Associate Professor
Education
Master of Science in Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania, 1992
Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University, 1990
Professional Registrations
Licensed Architect, Virginia, 010149
Licensed Architect, West Virginia, 2873
Licensed Architect, North Carolina, 7604
Licensed Architect, Tennessee, 00101524 (Inactive)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 48456
U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Accredited Professional
Academic Experience
Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture, History and Preservation, Historic Preservation; 2008-present.
Lecturer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of City and Regional Planning, Historic Preservation, Architectural History; 2004-2007
Professional Experience
Historical Architect and Campus Historic Preservation Manager, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 2002-2008
Principal Partner, Kapp & Robbins, Galax, Virginia; 1996-2002
Intern Architect, M. Jack Rinehart, Jr., FAIA, Charlottesville, Virginia; 1992-1996
Publications
William Nichols and the Making of the Old South (Forthcoming, the University of North Carolina Press, 2010)
Stewardship of Historic Buildings, A Guide for the U. S. Navy, Text by J. Murray Howard, FAIA, Drawings by Paul Hardin Kapp, AIA LEED AP; 1996.
Research
Campus Historic Preservation, Vernacular Architecture of the South, Technology and Design in Historic Resources
Presentations and Lectures
6th Savannah Symposium: World Heritage in Perspective, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. "National Historic Landmarks, World Heritage Sites, and the American University Campus in the Twenty-first Century: the Challenge of Growth," 2009.
Designing the Parks Part II, National Park Service, San Francisco, CA. “The Campus Historic Preservation Landscape Master Plan at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: An Owners’ Perspective”, 2008.
Reynolda House Museum Annual Advisory Committee Meeting, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, “Campus Master Planning with Historic Resources in Mind”, 2007.
National Collegiate Facilities Management Conference, University of Missouri at Columbia, “Campus Historic Preservation Master Planning at the University of North Carolina”, 2006
Getty Grant Program--Small College Campus Preservation Conference, Mars Hill College, Mars Hill, NC, “Lessons Learned in Campus Historic Preservation”, 2005.
Preservation North Carolina Annual Conference, Greensboro, NC, “Campus Historic Preservation Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill”, 2003.
Professional Memberships
American Institute of Architects
Association for Preservation Technology International
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Professional and University Service
The Chancellor’s Building and Grounds Committee (all at UNC Chapel Hill)
The Chancellor’s Academic Campus Art Committee
The Chancellor’s Disabilities Committee
The Chancellor’s Pedestrian Safety Committee
The University’s Capital Building Design Review Committee
The University Historic Properties Committee
The University Campus Art Acquisition Committee
The Chancellor’s Campus Guidebook Committee, Chair
The University Campus Signage Task Force
The University Landscape and Tree Heritage Committee
International Programs Committee, School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2008-present.
Campus Historic Preservation Committee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2008-present.
Campus Beautification Committee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; 2008-present.
Member, Historic Resources Committee, American Institute of Architects; 2004-present.
Member, North Carolina Building Council, Ad-Hoc Committee on Existing Building Codes; 2003-2005.
Member, NC AIA Building Code Committee; 2004-2008.
Member, Historic Resources Review Board, Virginia Department of Historic Resources; 1999-2002.
Member of the Board of Directors, Research Triangle Chapter of the NCAIA; 2002-2006.
Awards and Honors
Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Preservation Award for the Restoration and Reconstruction of Gerrard Hall at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2008.
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Charles E. Peterson Fellowship for the Study of the Work of William Nichols, Architect, 2005.
Town of Hillsborough, North Carolina, Design Award for the sympathetic addition to 127 West Queen Street Hillsborough, N.C., 2005.
Preservation Society of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Preservation Award for the Restoration of the Morehead Planetarium Sundial at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004.
Association of General Contractors of East Tennessee, Architect of the Year Award for the Restoration of The Grove for the New Offices of the Children Advocacy Center of Bristol and Washington County, Virginia, 2003.
Preservation Alliance of Virginia, Preservation Award for the Restoration of the Grove for the New Offices of the Children Advocacy Center of Bristol and Washington County, Virginia, 2002.
Preservation Alliance of Virginia, Preservation Award for the Restoration of the Hotel Norton, Norton, Virginia, 2002.
Preservation Alliance of Virginia, Preservation Award for the Restoration of Boykin’s Tavern, Isle of Wight, Virginia, 2001.
Honorable Commissioned Colonel, Commonwealth of Kentucky, for the Advocacy of the Preservation of Appalachian Vernacular Architecture, 2001.
Alice Lehman Sunday Prize, James River Chapter, Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects for Excellence in Construction Document Preparation, 1994.
Alice Lehman Sunday Prize, James River Chapter, Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects for Excellence in Presentation Drawing and Rendering, 1994.
Alice Lehman Sunday Prize, James River Chapter, Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects for Excellence in Sketching, 1992.
Grants
Campus Historic Landscape Master Plan for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Getty Foundation, $200,000 (June 2007-July 2008).
Restoration of the Gerrard Hall South Portico, University of North Carolina, William Rand Kenan Trust, $150,000 (February, 2005).
Restoration of the Gerrard Hall South Portico, University of North Carolina, Richard H. Jenrette, $50,000 (February, 2005).
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