Historic Preservation
saic.edu/mshp
This dynamic and all-encompassing program effectively engages students in the multifaceted practices of documenting, conserving, interpreting, and preserving our architectural and cultural heritage. The program combines study and practice in the city, the region and beyond. The heart of Chicago, with its rich and varied architectural and social histories, is our classroom, our lab and our studio.
Comprehensive scope
Our intensive, two-year program includes on-site and studiobased practical learning in restoration design, materials conservation, architectural histories, and preservation planning. The program also includes critical, historical and contextual studies in cultural landscapes, social conditions, and precedents. Students are encouraged to develop specific areas of interest through their elective coursework. Through the explorations of science, creative arts, politics, and technology, students learn the techniques needed to maintain, preserve, reuse, and revitalize the built environment.
Professional experience
Students gain valuable experience through a 210-hour internship with preservation agencies, conservators, restoration architects, and material specialists of their choosing. Students are exposed to the latest preservation techniques while working one-on-one with practicing preservation and restoration specialists.
Practicing faculty
Faculty members are highly respected, practicing professionals in historic preservation and related creative and critical fields. They share a passion for historical architecture, material culture, hands-on work and community engagement. They are committed to social inclusion and cultural representation through all aspects of their work. Their combined professional experience provides a robust network of connections from Chicago to various national and international affiliations.
Urban classroom
Chicago serves as a living laboratory for students. Department projects involve buildings, sites, archives, and collections relating to rural, industrial, urban, and suburban communities, often resulting in projects that serve the public.
Historic Preservation Certificate
This 15-credit hour certificate is for individuals wishing to pursue a career in historic preservation or pursue study for personal enrichment, current practitioners wishing to update their skills sets, or those wishing to pursue a Master’s-level program and want to secure foundational competence. Visit saic.edu/hpres_cert.
Faculty
CARLA BRUNI
RICHARD FRIEDMAN
ANNALISE FLYNN
NICHOLAS C LOWE
CHARLES PIPAL, AIA
LARA RAMSEY
ANNE T. SULLIVAN, FAIA, FAPT
RACHEL L. WILL, PE
For complete faculty listing visit: saic.edu/mshp
Application Deadline: January 10
Curriculum Requirements
Architectural Design
› HPRES 5008 Physical Documentation –HP Studio 1 (3)
› HPRES 5010 Restoration Design –HP Studio 3 (3)
Physical Conservation
› HPRES 5003 Historic Materials & Technology (3)
› HPRES 5012 Building Pathology (3)
› HPRES 6006 Building Conservation Lab (3)
Architectural & Social History
› HPRES 5006 Preservation Contexts (3)
› HPRES 4512 Vernacular Sites, Art and Environments (3)
› HPRES 5543 Historic Interiors (3)
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› Architectural and Design History Electives (3) Preservation Planning 12
› HPRES 5002 Archival Documentation (3)
› HPRES 5015 Preservation Planning –HP Studio 2 (6)
› HPRES 6008 Preservation Law (3)
Thesis and Electives
› AIA 6213 Thesis Strategies (3)
› AIA 6220 Arch/InArch/HP Graduate Studio 6 –HP Studio 4 (6)
› Electives from any Department (12)
› Completion of Thesis Exhibition and Critique
› Completion of Internship (210 Hours)
Application Process
Submit:
› Online application
› Official college transcripts
› Statement of purpose
› Letters of recommendation
› Academic Writing Sample (or equivalent)
› ePortfolio
› Résumé
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