Preservation Studies Program alumna Meghan Keefe appointed to Manager of Business Operations at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum!
The Preservation Studies Program is proud to celebrate the accomplishment of alumna Meghan Keefe with her appointment to Manager of Business Operations at the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum!
Welcoming the Preservation Studies Program’s Incoming Cohort of Fall 2026!
The Preservation Studies Program is excited to welcome incoming students into our class cohort! We welcome Olivia Chaves, William Dreyer, Camila Grases, and Owen Robinson. This Fall, students and faculty will visit Cape Cod for the program’s semesterly field trip!
Ian Stevenson featured on the DAV Podcast
This summer, Professor and alumnus Ian Stevenson was featured on the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Podcast, a program dedicated to illuminating the issues, experiences, and history which have shaped the lives of America’s veterans. Stevenson appears in the third chapter of Benefits of the Doubt, a six-part series tracing the history of veteran benefits in […]
Virtual open houses for prospective students!
We will be holding two virtual open houses for prospective and accepted students interested in the MA in Preservation Studies program at Boston University. One will be held on Monday, March 16, from 12-1pm. You can register for the open house here. The second will be on Wednesday, March 18, from 5-6. You can register […]
Fall 2024 Field Trip to the Freedom Trail, Boston
On Saturday, September 28th, the Preservation Studies Program walked Boston’s Freedom Trail, treating the city our university calls home as an outdoor classroom. Approaching this tourist route, though, we looked at the various historical sites through a critical lens and observed how they ran the gamut as approaches to preservation, rather than focusing on the […]
New book: Landscape Architecture and Infrastructure of the Twentieth Century
Preservation Studies faculty member, Jan Haenraets, Professor of the Practice, is excited to announce that the book Landscape Architecture and Infrastructure of the Twentieth Century – Selections from the Docomomo Chapters (Jan Haenraets, Andrew Saniga, Gülnur Cengiz eds.). The book is published under the CC BY 4.0 license and can be viewed or downloaded for […]
Preservation Studies Alum Kathy Kottaridis ’88 Named Director of the Office of Historic Preservation by Boston’s Mayor Wu
Boston University’s Preservation Studies Program is pleased to share the announcement that Kathy Kottaridis (’88) has been appointed as the Director of the Office of Historic Preservation for the City of Boston. For the full announcement, please see the City of Boston press release. Congratulations!
Vernacular Architecture Forum, New England Chapter, Providence, RI
The Preservation Studies Program attended the Vernacular Architecture Forum, New England Chapter for their Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, April 2024. Thank you for the excellent speakers and guided tours, around the conference theme of “New Narratives in Vernacular Architecture.” Including presentations by Gretchen Pineo, a graduate of our MA in Preservation Studies (2013) and […]
Spring 2024 Field Trip to Fort Point Channel Landmark District, Boston
The Spring 2024 Preservation Studies Field Trip took us on a guided walk of the Fort Point Channel Landmark District, designated in 2009. The walk explored heritage sites associated with the Boston Wharf Company (BWC, founded 1836). The tour was guided by Sara Wermiel, Adjunct professor, Preservation Studies Program, Boston University, and Rachel Ericksen, Preservation […]
Study Day Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Jan Haenraets, Acting Director of Preservation Studies, presented his reflections on meanings and symbolism in the paintings of London-based Indian artist Raqib Shaw, at the Study Day on Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston. Haenraets explored the natural and cultural landscapes of Kashmir as a component in […]