Activity Report2018–2019 academic year

9.1.18–8.31.19

Recently Completed Research

Mission San José Focused on the ruins of a mid-19th-century rehabilitation effort by German-American monks from Pennsylvania to establish a seminary within the 18th-century Spanish Colonial convento, research led by Professors William Dupont and Dr. Angela Lombardi included condition assessment and treatment recommendations for long-term care of the brick and rubble stone walls. The final report is the basis of a masonry restoration and repair project now underway.

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Recently Completed Research

Historic Structure Report

Mission ConcepciónEmploying state-of-the-art photogrammetry software, CCS researchers led by Professors William Dupont and Dr. Angela Lombardi crafted the most detailed survey to-date of the extant, unrestored convento. Barrel vaults and Spanish Colonial plasters along with every visible crack, patch and hole were recorded.

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Recently Completed Research

The Blackwell SchoolLed by Professor of Practice Sue Ann Pemberton, the research team provided treatment recommendations for the early 20th-century schoolhouse. Mexican-American children in Marfa were educated in the two-room structure until its closure in 1965. A group of alumni hope to turn the building into a museum.

Historic Structure Report

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Mission Concepción Thermal Comfort Study

Working with the Archdiocese of San Antonio and private architecture firm Ford, Powell & Carson, Dr. Antonio Martinez-Molina and his

team are exploring the intersection of preservation, energy efficiency, and parishioner comfort at the 300-year-old church. Pictured

at left are UTSA student Molly Padilla and visitor Eduardo Sanchez.

New Research

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New Research

Mission Espada North GateThe CCS teamed up with UTSA’s Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) to investigate the history of the gate along Mission Espada’s north wall. The report includes treatment recommendations for long-term conservation of the feature, which has been leaning precipitously for many years. Pictured below are CAR staff excavating the site in February 2019.

Best PracticesUTSA is developing for the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park a Best Practices in Stone Building Preservationmanual to guide conservation of Spanish Colonial structures in South Texas. As part of this project, a symposium of experts will convene May 2020 to review the manual and address other issues.

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Ongoing Research

Robert H.H. HugmanDr. Maggie Valentine is developing for the San Antonio Conservation Society a closer look at the work of Robert H.H. Hugman, architect of San Antonio’s River Walk.

Perrin HomesteadWilliam Dupont and his team are researching the history of and making design recommendations for the 19th-century farmhouse, which the City of San Antonio hopes to repurpose for use by its Parks & Recreation Department.

Under 1 Roof Dr. Hazem Rashed-Ali leads a team exploring the impact of high solarreflectivity roof surfaces (changing the roof’s color from dark to light) on a home’s energy efficiency. Phase II results, which were submitted

summer 2019 to the City of San Antonio, indicate the new roofs effectivelycooled homes and reduced electricity use.

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Outreach

San Antonio Missions Research ConsortiumSan Antonio | May 2019The Center for Cultural Sustainability hosted a brainstorming session during which more than 20 UTSA scholars—plus researchers from an additional 12 universities across four states—engaged decision makers responsible for the missions’ care to become active partners in shaping a research agenda.

ICOMOS Annual SymposiumBuenos Aires, Argentina | December 2018Center Director William Dupont joined UTSA’s Dr. Sedef Doganer, the City of San Antonio’s Claudia Guerra and Shanon Shea Miller to lead a breakout session titled “Protecting Intangible Heritage,” based on a poster submission. Theresa A. Ybanez of the Mission San José Neighborhood Association was a contributing author.

AIA HoustonHistoric Resources Committee Lecture Series | April 2019Professor Dupont presented “Cultural Sustainability in Cuba, lessons on architectural design from Museo Ernest Hemingway.”

National Planning ConferenceSan Francisco, California | April 2019Professor Dupont joined Carlton Eley and Carson Anderson in presenting “Heritage Preservation: This Place Matters.”

ACSA/COAMMadrid, Spain | June 2018Dr. Sedef Doganer presented “Transformation of Tourist Cities and Small Business Development.”

Finca VigíaRibon Cutting CeremonyHavana, CubaMarch 2019John Murphy (above, right)—then-Dean of UTSA’s College of Architecture, Construction and Planning—joined Center Director William Dupont in attending the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Taller, a new state-of-the-art structure at Ernest Hemingway’s Cuban estate to conserve the author’s papers and personal effects.

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Events

Student AwardMay 2019For his proposal to build high-density, sustainable housing on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Rogelio Rodriguez was awarded the 2019 Cultural Sustainability Award. Jurors were Thad Reeves, Candid Rogers, Adrianna Swindle and Andrew Nance.

Guest LectureFebruary 2019University of Texas at Austin’s Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla discussed his use of laser scanning and 3D printing to better understand 16th-century Spanish Colonial structures in Mexico.

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Engagement

Architectural FellowshipDuring the 2018–2019 academic year, Sara Rodríguez Jimeno (pictured) was the inaugural Preservation Design Partnership Architectural Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sustainability. A native of Madrid, Sara holds an Advanced Master degree in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions from the University of Padova, Italy, and Technical University of Catalonia, Spain. Her work for the CCS included photogrammetry of the conventostructures at Missions San José and Concepción, fieldwork and archival research regarding historic structures in San Antonio, and some guest-lecturing to students and preservation professionals.

UTSA Students Employed on CCS

Projects, 2018–2019

Josiah Barrios

Nathan Flores

Christina Frasier

Miranda Garrison

Alesia Hoyle

Mohamed Abo Issa

Mayra Sanchez Perez Landin

Lori Martinez

Irina Ness

Molly Padilla

Alejandra Rodriguez Guajardo

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CCS in the News

Mission ConcepciónResearchers trying to balance preservation and comfort at Mission Concepcion

Finding Ways to Preserve Mission Concepcion in a Modern World

Keeping Mission Concepcion cool

Cooling Mission Concepción — A Balance Of Preservation And Parishioner Comfort

How to put a modern A/C unit in oldest unrestored church in the country

UTSA researchers on a mission to save San Antonio's missions

UTSA study will help cool, preserve one of San Antonio’s historic mission churches

University Researchers Study the Needs of San Antonio Mission

Notre Dame CathedralCan Notre Dame be rebuilt in 5 years?

A Promise to Rebuild: Local Cathedral Fire Reaction

CubaUTSA professor leads in creation of a Restoration Center to preserve Ernest Hemingway’s work

Hemingway's legacy preserved in home

San AntonioFronteras: Heritage Conservation ‘It’s Not Just About Buildings Here, It’s About The People’

San Antonio, the nation’s fastest-growing city, sees downtown rebound

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Emerging Research

Building a Sacred Places Heritage Network for Disaster Resilience in the Texas Gulf Coast Region

With funding from the Texas Historical Commission, the CCS is launching a two-year effort to improve the resilience of historic structures along Texas’ Gulf Coast to survive severe weather such as 2017’s Hurricane Harvey.

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Emerging Research

Joint Base San AntonioCCS faculty are assessing boundaries of three historic districts and

eligibility of 24 buildings for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Two of the buildings and one district are at Camp Bullis (pictured),

and more than 20 buildings plus two districts are at Fort Sam Houston.

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2018–2019

New Revenue*

$44,851From Argonne National Laboratory, to assess historic properties at Joint Base San Antonio

$28,788 From the National Park Service, to develop a manual of Best Practices in Stone Building Preservation

$55,543From RVK Architects, for Perrin Homestead ($26,912 for Phase I, $28,631 for Phase II)

$9,026From Mission Heritage Partners, for a report summarizing the 2016–2018 San Antonio Missions Preservation Workshop

$40,000From Ford, Powell & Carson, for an assessment of indoor climate management at Mission Concepción

$26,021From the National Park Service, to research the history of and make recommendations for the north gate at Mission Espada____________________________________________________

$204,229Total

Image Credits

Mission San JoséSara Rodríguez Jimeno

Mission ConcepciónSara Rodríguez Jimenoand Alejandra Rodriguez Guajardo

Blackwell SchoolSue Ann Pemberton

Student and visitor at Mission ConcepciónAlejandro Landin

Exterior of Mission ConcepciónMolly Padilla

Excavation at Mission EspadaTracie Quinn

Rose Window at Mission San JoséMarcus Huerta

Perrin HomesteadSara Rodríguez Jimeno

Under I RoofDr. Hazem Rashed-Ali

Finca Vigía, CubaCourtesy Kathryn E. Kanzler

Student AwardCourtesy Rogelio Rodriguez

Oaxaca ChurchesCourtesy Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla

Sara Rodríguez JimenoTracie Quinn (inset) and William Dupont

Texas Gulf Coast ChurchesUTSA Faculty

Joint Base San AntonioWilliam Dupont * Sponsored Projects booked between 9/1/2018 and 8/31/2019

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