1) Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7 pm: Forum on Affordable Housing & Historic Districts with Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, AIA
2) Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10 am: Maintenance Workshop with Bryan Blundell



1) Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7 pm: Forum on Affordable Housing & Historic Districts with Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, AIA

Ms. Leimenstoll is a Professor and Director of Graduate Study in the Department of Interior Architecture at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She also owns her own architecture practice specializing in restoration and rehabilitation of historic buildings. She has written and consulted on numerous design guidelines and preservation issues for historic districts including on issues of affordable rehabilitation.
 
Her Affordable Housing Design Guidelines can be found at: www.achp.gov/altdesignsamples.html.
 
Ms. Leimenstoll will discuss these guidelines and her experience in working with them, as well as how they may apply to Petersburg neighborhoods.  
 


2) Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10 am: Maintenance Workshop with Bryan Blundell
 
“Bryan Blundell has been president of Dell Corporation, an historic preservation contracting firm, since 1977.  His company has worked on numerous large and small museums and related historic structures.  Dell Corporation prides itself on its ability to save and conserve historic materials using either traditional or modern techniques.  Bryan is a founder of the Preservation Trades Network (PTN), and was the Conference Coordinator for six IPTWs.  He was the Managing Director of PTN from 2002-2005.  Currently, he also provides technical support to Preservation Resource Group, Inc., a company that markets books, instruments, tools and products to the historic preservation and architectural conservation community.”
 
Mr. Blundell will discuss common maintenance problems in historic structures, and methods for preventing and correcting them. The workshop will have discussion, a light lunch, and a walking tour to take a look at problems in the field.

 
LOCATIONS to be announced soon!
 
For more information, contact Victoria Hauser, Preservation Planner, City of Petersburg, at 804.733.2308.