Spotlight on Assel Kurmangali’s Internship with the Boston Landmarks Commission
This summer Assel Kurmangali interned with the Boston Landmarks Commission within the City of Boston’s Office of Historic Preservation. Assel researched historic resources in Boston to gain insight into local-level historic preservation practices, particularly historic firehouses and burial grounds. As an intern, Assel collected and organized information regarding these assets, reviewed existing documents, and analyzed […]
Spotlight on Miles Forrest’s Internship Completion with J.L. Dunn
Miles Forrest completed his internship with J.L. Dunn, a Boston based general contractor and construction firm. During his time with the company, Miles supported both the Estimating and Project Management teams, gaining hands-on experience in construction management tasks and processes. He worked with industry standard software, coordinated communication with prospective subcontractors, and observed how preservation […]
Preservation Studies Internship Showcase
The Preservation Studies Program will host our annual Internship Showcase on October 14 from 5:30pm – 8pm! Join us to hear current students share insights from their summer internship experiences. We look forward to welcoming alumni, students, faculty, and internship hosts as we celebrate the work our students have accomplished across the field.
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!