Research
Architectural history, heritage and conservation, and object studies. Each entry begins with the question it asks.
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What rhetorical work does carved ornament perform on a civic facade, and for whom?
Ornament as Argument
Placeholder abstract. The paper reads ornament on three civic buildings as an argument addressed to the street, and asks who that argument was built to persuade.
Read online: Ornament as ArgumentCAS AH 395
Prof. D. Ferreira (placeholder)
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When the object is already a copy, what is conservation actually preserving?
Conserving the Cast Collection
Placeholder abstract. A survey of surface loss across a cast collection, used to ask what authenticity means for an object made to be a reproduction.
Read online: Conserving the Cast CollectionMuseum Studies Seminar
Prof. A. Varga (placeholder)