Projects
Reframing Preservation
If you work in historic preservation, chances are you think we should change how we talk about our work. You’re not alone. We’ve been talking about this for decades. Time to act!
Podcast — Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation
This award-winning podcast glimpses the future of heritage conservation through graduate students at the University of Southern California. Students and alums share their groundbreaking research with me, co-host Trudi Sandmeier, and producer Willa Seidenberg. Catch up here, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!
Tour: Lost and Found
Based on my exhibit and book, L.A. Landmarks: Lost and Almost Lost (below), I curated a Trail (self-guided tour) for Friends of Residential Treasures Los Angeles (FORT: LA). The Trail pairs five landmark homes we’ve lost with similar examples you can still see.
Learn more here, and take the Trail yourself! It’s free (along with tons of other content) with email subscription at fortla.org.
Lost and Found Trail
(FORT: LA site; email required)
Book/Exhibit — L.A. Landmarks: Lost and Almost Lost
As a board member of Photo Friends of the Los Angeles Public Library, I had the great opportunity a few years ago to curate an exhibit from the library’s amazing photo collection. Board members base these projects on their interests; naturally, I chose historic Los Angeles with a preservation bent.
The accompanying book has 140 photos and descriptions of places we’ve lost, and saved, over the years.
More about the book
Read the introduction
Buy from the Library Store
Conversation — Regarding Paul Williams
I had the pleasure of interviewing photographer Janna Ireland about her beautiful book on the work of architect Paul Revere Williams, published by Angel City Press.
Watch the recording
(you might have to register; let me know if you can’t see it)
Writing — Blog (Archive)
I started a blog in 2020. When life intervened in early 2021, I suspended it for what I thought would be a month. It turned out to be a year. I’ve put it on hiatus for now, but you might find some of the posts useful.