DEERFIELD, MA (February 16, 2021) - Historic Deerfield, Inc., is pleased to announce it is now a registered provider of American Institute of Architects (AIA)-approved continuing education. The upcoming virtual museum course, “The Vernacular Architecture of Early New England,” is AIA CES Registered and offers AIA/CES 8.0 LU/Elective (8 hours) credits. These AIA/CES LUs are qualified for the required annual continuing education for Architect certification by AIA.
The course, led by instructor Eric Gradoia, Historic Deerfield’s Director of Historic Preservation, explores the early roots of New England domestic architecture and its development through the ensuing centuries. The evolution of the dwelling house will be examined with respect to changes in architectural trends, advances in construction technology, and the role social customs played in the design and arrangement of one’s home. This museum course will focus on vernacular architecture - common buildings, purpose built, that employ local building traditions and materials in their construction. Each session will cover a distinct period of architecture, starting with seventeenth century “First Period” buildings and ending in the mid-nineteenth century with Picturesque architecture. Talks will examine typical house forms, building plans, construction practices and architectural details unique to each period, along with discussions on broader themes that directly influenced architecture and building practices of the time, such as architectural treatise and print material, the transition from craft-based building practices to machine manufactured materials, and the design movements and trends that influenced the public’s taste in architecture.
The course schedule is March 3, 10, 17, and 24 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m., presented live via Zoom webinar.
Registrants interested in receiving AIA Learning Units (LU) should include their AIA member number on the registration form and must attend each class in the course in its entirety live. Historic Deerfield will certify these elements for participation in the program and email a certificate of completion of the eight (8) learning units.
Professional Development Points (PDPs) for public school teachers are also available for this course, with eight (8) PDPs available.
The cost for the course is $125 ($110 for members, $145 for new members (includes membership fee)) and $80 for students.
For more information and to register, please visit www.historic-deerfield.org or contact Julie Orvis at jorvis@historic-deerfield.org or (413) 775-7179.
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About Historic Deerfield, Inc.
Historic Deerfield is a museum of early American life situated in an authentic 18th-century New England village in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. Its historic houses and world-famous collection of early American decorative arts open doors to new perspectives that inspire people to seek a deeper understanding of themselves, their communities, and the world.
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