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Materials as Memories: How Reykjavik’s building history reflects well on it’s Culture’s past.
The power of the latest trend to destroy what was the “it” thing just days prior, still amazes me. After reading the article titled, “How Reykjavik’s Sheet-Metal Homes Beat the…
Book Review: “The Indispensables”
Author: O’Donnell, Patrick. The Indispensables. Grove Atlantic, May 2021. After many trips to Washington’s Crossing, PA over the years, in December 2021, I finally did so for the sole purpose…
Book Review: “area code 215: A Private Line in Bucks County”
Author: Teller, Walter. Area Code 215: A Private Line in Bucks County. Atheneum, 1962. A favorite professor of mine, recently recommended this book to me, as a way to fully…
Don’t Smash your Sash! 4 of 12
Article 4 of 12 – Study Sash Profile, locate Profile router bits & Research; Crafting a Custom Profile Blade February 18th – Study Sash Profile, locate Profile router bits: With…
Don’t Smash your Sash! 3 of 12
Article 3 of 12 – Consolidate Lower Sash’s Lower Rail February 2nd – Consolidate Lower Sash’s Lower Rail: Considering portions of the sash needed “Class II: Stabilization” as detailed in…
Don’t Smash your Sash! 2 of 12
Article 2 of 12 – Lead Paint Removal & Removal of Glass, Sand Sashes, re-Inspect Sashes February 2nd – Lead Paint Removal: Referencing guidelines in multiple sources cited (in appendix)…
A Good Day In”Deed”
Years ago, both The Intelligencer & The Bucks County Herald newspapers featured stories about how Robin Robinson, Bucks County’s Recorder of Deeds, was embarking on the enormous task to conserve…
Render me this!
Lime Mortar & Natural Cement… Or, Lime Renders vs. Cement Renders? Render: Verb: provide or give (a service, help) to be, or become; make. Noun: a first coat of plaster…
Demolition, a Bad Bang! 4 UR Bucks $$$
Whenever a municipality receives an application for demolition, it immediately puts them in a very difficult spot. They may call upon the advice of their historic preservation commission because deciding…
Develop an appreciation of Photography as Preservation
Garden Lecture ~ April, 22, 2021 Bucks County Community College’s 13th annual Tyler formal gardens & landscaping tour, titled “The Creative Eye: Secrets and Lies in Photographing Gardens,” was held…