ResearchResearch is essential to the Center’s contributions as an academic partner working with other preservation, stewardship, community, and scholarly organizations. Research is also key to making space for creativity in thought and practice. CPCRS contributes to research about civil rights histories and heritage preservation through support of emerging scholars and practitioners in the preservation field with fellowships that allow them to pursue a diverse range of topics. They have the opportunity to publish issue papers and contribute to scholarly discourse through public presentations. We also invite preservation experts and thought leaders to share their work with the general public through in-person and online lectures. |
TeachingCPCRS builds on a long legacy of preservation education at the Weitzman School of Design and within the Graduate Department in Historic Preservation. Students and educators collaborate in classrooms, studios, labs, and in the field to bring preservation philosophies and principles to practice. Applied learning is central to our praxis, and classes offered in concert with CPCRS projects and initiatives are the perfect way for students to gain experience using the theories and methods of research and documentation in service to community partners. |
FieldworkCPCRS organizes field projects to apply research and teaching to the practical challenges faced by sites, their organizations, and stakeholders. Fieldwork provides essential learning and research opportunities: testing replicable models, mapping out ideal processes, revising and redesigning policies, and practicing collaboration. All our efforts are directed to holistic approaches to preservation – in terms of scale, community needs, material realities, creative opportunities, management, and financing. To advance these goals we create opportunities for students to gain fieldwork experience in class and through paid internships |
