Schedule:
8:00 am–3:30 pm, Thursday, October 7
| Registration Fee: |
$190 (includes continental breakfast, lunch and transportation) |
| Transportation: |
Charter bus and walking |
| Dress code: |
Casual with good walking shoes |
| Maximum attendance: |
55 |
| Handicapped accessibility: |
Accessible |
| Continuing Education Credits: |
AIA—6.0 CEs
Engineering—6.0 PDHs
Canadian Architects—TBD |
Field Session:
Visits to four very different structures will take you through the layers of time in the development of Fort Collins, northern Colorado's largest city.
The trip though time begins with a walking tour of Old Town Fort Collins and the Northern Hotel (1873), a rehabilitated historic hotel now used as a senior living center. Discussion will focus on the particular challenges concerning accessibility, security, and fire protection in a historic building.
At the next structure, the old Fort Collins Water Works (1882-1883), you will learn how preservationists are handling archaeological excavation and preservation challenges brought on by multiple below-grade elements, a fluctuating water table, and unique water flow dynamics.
Following the Second World War, Quonset huts originally designed for the war effort began springing up all over northern Colorado. You will visit the Wattle and Daub Quonset (1946) and learn about the challenge of converting these old “airplane hangars” into usable, energy efficient workspaces.
Your tour will end at the Romero House, now known as the Museo de las Tres Colonias (1927), where you will learn about the restoration and resurfacing of one of Colorado’s northernmost adobe structures. If time and weather permit, there will be a brief adobe repair demonstration.
Guides:
- Betty Aragon, Director, Museo de las Tres Colonias, Fort Collins, CO, USA
- Kim Dugan, Anthony and Associates, Fort Collins, CO, USA
- Christopher Koziol, Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, CO, USA
- Thomas Tisthammer, President, Wattle and Daub Contractors, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Learning Objectives:
- Describe innovative approaches to safety, security, and accessibility in existing buildings.
- Identify the challenges associated with underwater preservation and archaeology.
- Describe how old, "low tech" buildings can nonetheless be energy efficient.
- Identify the materials and methods used in adobe repair.
- Describe the diverse architectural influences on an area that is part urban, part rural, and located partway between the mountains and plains.
Field Session Coordinator:
Andy Carlson, Wattle and Daub Contractors, Fort Collins, CO, USA
