony Richard Carlos Hita
Preservation Approaches to Preserving Sites of Chinese American Heritage in New York City, Yuexian Huang
Great Adaptations: Shaping the Future of Historic Preservation in Philadelphia through an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, Violette Harrington Levy
Preserving Under Triple Dilemmas: Study on the Jinyang National Archaeological Site Park, Zhongpei Qin
Non-Destructive Evaluation of George Nakashima's Modernist Thin-Shell Plywood Structure, Elizabeth Henley Reynolds
A Conservation Study of the Naulakha Pavilion at Lahore Fort, Pakistan, Noor Jehan Sadiq
Choosing How to Remember: Negative Heritage and Values-Centered Preservation, Evan Schueckler
An Evaluation of Historic Cement Stucco Using Conditions Assessment Methodology and Digital Visualization Tools, Grand Teton National Park, USA, Sara Jane Stratte
Building Organizational Capacity for Preventive Conservation, Elizabeth C. Trumbull
When a Little Goes a Long Way: Tracking the Historic Preservation Fund & Its Impact on the Field of Historic Preservation, Tarsha Sydney Wilson
Examining Slavery's Architectural Finishes: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Investigations of Humble Spaces, Rebekah Zubaida Yousaf