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I'm trained as an architectural historian and have a BS in environmental studies and a MS in historic preservation.
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Posted Wed, Dec 15, 2:09 p.m.
So great to finally hear Craig Parsley speak out! The parents, students & faculty at Schmitz Park were the fortunate recipients of Mr. Parsley's vast talents as the new 5th grade teacher (after training under the Bellevue School system). We owe it to him for turning our child on to ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 24, 9:17 a.m.
Thanks for the great article & mentioning the recent loss of one of Thiry's residential homes in Normandy Park. What a sad fate...the remnants of the house @ Second Use make its demise even sadder. Another Thiry-designed residence can be found in West Seattle - a 1935 "Spanish Ecclectic" Style ...
MOREPosted Wed, Jul 8, 10:26 a.m.
Historic preservation, new development and sustainability should be treated like a sound financial investment whose basic foundation is all about diversity. Without our historic fabric - which reveals so much about who we & where we're from - we risk being an aesthetic void conveying little of our unique culture ...
MOREPosted Fri, Jul 3, 9:40 a.m.
I always look forwatrd to Knute Berger's insightful and often humorous editorials, but really love that he's writing about historic preservation AND sustainability - a concept familiar to the East Coast but, so far, out of grasp to the Northwest. I have high hopes for the NTHP's Preservation Green Lab ...
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