College of Architecture and Planning

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Category: Historic Preservation

  • Spodek Appointed to the National Park Service Advisory Board
    April 13, 2021 by

    Jonathan C. Spodek, FAIA, FAPT, NCARB, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University, was appointed to the 12-person National Park Service (NPS) advisory board for preservation technology by the Secretary of the Interior. The responsibility of the advisory position is to provide leadership, policy advise and professional oversight; advise […]

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  • Hope House Feasibity Study
    March 8, 2021 by

    Working with Indiana Landmarks and Hope House, Inc. as community partners, students in Historic Preservation not only gain practical experience, it gives them the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in class to compiled an adaptive reuse feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the Caldwell-Dennis House, an historic residential structure located in Wabash, IN. The […]

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  • Assessing Small Spaces for Preservation
    July 26, 2020 by

    Students learn the value of preservation in Jonathan Spodek’s documentation and preservation technology studio courses. Students recently worked with the Greentown Historical Society in Greentown, Ind., to document the street facades of the downtown historical district and the interiors of the buildings owned by the Greentown Historical Society at the corner of Meridian and Main streets. Ball State […]

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  • Revitalizing a Historical Building
    July 26, 2020 by

    What can you do with a once grand historical building that’s no longer in use and sits in the middle of downtown? The graduate historic preservation studio at Ball State, led by Assistant Professor J.P. Hall, has helped Union City, Ind., leaders come up with some answers that will benefit the community for years to […]

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