Preservation Studies MA Capstone Projects
MA in Preservation Studies students complete as part of their program requirements a capstone that is the culmination of their work at Boston University. The capstone projects are independent research projects, and listed below a selection of topics.
- David Lewis: “National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Haverhill Powder House, Massachusetts”
- Esther Yang: “The Preservation of Shikumen Architectural Style in Shanghai: The Case Studies of Xintiandi and Tianzifang”
- Emily Pate: “Using Photography for Preservation at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum”
- Rebecca Green: “Preserving Diversity: How House Museums Approach Their Contentious History in the United States of America”
- Carmela Farago: “Concord’s Forgotten Neoclassical Period: The Untold Story of Minute Man National Historical Park”
- Akil Sokoli: “The Church-Mosque building in Rozafa Castle, Shkoder, Albania: Statement of significance and legal feasibility for its conversion into a Religious Museum”
- Joseph Kennedy van den Berg: “Imagination Preservation: An exploration of Colonial Williamsburg, Disneyland, and their Preservation Principles”
- Evan O’Connor: “Home at the Old Manse, Concord, Massachusetts: The Old Manse Historic Survey”
- Mengxi Qian: “The Dilemma between Landscape Preservation and Economic Development: The Pagoda of Fogong Temple, Shuozhou, China”
- Hannah Nozer: “Allston, Massachusetts: A Community Preservation Act Assessment”
- Eunjeong Kim: “History and Identities: Seoul Country Club and Grand Children Park in Seoul, South Korea”
- Gulnur Cengiz: “The Advent of Preservation in Turkey: How Preservation Changed and Shaped the City of Istanbul”
- Rebecca Moroski: “The Valuable Role of Archaeology in Historic Preservation Practices”
- Ian Kerr Murdoch Stewart: “The Birth of an American Form: Anglo-Dutch Houses of Columbia County, NY, 1790-1830”
- Elaine Sullivan: “William H. Monroe and the Changing Landscape of Brighton’s Aberdeen Neighborhood”
- Patrick Powers: “The Eblana Brewery, Boston, Massachusetts: Maintaining Historical Significance in Cultural Adaptive Re-Use”
- Nathan Curwen: “Bethlehem’s Steel Industry, Pennsylvania: An Examination of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation Through Practices of Preservation and Revitalization”
- Carmen De Lucia: “Boston’s Brewery Landscape: Making Beer Before Prohibition”
- Sean Maher: “Investigation of a Local House Type Illustrating Adaptive and Transitional Framing Practices in Southern Essex County, Massachusetts”
- Dayl Cohen: “The Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill, Boston: Adorning an American Immigrant Synagogue”
- Casey Horna Pecoraro: “Heritage and Community Identity: Suburban Development in Williamsburg, Virginia”
- Elizabeth Sims (JD/MA): “Community Benefits Agreements: Potential for Better Brownfields Redevelopment”
- Elizabeth Ware: “The Preservation of America’s Lighthouses: A Review of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000”
- Alyson Mamourian (JD/MA): “Designation and Regulation of Historic Religious Properties: Applying the Free Exercise Clause under RLUIPA [Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000]”
- Eileen Wilde: “Crafting a Commercial Aesthetic on the Outer Cape: Tourism and Car Culture on Cape Cod, Massachusetts”
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