2008 Woodie Awards
MU receives grant to preserve historic buildings on campus
Drew T. Dorner
Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: Campus
In addition to structures, the plan calls for the study of historically notable open spaces, including Cook Field and Central quad.
"When people ask what the significant features of this campus are, a lot of people will say it's the amount of open space which remains on the university," Gordon said. "Another significant space is the campus commons that Harrison Hall, Ogden Hall and King Library face, which has never had a building on it. It's always been open space, and hopefully the plan will address why it has always been an open space."
Rather than conducting the research himself, Gordon and the remainder of the university architectural staff will rely on students to gather information.
"Students will be conducting most of their research at the university archives," said American studies professor Helen Sheumaker, whose classes will be conducting a significant part of the research. "And they'll also research photographs with buildings in the background."
Sheumaker said it will be a semester-long project for her classes.
"At the end of the semester, each group will present a research package to the Getty grant coordinator, and the stuff they find will be worked into the final report to the Getty and available to the whole community," she said.
She added students were meant to act as an integral part of the application of the grant from the beginning.
"Part of the grant itself was to integrate Miami students' course work into the plan, so that's why my students are doing this," Sheumaker said.
Gordon said the historical analysis and research should be concluded by early summer 2009, coinciding with Miami's bicentennial.
"When people ask what the significant features of this campus are, a lot of people will say it's the amount of open space which remains on the university," Gordon said. "Another significant space is the campus commons that Harrison Hall, Ogden Hall and King Library face, which has never had a building on it. It's always been open space, and hopefully the plan will address why it has always been an open space."
Rather than conducting the research himself, Gordon and the remainder of the university architectural staff will rely on students to gather information.
"Students will be conducting most of their research at the university archives," said American studies professor Helen Sheumaker, whose classes will be conducting a significant part of the research. "And they'll also research photographs with buildings in the background."
Sheumaker said it will be a semester-long project for her classes.
"At the end of the semester, each group will present a research package to the Getty grant coordinator, and the stuff they find will be worked into the final report to the Getty and available to the whole community," she said.
She added students were meant to act as an integral part of the application of the grant from the beginning.
"Part of the grant itself was to integrate Miami students' course work into the plan, so that's why my students are doing this," Sheumaker said.
Gordon said the historical analysis and research should be concluded by early summer 2009, coinciding with Miami's bicentennial.
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