Greetings readers! I am writing this blog upon my recent return from the grand second year field trip to the states of Vermont and Massachusetts.  The second year class, spent almost a week touring some amazing landscapes, historic districts and visiting other heritage preservation/conservation programs in each state.  Its slowly becoming a tradition for...

Last week, some of the 2nd years had the opportunity to tour various heritage projects in Ottawa over a 3 day period, concluding with the symposium on Technology and Heritage at Carleton.  Among the projects they viewed included, parliament hill, landsdowne park and the horticulture building, as well as shop visits to Smith and...

We all remember that time when we tried to fit a square block into a round hole as kids right? Do I just have a vivid memory of failing during my youth?  Nevertheless thats what this past week felt like as the second years completed design projects for the lower campus of Willowbank with...

Ever wonder what its like to create your own door?  Well at Willowbank this past week, the second years had the opportunity to finish off some projects including a miniature replica of a period door.  Under the guidance of Paul Jacobson,we first created a scaled down plan of the door itself.  Some of us...

With the upcoming Carleton symposium on the relationship of heritage and technology, I thought it would be a good idea to start thinking about how technology has impacted my own life and also how I see it changing the heritage field.  Of course this is a subject you could spend much time talking about,...