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WILLIAM RYAN CHAPMAN
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School of Architecture 2333 Kapiolani Blvd. Apt.1309
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96826
2410 Campus Road Ph. (808) 946-6476
Ph. (808) 956-7225; Fax (808) 956-7778 Cell Ph. (808) 542-4384
email: [email protected]
Education
D.Phil. (Ph.D.), 1982, Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
M.S., 1978, Historic Preservation, Columbia University, New York, New York
M.St., 1974, Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oxford, England
B.A. distinction, 1971, Anthropology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Research and Teaching Areas
Vernacular Architecture Pacific Area Preservation
Historic Cartography Architectural Recording
History of Building Technology Materials Conservation
Southeast Asian Architecture and Archaeology Victorian Studies
History of Anthropology and Archaeology Caribbean Architecture and Archaeology
History of Architecture and Planning Nineteenth-Century Photography
Scholarships, Grants and Awards
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, President’s Commendation for Extraordinary Service, 2012
College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawai‘i, Excellence in Teaching Award, 2012
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, Frank Haines Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field, 2011
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation Commendation, 2009, 2010
Getty Foundation, Campus Heritage Grant Program, co-principal investigator 2007-08
Fulbright Senior Specialist award, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006
Getty Conservation Institute, research grant, 2001-03
Toyota Foundation, research grants, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Fulbright Senior Specialist award, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2001-02
Office of International Affairs, University of Hawai‘i, travel grant, 2001
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai`i, travel grants, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011
Asian Cultural Council, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, teaching and research grants, 1996, 2001
U.S. National Park Service, research and teaching grants, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2006-09, 2111-13, 2014-15, 2018,
2017-19
Office of Research Services, University of Hawai`i, travel grants, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2013, 2016
Fulbright Senior Lectureship, Bangkok, Thailand, 1999
Japan Foundation, Asia Center, teaching and research grants, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawai`i, departmental travel grants, 1994, 1996, 2013, 2017
The Graham Foundation for Advanced Study in the Fine Arts, research grant, 1994-95
The James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship for Creative Research, 1992-93
The School of Environmental Design Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award, 1992
The University of Georgia Humanities Research Award, 1991-92
National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award, 1991
Georgia Trust Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation, 1991
Lilly Foundation Fellowship, 1986-87
University Research Grant, The University of Georgia, 1986
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Fulbright Research Fellowship, Rome, Italy 1985
Virgin Islands Council on the Humanities, publication grant, 1985
Kress Foundation, research and travel awards, 1985, 1997
ICCROM Program, Rome, 1985 (American candidate)
Newberry Resident Fellowship, Newberry Library, Chicago, 1983
George W. Ellis Fellowship, Columbia University, 1977-78
Philip Bagby Studentship in Anthropology, Oxford University, 1975-76
St. Cross College Scholarship, Oxford University, 1975-76
Hawai‘i Humanities Council, Project Grant, 2015
Professional Experience
8/18-present Interim Dean, School of Architecture, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
7/16-7/18 Chair, Department of American Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic
Preservation, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Acting Chair, 2014.
Affiliate Faculty member: School of Architecture; Department of Anthropology; Department of
Urban and Regional Planning
7/99-6/16 Professor of American Studies and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation,
University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Acting Chair, 2014.
Responsible for graduate training in historic preservation, development of core curriculum and
student advising. Teaches courses in the theory and background of historic preservation,
documentation, local-level preservation, and both vernacular and high-style architecture. Director
of the annual summer Pacific Preservation Field School and Asian Preservation Field School.
Active in research, both scholarly and applied, and a frequent contributor to journals.
7/93-7/99 Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, University of
Hawai`i at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawai`i.
1/80-present Independent Consultant, Chapman and Associates, Consultants in Historic Preservation, Honolulu,
Hawai`i.
Consultant to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the National Park Service (NPS), the
Department of Defense, the Government of the Virgin Islands, the States of Georgia, Connecticut,
and Vermont, the U.S. Forest Service, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and
numerous other agencies, private organizations and municipalities. Frequent consultant for
Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia. Work has ranged from historic
structure evaluations and surveys through the preparation of historic preservation plans and design
guidelines. Major contributions include the preparation of the National Trust damage assessment
report for historic properties affected by Hurricanes Hugo (1989) and Marilyn (1995), county-
wide surveys in Georgia and North Carolina, and an award-winning historic preservation manual
for the historic town of Madison, Georgia.
7/91-7/93 Associate Professor, Historic Preservation Program, School of Environmental Design, The
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Responsible for teaching in architectural history, architectural conservation and historic
preservation planning. Supervised graduate and undergraduate students in landscape architecture
and historic preservation. Responsible for the development of several new courses for the
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department, including courses in architectural conservation and historic building technology.
Conducted research on architectural history, planning and building conservation.
1/86-7/91 Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Design, The University of Georgia, Athens,
Georgia.
10/83-9/85 Historian, National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Review of Tax Act certification applications under the Tax Incentives Program. Evaluations of
significance and review of project work. Technical assistance to Tax Act applicants, other
agencies and the public. Provision of written guidance on the rehabilitation and restoration of
historic buildings. Development of a publication series on historic preservation treatments.
Review of federally-funded state historic preservation programs in the mid-Atlantic region.
Educational activities, including workshops, seminars and colloquia for historic preservation
professionals and the public.
4/79-10/83 Architectural Historian, Division for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Virgin Islands
Planning Office, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Overall management of the Territorial Historic Preservation Program. Compilation of a grant
manual and general program for local grants. Responsibility for the Virgin Islands Inventory of
Historic Places, National Register nominations and review and assistance under Section 106 of the
Historic Preservation Act of 1966; public educational activities, including training workshops,
seminars and colloquia for the public, volunteers and temporary staff; exhibition design; editorial
work on quarterly publication Searching; technical assistance to local historic district
commissions, publication of technical briefs; management of the Tax Incentives Program.
Additional Professional Experience
Extensive research experience in anthropology, archaeology, and architectural history. Recognized as a leading
authority in historic preservation survey and documentation techniques and in the history of Caribbean and Pacific
architecture. Archaeological and historic structures survey experience in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Hawai`i, and numerous Caribbean and Pacific
islands. Frequent study tour leader for the Smithsonian Institution, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the
Honolulu Academy of Arts and the U.S. State Department, including cultural tours of Caribbean, the eastern
seaboard and lecture tours in the U.S., the Caribbean, Europe, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
Increasingly serves as a consultant to international organizations in Southeast Asia, including projects with the
World Monuments Fund and UNESCO.
Memberships and Service
Board and Committee Memberships:
2018-present Board of Directors, Hawai‘i Architectural Foundation
2018-present Board of Directors, Liljestrand Foundation
2013-2016 Chair, Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board
2012-2013 Vice-Chair, Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board
2008-2012 Historian, Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board
2018-present Architectural Historian, Hawai‘i Historic Places Review Board
2016-present Vice-President, Adventurers Club of Honolulu
2016-present Fellow, Explorers Club of New York
2017-present Chair and Treasurer, Explorers Club of New York, Hawai‘i Chapter
2018-2019 President of the Board, Explorers Club of New York, Hawai‘i Chapter
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2011-2018 Member, Executive Committee, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawai‘i
2011-present Member, University of Hawai‘i Humanities Council
2013-present Editorial Board, Damrong Vichakarn Journal, Silpakorn University
2009-2012 Member, Faculty Senate, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
2017-2018 Member, Faculty Senate, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
2008-present Member, Preservation History and Theory Committee, ICOMOS
2008-present Member, Vernacular Architecture Committee, ICOMOS
2008-present Member, Historic Town Committee, ICOMOS
2018-present Associate, American Institute of Architects
2005-2012 President, Hawai‘i Chapter, Fulbright Alumni Association
2015-present President, Hawai‘i Chapter, Fulbright Alumni Association
2012-2015 Vice-President, Hawai‘i Chapter, Fulbright Alumni Association
2004-present Board of Advisors, Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park
2003-present Design Review Committee, Ewa Redevelopment Agency, City and County of Honolulu
1997-2003 Board of Trustees, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation
1996-2005 Chairman, Vernacular Architecture Committee, US/ICOMOS
1997-2000 Board of Directors, Vernacular Architecture Forum
1995-2000 Chairman, Publications Committee, US/ICOMOS
1993-2000 Preservation Review Committee, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation
1992-1996 Board of Advisors, Savannah World Heritage Committee
1985-1993 Steering Committee, CARIMOS Inventory Project for Caribbean Architecture
1989-1995 Board of Trustees, US/ICOMOS
1992-1993 Board Member, National Register Review Board, State of Georgia
1989-1993 Board of Directors, Institute for Archaeological Science, The University of Georgia
1987-1993 Board of Advisors, Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
1987-1990 Chairman, Athens Historic Preservation Commission
1984-1986 Board of Trustees, Preservation Alumni, Columbia University
1981 Founding Member, Association Past/Search, U.S. Virgin Islands
1979-1983 Board of Trustees, St. Thomas Historical Trust
1974-1976 Secretary, Oxford Anthropological Society
Memberships:
US/ICOMOS; Thai/ICOMOS; The Society of Architectural Historians; National Trust for Historic Preservation;
Association for Preservation Technology; Vernacular Architecture Forum; Victorian Society in America; William
Morris Society; St. Croix Landmarks Society; Danish West Indian Society; Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings; Historic Hawai`i Foundation; Hawaiian Historical Society; Friends of ‘Iolani Palace; Society for
Historical Archaeology; Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand; Adventurers Club of Honolulu; Fellow,
Explorers Club of New York; Associate, American Institute of Architects (AIA); DOCOMOMO International.
Scholarly Publications
Books
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia: A Traveler’s Guide through History, Ruins, and Landscapes. Bangkok: River Books
and Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, 2018.
A Heritage of Ruins: The Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia and their Conservation. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i
Press, 2013.
Edited Volumes
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Asia Conserved IV: New Directions, The Asia-Pacific Awards Program (2015-2019). Bangkok and Nanjing:
UNESCO and Southeast University Press, 2020.
Asia Conserved III: Heritage Conservation and Sustainability (2010-2014). Bangkok and Nanjing: UNESCO and
Southeast University Press, 2019.
Asia Conserved II: Lessons Learned from the Asia-Pacific Awards Program (2005-2009). Bangkok: UNESCO,
2013. With Montira Unakul.
Monographs
“Neat, Roomy and Well-Kept…” The Story of Hawai‘i’s First Volcano House(s), 1844-1940. Special Anniversary
Publication. Kilauea, Hawai‘i: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National
Park, 2017.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Historic Resource Study. Atlanta, Georgia: Southeast Field Area, National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1999. With Christine Trebellas.
Wright Brothers National Memorial: Historic Resource Study. Atlanta, Georgia: Southeast Field Area, National
Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1997. With Jill K. Hanson.
Historic Churches of the Virgin Islands: An Architectural Guide. St. Croix, Virgin Islands: Antilles Graphic Arts
and the Virgin Islands Council on the Humanities, 1985. Illustrated by William Taylor.
Chapters in Books/Encyclopedia Entries
Architecture: Thailand; Religious and Formal. Grove Dictionary of Art, Oxford University, forthcoming 2020.
Cultural Heritage Conservation and People. In William Chapman, ed. Asia Conserved III Heritage Conservation
and Sustainability (2010-2014). Bangkok: UNESCO, 2019, pp. 12-17.
Foreword, Jim Wageman, The Timeless Heritage of Thailand. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 2018.
The Hawai‘i Capital National Heritage Area: A Wonderful But Premature Idea. In Richard Engelhardt and Walter
Jamieson, eds. Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Tourism Planning. London: Goodfellow, 2018.
Phnom Penh: A Lost Opportunity for Historic Preservation and Planning. In Richard Engelhardt and Walter
Jamieson, eds. Heritage Conservation and Sustainable Tourism Planning. London: Goodfellow, 2018.
Cambodia. In Sandra Piesek, ed. Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet. London: Thames and
Hudson, 2017.
Thailand. In Sandra Piesek, ed. Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet. London: Thames and
Hudson, 2017.
Architectural Conservation Training in Asia. In John H. Stubbs and Robert G. Thomson, eds. Architectural
Conservation in Asia: National Experiences and Practice. London: Routledge, 2017, pp. 18-22.
New Design in Heritage Contexts. In John H. Stubbs and Robert G. Thomson, eds. Architectural Conservation in
Asia: National Experiences and Practice. London: Routledge, 2017, pp. 146-149.
The Decision to Intervene: The Aims of Owners and Stakeholders in Heritage Conservation. In William Chapman
and Montira Unakul, eds. Asia Conserved II (2005-2009): Lessons Learned from the Asia-Pacific Awards Program.
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Bangkok: UNESCO, 2013, pp. 7-18.
Appropriate Scales of Intervention: Conservation Guidelines and their Impacts on Decision-Making. With Spencer
Leineweber. In William Chapman and Montira Unakul eds. Asia Conserved II (2005-2009): Lessons Learned from
the Asia-Pacific Awards Program. Bangkok: UNESCO, 2013, pp. 28-39.
Nineteen-century Evolutionary Anthropology. In R. Jon McGee and Richard L. Warms, eds. Theory in Social and
Cultural Anthropology. London: Sage Publications, 2013.
Angkor on the World Stage: Conservation in the Colonial and Postcolonial Eras. In Kapila Dharmasena Silva and
Neel Kamal Chapagain, eds., Managing Asian Heritage: Contexts, Concerns and Prospects. London: Routledge,
2013, pp. 215-35.
Architecture: Southeast Asia. In Peter N. Stearns, ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2008.
Art: Southeast Asia. In Peter N. Stearns, ed. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2008.
Appropriate Use: Assessing Continuity and Meaning. In Richard Engelhardt, ed., Conserving Asia: Lessons
Learned from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards Program. Bangkok: UNESCO and the Lord Wilson Heritage
Trust, 2007, pp. 13-20.
A‘ala: A Fragrant of Honolulu’s Architectural History. In Michael M. Okihiro, ed. A‘ala; The Story of a Japanese
Community in Hawaii. Honolulu: Japanese Cultural Center, 2003, pp. 68-74.
Too Little, Too Late: Urban Planning and Conservation in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In William S. Logan, ed. The
Disappearing “Asian” City. London: Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 35-50.
Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers (1827-1900). Entry in Klaus E. Muller, ed. Lexikon der Ethnologie.
Frankfurt: Campus Verlag, 2002, pp. 342-45.
The Pitt Rivers Collection, 1883-1914. In Michael Brock, ed. The History of the University of Oxford, Vol. VI, Part
2, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, pp. 499-503.
William Jay (1792/93-1837). Entry in The American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press,
1999, pp. 894-95.
Joseph Neel Reid (1885-1926). Entry in The American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press,
1999, pp. 308-10.
African-American: Wattle and Daub Cottages of the Virgin Islands. Entry in Paul Oliver, ed. The Encyclopedia of
the Vernacular Architecture of the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. III, 1997, pp. 1724-25,
Reprinted London: Bloomsbury, 2018.
Virgin Islands: Urban Row Houses and Cottages. Entry in Paul Oliver, ed. The Encyclopedia of the Vernacular
Architecture of the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. III, 1997, pp. 1723-24, Reprinted London:
Bloomsbury, 2018.
Kosrae: Traditional and Vernacular Houses. Entry in Paul Oliver, ed. The Encyclopedia of the Vernacular
Architecture of the World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Vol. II, 1997, pp. 1157-58, Reprinted London:
Bloomsbury, 2018.
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Cambodia. Entry in Khoo Salma Nasution, ed. Heritage Habitat: A Source Book of the Urban Conservation
Movement in Asia and the Pacific. Penang, Malaysia: The Asia and West Pacific Network for Urban Conservation
(AWPNUC) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), 1997, pp. 23-30.
Slave Villages in the Danish West Indies. In George F. Tyson, ed. Bondmen and Freedmen in the Danish West
Indies: Scholarly Perspectives. Charlotte Amalie, St., Thomas: Virgin Islands Humanities Council, 1996, pp. 125-
41. Reprinted in Clifton Ellis and Rebecca Ginsberg, eds., Cabin, Quarter, Plantation: Architecture and Landscapes
of North American Slavery. Yale University Press, 2010.
Like a Game of Dominoes: Augustus Pitt Rivers and the Typological Museum Idea. In Susan Pearce, ed. Museum
Economics and the Community, Vol. 2 of New Research in Museum Studies Series. London: Athlone Press, 1991,
pp. 135-76.
Toward an Institutional Context in the History of Archaeology. In Andrew Christenson, ed. Tracing Archaeology's
Past: The Historiography of Archaeology. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989, pp. 151-62.
Arranging Ethnology: A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers and the Typological Tradition in Museum Anthropology. In George
Stocking, ed. Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture, Vol. 3 of History of Anthropology
Series. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1985, pp. 15-48.
The Pitt Rivers Collection: The Chronicle of a Gift Horse. In B.A.L. Cranstone and Steven Siedenberg, eds. The
General's Gift. Oxford: The Pitt Rivers Museum and British Academy, 1983, pp. 6-25.
Professional, Scholarly and Juried and/or Refereed Journals
A Heritage of War, Conflict, and Commemoration. An Introduction to the Special Issue of Change Over Time. In
Press, 2020.
Intangible Culture in The United States: A History of Separate Initiatives. International Journal of Intangible
Heritage 14 (2019), 68-81.
Adjuncts to Empire: The EFEO and the Conservation of Champa Antiquities. Bulletin of the History of Archaeology
28, 1 (January 2018), 1-12. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/bhha-584
Ancient Ruins and their Landscape Settings. “Na Jua:” Journal of the Faculty of Architecture Silpakorn University
and AHMT: Architectural Management and Tourism [Silpakorn University Journal, International Program in
Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism] Special Combined Issue 31 (February 2016), 39-62.
The Plaza d’Espagna, Hagåtña, Guam: A Study in Cultural Landscapes. AHMT: Architectural Management and
Tourism [Silpakorn University Journal, International Program in Architectural Heritage Management and Tourism]
Number 2 (March 2012), 1-24.
The British in Burma: Pagan and Other Sites during the Colonial Era, 1852-1942. “Na Jua:” Journal of the Faculty
of Architecture Silpakorn University 24 (2009-10), 183-203.
The Conservation of Monumental Archaeological Sites in Southeast Asia: Part II, Management, Planning and
Educational Needs. “Na Jua:” Journal of the Faculty of Architecture Silpakorn University 23 (2008-09), 245-268.
The Conservation of Monumental Archaeological Sites in Southeast Asia: Part I, Key Technical Issues and Needs.
“Na Jua:” Journal of the Faculty of Architecture Silpakorn University 22 (2007-08), 209-18.
Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources Management School. SPAFA Journal: Archaeology and Fine Arts 10,
1 (2000), 29-35.
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Asian Field School in Urban Conservation and Cultural Resource Management. SPAFA Journal: Archaeology and
Fine Arts 8,2 (1998), 29-33.
"the best-laid schemes:" Land-Use Planning and Historic Preservation in Cambodia. Pacific Rim Law and Policy
Journal 7, 3 (1998), 529-54.
Another View from Hawai‘i: Cultural Continuities and Discontinuities in the Asia-Pacific Region. CRM 21, 8
(1998), 3-7. Introduction to guest-edited issue.
Malama O Mānoa: Preserving a Historic Residential Community in Honolulu, CRM 21, 8 (1998), 15-16. With
Lowell Angell, Jennifer Malin, Rose Mary Ruhr, and Helen Nakano.
Waikiki: Where the Past Collides with the Future. CRM 21, 8 (1998), 10-12. With Don Hibbard.
Saving Asia’s Historic Cities: The 6th Annual AWPNUC (Asia and Western Pacific Network in Urban
Conservation) Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan. CRM 21, 8 (1998), 24.
Hawaiian Perspectives on Historic Preservation and Cultural Resource Management. CRM 19, 8 (1996), 4-7.
Introduction to guest-edited issue.
University of Hawai`i Summer Program in Architectural Recording. CRM 19, 8 (1996), 49-51. With Jennifer Malin.
Asia Pacific Architecture: A Big Area to Cover; Introduction. CRM 19, 3 (1996), 3-5. Introduction to guest-edited
issue.
University of Hawai`i Training Initiatives in Micronesia. CRM 19, 3 (1996), 11-14. With Delta Lightner.
Irreconcilable Differences: Urban Houses in the Danish West Indies, 1750-1900. Winterthur Portfolio 30, 2/3
(Summer/Autumn 1995), 129-72.
U.S. Historic Preservation Assistance to India. CRM 17, 3 (1994), 15-16.
Historic Resources Study: Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Context-based Evaluations of Historic Structures in a
Complex National Park Service Property. CRM 15, 1 (1992), 12-15.
Wright Brothers National Memorial: A Short History. CRM 15, 2 (1992), 4-6.
Hidden Assets: Historic Preservation and Opportunities for Creative New Development in the Caribbean.
Preservation Forum 6, 4 (July/August 1992), 19-27.
A Little More Gingerbread: Quality Tourism, New Design and Historic Preservation in the Caribbean. Places: A
Quarterly Journal of Environmental Design 8, 1 (Summer 1992), 59-67.
Slave Villages in the Danish West Indies. In Thomas Carter and Bernard Herman, eds., Perspectives in Vernacular
Architecture IV. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1991, pp.108-20. Reprinted in George F. Tyson, ed.
Bondmen and Freedmen in the Danish West Indies: Scholarly Perspectives. Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas: Virgin
Islands Humanities Council, 1996, pp. 125-41; and Clifton Ellis and Rebecca Ginsberg, eds. Cabin, Quarter,
Plantation: Architecture and Landscapes of North American Slavery. Yale University Press, 2010.
William Morris and the Anti-Scrape Society: Reflections on the Origin of an Ethos. Heritage 8, 3 (1990), 6-13.
How Many Historic Buildings Are There? Preservation Forum 4, 3 (July/August 1990), 19-23.
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The Organizational Context in the History of Archaeology: Pitt Rivers and Other British Archaeologists in the
1860s. The Antiquaries Journal 69, Pt. 1 (1989), 23-42.
The Pitt Rivers Collection: The Chronicle of a Gift Horse. Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford, 14, 2
(1983), 181-202. Reprinted in B.A.L. Cranstone and Steven Siedenberg, eds. The General's Gift. Oxford: The Pitt
Rivers Museum and British Academy, 1983.
Published Proceedings
Edited works
Preserving Hawai`i's Traditional Landscapes: Proceedings of the September 15-17, 1995 Conference. Honolulu and
Washington, D.C.: Historic Preservation Program, University of Hawai`i and the National Park Service, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1998. Edited with Christine Kirk-Kuwaye.
Contributions
Heritage Conservation and Cultural Heritage in Urban Contexts: Challenges, Trends, and Potentials in Asia. In
Nikhil Joshi and Widodo, eds. Managing Change: Urban Heritage and Community Development in Asian Historic
Cities, Results of the Symposium on Urban Heritage and Community Development, Department of Architecture,
National University of Singapore, the Department of Architecture, University of Malaya, and the Faculty of
Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, July 2017. Singapore: NUS, 2018, pp. 58-70.
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia: A Traveler’s Guide through History, Ruins, and Landscapes. In Establishment of
the Network for Safeguarding and Development of the Cultural Heritage of the Mekong Basin Countries, Silpakorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019.
The Long Arm of Aestheticism: European Ideas and Conservation Practice in Southeast Asia. Thai-
ICOMOS/ASEAN International Conference, Proceedings: ICOMOS Thailand International Conference,
Conservation of the Built Environment: ASEAN Perspective. Bangkok, Thailand, December 15, 2016. Bangkok:
Thailand ICOMOS and Silpakorn University, 2017, pp. 257-279.
Authenticity, Tradition, Conservation and New Design: A View from the U.S. In Proceedings: Old-New: Rethinking
Architecture in Asia. 8thAnnual Silpakorn Architectural Discourse 2009 Symposium, August 20-21, 2009. Bangkok:
Silpakorn University, 2010, pp. 33-48.
A Heritage in Peril: Historic Cities and Towns in Asia and the Pacific. In Beijing Forum Organizing Committee,
Beijing Forum 2007: The Inspiration of Human Heritage on the Progress of Civilizations, November 2-4, 2007.
Beijing: Beijing Forum, 2007, pp.162-195.
The Cultural Landscapes of Thailand and their Protection: A Difficult Challenge for Heritage Conservators. In
ISALS: Architecture in the Land of Suvarnabhumi; Silpakorn University International Conference. Bangkok:
Silpakorn University, 2007, pp. 355-380.
Theme Parks or Cultural Sites: The Challenge for Southeast Asian Conservators and Planners. In Workshop:
Conserving the Past - An Asian Perspective of Authenticity in the Restoration of Historic Monuments and Sites.
Hanoi: Quang Nam Center for Conservation of Heritage and Management, 2001, pp. 252-268.
Conservation Training in Southeast Asia: The University of Hawai‘i’s Summer Historic Preservation Field Schools
in Thailand and Cambodia. In W.S. Logan, C. Long and J. Martins, eds. International Forum UNESCO, Third
International Seminar, Proceedings: University at Heritage, Deakin University, Melbourne and Geelong, Australia,
4-8 October 1998. Melbourne: forum UNESCO, 1999, pp. 297-301.
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The Uses and Abuses of Vernacular Architecture: Examples from Hawai`i. In Conservation and Revitalization of
Vernacular Architecture: Proceedings, Bangkok: Fine Arts Department, Kingdom of Thailand, 1998, pp. 16-36.
Introduction: Preserving Hawai`i's Traditional and Historic Landscapes. In William Chapman and Christine Kirk-
Kuwaye, eds. Preserving Hawai`i's Traditional Landscapes, Honolulu: Historic Preservation Program, University of
Hawai`i and the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1998, pp. viii-xiv.
Coffee Farms on the Kona Coast. In William Chapman and Christine Kirk-Kuwaye, eds. Preserving Hawai`i's
Traditional Landscapes, Honolulu: Historic Preservation Program, University of Hawai`i and the National Park
Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1998, pp. 105-12.
Conservation Training in Southeast Asia: The University of Hawai`i's Summer Historic Preservation Field Schools
in Thailand and Cambodia. In Sixth AWPNUC International Symposium: Proceedings. Taipei: Asia and West
Pacific Network for Urban Conservation (AWPNUC), 1997, pp. 153-62.
Contributions to "Vernacular Architecture and Colonial Legacy." In Miguel Angel Corzo, ed. The Future of Asia's
Past: Preservation of the Architectural Heritage of Asia: Summary of an International Conference held in Chiang
Mai, Thailand, January 11-14, 1995; Marina del Rey: The Getty Conservation Institute. 1995, pp. 17-22.
Preserving the Present: Assessing Significance and Preservation Value in Waikiki. In Deborah Slaton and Rebecca
A Shiffer, eds., Preserving the Recent Past. Washington, D.C.: Historic Preservation Education Foundation. 1995,
pp. II 57-64. With Don Hibbard.
Hurricane Hugo: The Short and Long-Term Effects on Historic Resources in the Caribbean and Coastal United
States. In Selected Works: Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture 1990 Conferences. Denver: Landscape
Architecture Foundation, 1991, pp. 41-46.
Ruins in the Landscape. In Landscape and Architecture: Sharing Common Ground, Proceedings of the Council of
Education in Landscape Architecture. Providence: Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, the Rhode
Island School of Design and Landscape Architecture Foundation, 1987, pp. 333-43.
Historic Preservation in the Virgin Islands. In Old Cultures in New Worlds, Proceedings of the ICOMOS
(International Council on Monuments and Sites) 8th General Assembly. Washington, D.C.: US/ICOMOS, 1987,
Vol. II, pp. 846-53.
Other Journals/Newsletters
Preserving Honolulu: An Interview with University of Hawaii’s William Chapman. The Metropole. Official Blog of
the Urban History Association, July 26, 2017.
Thailand’s Historic Towns: Is There a Chance They Can Be Saved? Fulbright Thailand Newsletter, 16 (August
2006), 11-12.
Historic Preservation Field School Assists Hawai‘i Capital Cultural District Efforts. Historic Hawaii Newsletter, 15,
4 (October 2005), 2.
Kapahulu Field School. Historic Hawai‘i Newsletter 13, 3 (August 2004), 6.
Historic Preservation Field School Looks at Maunalani Heights. Historic Hawai‘i Newsletter 9, 3 (July 2000), 7.
Traveling to Cambodia. Hawai`i Pacific Architecture 3, 5 (May 1996), 24-26.
Preserving More Than Buildings: Historic Preservation in Micronesia. Hawai`i Pacific Architecture 3, 2 (February
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1996), 16-19.
Georgia on My Mind: Landscapes and Preservation in Historic Madison. Landscape Architect and Specifier News 8,
4 (April 1992), 40-41.
The Virgin Islands Inventory of Historic Places. Caribbean Conservation News 3, 4 (1982), 9-10.
Published Reviews
Review, Architectural Conservation in Asia: National Experiences and Practices. John Stubbs and Robert G.
Thomson, authors and editors, New York: Routledge, 2017. Global Journal of Archaeology & Anthropology 4, 4
(June 2018),10.19080/GJAA.2018.04.555643, https://juniperpublishers.com/gjaa/
Review, UNESCO in Southeast Asia: World Heritage Sites in Comparative Perspective. Copenhagen: NIAS Press,
2016, ed. by Victor T. King. Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites 18, 2 (2017), 240-42.
Review, World Heritage and Beyond: Circumstances and Implications of UNESECO Listings in Cambodia,
Göttingen Studies in Cultural Property, Universitätverlag Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany, 2011, ed. by Brigitta
Hauser-Schäublin. Anthropos 108 2 (2013), 659-60.
Review, Objects of Culture: Ethnology and Ethnographic Museums in Imperial Germany, by H. Glenn Penny. Isis:
Journal of the History of Science Society 96, 1 (March 2005), 136-37.
Review, Gender, Class, and Shelter, edited by Elizabeth Collins Cromley and Carter L. Hudgins. Winterthur
Portfolio 32, 4 (Winter 1997), 290-91.
Review, Plunder and Preservation: Cultural Property Law and Practice in the People's Republic of China by J.
David Murphy. Asian Perspectives 36, 1 (1997), 148-49.
Review, Historic Architecture in the Caribbean Islands by Edward E. Crain. Journal of the Society of Architectural
Historians 55, 2 (June 1996), 198-99.
Review, Fruitful Fields: American Missionary Churches in Hawai`i by Alan Gowans and Daina Penkiunas. The
Hawaiian Journal of History 28 (1994), 171-73.
Review, Architecture in Hawai`i: A Chronological Survey by Rob Sandler. The Hawaiian Journal of History 28
(1994), 182-85.
Review, Pitt Rivers: The Life and Archaeological Work of Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
by Mark Bowden. The Antiquaries Journal 71 (February 1994), [265]-66.
Review, Pitt Rivers: The Life and Archaeological Work of Lieutenant-General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers
by Mark Bowden. Archaeology 45, 4 (July/August 1992), 66-68.
Review, The Old Village and the Great House by Douglas Armstrong. Winterthur Portfolio 26, 2/3
(Summer/Autumn 1991), 188-91.
Review, Historic Architecture in Alabama by Robert Gamble. The Alabama Review 44 (Spring 1991), 135-37.
Review, The Old-House Dictionary by Steven J. Phillips. Historical Archaeology 25 (Spring 1991), 113-15.
Review, Common Houses in America's Small Towns by John Jakle, et al.. Georgia Historical Quarterly 74 (Spring
1990), 201-03.
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Review, Land and Life Remembered by Bernard Herman and Svend Holsoe. Georgia Historical Quarterly 73 (Fall
1989), 565-58.
Review, Rebuilding Central Park: A Management and Restoration Plan ed. by Elizabeth Barlow Rogers. APT
Bulletin 20, 1 (1988), 62-63.
Review, Captured in Time; St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix by Elizabeth Rezende and Elizabeth Bradley. The
Bulletin of the Society of Virgin Islands Historians 2, 1 (1988), 7-8.
Pamphlets
The Steeple Building: A Short History and Description. St. Croix, Virgin Islands: National Park Service, 1982.
HAER in the VI: An Exhibition of Drawings from the Historic American Engineering Record. St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1980.
Theses/Dissertations
Ethnology in the Museum: A.H.L.F. Pitt Rivers (1827-1900) and the Institutional Foundations of British
Anthropology. D.Phil. (Ph.D.) Dissertation. Oxford University, 1982.
William Morris and the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings. M.S. Thesis, Columbia University, 1978.
Other
Photographs as Documents: Axel Ovesen (1885-1972) and his Early Photographic History of St. Croix. TS Whim
Plantation Museum, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 1983.
Professional Publications
Hawai‘i Modernism Context Study. With Louis Fung, Tonia Moy, Mayu Ohama and Don Hibbard. Honolulu and
San Francisco: Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and National Trust for Historic Preservation, Western Regional Office,
2011.
The Hawai‘i Capital Cultural District: Proposal for a National Heritage Area. Honolulu: Hawai‘i Capital Cultural
District Coalition, 2008.
Guidelines for Historic Resource Surveys: A Manual for the Pacific Islands. San Francisco: National Park Service,
Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 2001.
Virgin Islands Preservation Guidelines. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Department of Planning and
Natural Resources, 1991.
Madison Historic Preservation Manual: A Handbook for Owners and Residents. Madison, Georgia: The City of
Madison and Nu-Art Printers, 1991. National Trust for Historic Preservation Honor Award winner, 1991.
The Repair and Preservation of Vernacular Wood Buildings, with Special Attention to Buildings in Storm-Prone
Areas of the Southeastern United States at the Caribbean. TS Commissioned by the National Trust for Historic
Preservation. Washington, D.C.: The National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1990.
Frederiksted Preservation. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Amalie Press. With Frederik Gjessing and William Taylor.
1984.
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The Preservation of Stone Bearing Walls. No. 5 of Preservation Guidelines Series. St. Croix, Virgin Islands: Virgin
Islands Planning Office. 1983.
Tax Act Manual: Information on Tax Incentives for the Rehabilitation of Historic Properties. St. Croix, Virgin
Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office. With Barbara Hagan-Smith. 1982.
Source Book for Buildings and Structures: A Resource Manual for the Virgin Islands Inventory of Historic Places.
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1981.
Cleaning and Repointing of Brick Walls. No. 4 of Preservation Guidelines Series. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands:
Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1981.
The Preservation of Plaster-Covered Rubble Walls. No. 3 of Preservation Guidelines Series. St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1981.
Historic Paint Colors. No. 2 of Preservation Guidelines Series. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Planning
Office, 1981.
Signs in Historic Districts. No. 1 of Preservation Guidelines Series. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands
Planning Office, 1981.
Virgin Islands Grants Manual. Parts 1 and 2. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1979.
Frederiksted Preservation Guidelines. TS St. Thomas Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office, 1979.
Professional Reports
The Battle of Nu‘uanu Historic Preservation Project: Site Identification and Documentation. With Ami Mulligan,
Noelle Kahanu, Neil Dukas, Kepa Lyman, and Jesse Otto. Honolulu: For the American Battlefield Preservation
Program, National Park Service, US Department of the Interior, September 2019.
Hosmer’s Grove and Associated Planting Areas, Haleakalā National Park: Vestiges of Experimental Forestry in One
of America’s Earliest National Parks. With Jeffrey Tripp. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i for the Haleakalā
National Park, Maui, Hawai‘i, July 2019.
Ha‘ikū Stairs, Ha‘ikū Valley, Kane‘ohe, O‘ahu Island, Hawai‘i: Historic and Architectural Assessment. Honolulu:
For the Honolulu Board of Water Supply and G70 Architects and Planners, December 2018.
Preservation Master Plan, Archaeology Collections, Bishop Museum: Historic Preservation Considerations.
Honolulu: For the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, November 15, 2017.
Climate Change and Historic Resources in the Pacific: Results of the University of Hawai‘i Field Schools in Historic
Preservation 2014-15, Guam, Saipan, and Hawai‘i. For the National Park Service, US Department of the Interior,
(Western Support Office, San Francisco, October 2015).
Hawai‘i, the Military, and the National Park: World War II and Its Impacts on Culture and the Environment. For the
National Park Service (Honolulu) and the American Society for Environmental History (Takoma, WA), July 2014.
1953 New Wing (Volcano House Annex): Historic Structure Report (HSR). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i for
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Hawai‘i, August 2013.
1877 Volcano House: Historic Structure Report. With Jeffrey Tripp, Kepa Lyman, Jessica Way and Lorraine
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Minatoishi-Palumbo. For Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Hawai‘i, 2009.
Historic Jamestown: Recommendations for Future Administration and Development. For the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA), Richmond, Virginia, 2007.
Pohnpei Botanical Garden and the Japanese Agriculture Station Building: Report Based upon NPS Technical
Assistance, January 23-27, 2006. For the U.S. National Park Service, San Francisco, and the Historic
Preservation Office, Federated States of Micronesia, Pohnpei, FSM. With David W. Look (Principal
Investigator), Paul Gaudette, Wakako Higuchi, David H. Lorence, Frank Nelson, Donald Peting, Shaun
Provencher and Dirk H.R. Spennemann. San Francisco: U.S. National Park Service, 2007.
Documenting Vernacular Architecture and Landscape Heritage in Cambodia: Kampang Cham, Kampang Chhnang,
Kratie and Battambang. With Beng Socheat Khemro. For the Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, 2004.
Samut Songhkram: A Historical and Environmental Overview. For the Office of Environmental Policy and
Planning, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Thailand, 2004.
Survival and Change in Takeo Province: Documenting Vernacular Architecture and Landscape Heritage in
Cambodia. With Beng Socheat Khemro. For the Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, 2003.
Conservation of Monuments and Archaeological Sites in Southeast Asia: Context, History and Needs. For the Getty
Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, California, 2003.
Emory Village Revitalization Project: Historic Preservation Recommendations. For Peter Drey and Company and
Dekalb County, Georgia, 2002.
Moloka‘i Light Station, Historic Resource Study. For the Arizona Memorial Museum Association and the
Kalaupapa National Historic Park. Honolulu and Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i, 2001.
Program Assessment: Cultural Survival of Traditional Arts in Luang Prabang. For Center for Asia and the Pacific,
UNESCO, Bangkok, Thailand, 2001.
Northern Mariana Islands Museum of History and Culture, Conservation Assessment Report. For the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Heritage Preservation, Washington, D.C., 2000.
Luang Prabang, Laos: Report on Training Program in Traditional Temple Arts and Building Crafts. For the Center
for Asia and the Pacific, UNESCO, Bangkok, Thailand, 2000.
Estate America Hill, St. Croix, Virgin Islands: Historical Background and Proposals for Rehabilitation. For the
National Park Foundation, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Cochin: Proposals for Preservation and Rehabilitation. Report for the Planning and Development Collaborative
(PADCO), Inc. and US-AID, Washington, D.C., 1997.
Conservation Training in Cambodia: A Report on the World Monuments Fund's Efforts and Future Opportunities.
For the World Monuments Fund, New York, New York. 1996. Published in Preah Khan Conservation Project,
Historic City of Angkor. New York: World Monuments Fund, Report VIII, Appendix A, 1998.
Virgin Islands Hurricane Damage Assessment Report, Hurricane Marilyn, October 15-21, 1995. For the Mid-
Atlantic Regional Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1995.
Coffee in Hawai`i: An Overview. For the Kona Historical Society, 1995.
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Future Historic Preservation Training in Micronesia: An Assessment of Needs. For the Western Regional Office,
National Park Service, San Francisco, California, 1994.
Urban Conservation in Bombay and Pune: The State of Maharashstra, India. For US/ICOMOS and the U.S.
Information Service, 1992.
Estate Body Slob: An Architectural and Archaeological Survey. For the Virgin Islands Department of Education.
Completed in association with Thomas Gresham, Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1992.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site: Historic Resource Study. For the Southeast Regional Office, National Park
Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992.
The Wright Brothers National Memorial: Historic Resource Study. For the Southeast Regional Office, National Park
Service, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992.
Reevaluation of the Russell Farmstead, Andrew Pickens District, Sumter National Forest. Southeastern
Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1991.
Hydroelectric Facilities at the Neal Shoals Project, FERC Project No. 2315. For South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, Columbia, South Carolina and Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1991.
Hydroelectric Facilities at the Stevens Creek Project, FERC Project No. 2535. For South Carolina Electric & Gas
Company, Columbia, South Carolina and Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1991.
Stephens County: Historic Resources Survey Report. For the Stephens County Historical Society and the
Department of Natural Resources, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990.
McIntosh County: Historic Resources Survey Report. For the Historic Preservation Section, Department of Natural
Resources, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990.
I-26 Historic Structures and Cultural Resources Survey. For Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., Athens,
Georgia, and Louis Berger, Associates, representing the North Carolina Department of Transportation, 1990.
Susie Agnes Hotel: Feasibility Study. Bostwick, Georgia: The Bostwick Historical Society. With David Myers,
1990.
Quin House Rehabilitation Proposal. Christiansted. St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. For William Taylor, Architect,
1989.
An Architectural and Archaeological Survey of Orange Grove: A Highland Estate in Westend Quarter, St. Croix,
U.S. Virgin Islands. Environmental Assessment Report Completed in Association with Chad Braley, Southeastern
Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1989.
An Archaeological and Architectural Survey of Butler Bay: A Sugar Estate in Northside Quarter St. Croix, U.S.
Virgin Islands. Environmental Assessment Report Completed in Association with Chad Braley, Southeastern
Archeological Services, Inc., Athens, Georgia, 1989.
The Impact of Hurricane Hugo on the Historic Resources of South Carolina and North Carolina. Report Sponsored
by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and funded by a Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Washington, D.C., 1989.
Butler Bay Archaeological and Historic Survey. St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Cultural Resource Component of
Coastal Zone Study. With Steven Kowalewski, 1987.
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Anegada Sites Report. St. Croix, Virgin Islands: Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program. With Betty
Ausherman, 1985.
St. John Sites Report. St. Croix, Virgin Islands: Virgin Islands Planning Office. With Betty Ausherman, 1983.
Additional:
Principal Investigator for an additional 12 Historic Resource Studies for the National Park Service including: Fort
Caroline National Monument, Fort Frederica National Historic Site, Fort Pulaski National Historic Monument,
Shiloh National Battlefield Park, Vicksburg National Battlefield Park, Andersonville National Historic site, and
others, 1992-94.
Work has also included numerous other technical reports and evaluations of historic structures throughout the
United States, Caribbean, Pacific, Southeast Asia, and other regions. Clients have included the Board of Water
Supply, State of Hawai‘i; Oglethorpe Power Company, Georgia; South Carolina Electric and Gas Corporation,
South Caroline; the Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, Georgia; the U.S. Forest Service; and States of Hawai‘i,
South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, New York, Vermont; and the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands..
Completion of numerous National Register nominations for the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands, project on-
going.
Lectures/Presentations
Invited and Refereed Presentations at International Meetings
Asia Conserved: Introduction to Volume III. Presentation at the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage 20/20 Forum,
Penang, Malaysia, October 14, 2019.
Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia: A Traveler’s Guide through History, Ruins, and Landscapes. Keynote address at
the International Conference, Establishment of the Network for Safeguarding and Development of the Cultural
Heritage of the Mekong Basin Countries, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 16, 2017.
Heritage Conservation and Cultural Heritage in Urban Contexts: Challenges, Trends, and Potentials in Asia. Invited
Presentation at the Tan Chin Tuan Symposium, Managing Change: Urban Heritage and Community Development
in Asian Historic Cities, a joint project of the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, the
Department of Architecture, University of Malaya, and the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand, July 24, 2017.
New Design in Heritage Contexts. Chiang Mai Forum of Experts, City of Chiang Mai, World Heritage Commission,
January 6, 2017.
The Long Arm of Aestheticism: European Ideas and Conservation Practice in Southeast Asia. Thai-
ICOMOS/ASEAN International Conference, Conservation of the Built Environment: ASEAN Perspective, Bangkok,
Thailand, December 15, 2016.
The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL): Integrating Culture and Nature in Urban Conservation. IUCN World
Conservation Congress, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, September 2, 2016. Speaker and Session Organizer.
Adjuncts to Empire: The EFEO and the Conservation of Cham Antiquities. Invited paper for the International
Conference, Frontiers and Peripheries: Vietnam Deconstructed and Reconnected, University of Oregon, Eugene,
November 7, 2014.
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Heritage Education: Practical Applications for Traditional Disciplines. Invited paper for the Silpakorn 70th
Anniversary Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, October10, 2013.
Honolulu’s Capital District: Legitimacy, Power and the Public Presence Over Two Centuries. Invited presentation at
the Second Biennial of Public Space, Rome, Italy. May 16, 2013: “The Idea of the Public in Urban Narrative.”
Authenticity, Tradition, Conservation and New Design: A View from the U.S. Keynote Speech at the conference
Old-New: Rethinking Architecture in Asia, The 8th Annual Silpakorn Architectural Discourse 2009 Symposium,
United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok Thailand, August 21, 2009.
Professional Capacity Building in Educational Institutions: Summary of the Getty Directors Retreat. Invited talk at
the Asia Academy for Heritage Management meeting, Built Heritage in Asia and the Pacific: Advancing Education,
Chiang Mai, Thailand, June 7, 2008.
A Heritage in Peril: Historic Cities and Towns in Asia and the Pacific. Invited lecture at the Beijing Forum 2007:
The Inspiration of Human Heritage on the Progress of Civilizations, November 2-4, 2007. Beijing, China,
November 3, 2007.
The Cultural Landscapes of Thailand and their Protection: A Difficult Challenge for Heritage Conservators.
Refereed lecture at the international conference, Architecture in the Land of Suvarnabhumi, August 4, 2006.
Gentrification, Conservation and Economic Development: What Can We Learn for Rattanakosin’s Future? Invited
lecture at the International Symposium on Architecture and Human Rights, Bangkok Thailand, June 1, 2006.
What Are Cultural Resources? Expanding the Scope of Assessments. Refereed lecture at the Pacific Preservation
Symposium: Resources, Research and Protection, sponsored by the U.S. National Park Service and Republic of the
Marshall Islands, January 18, 2006.
Conserving Traditions in Residential and Commercial Architecture: An International Perspective. Keynote lecture at
the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University’s conference Hompoom; Sathapattayapatha – Architecture Way,
Communal Way, Folkway, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 26, 2005.
Historic Districts in Southeast Asia: Theme Parks or Cultural Sites? Invited lecture presented at the UNESCO-
sponsored conference, Conserving the Past: An Asian Perspective of Authenticity, Hoi An, Vietnam,
February 26, 2001.
Architecture Conservation Education: Summer Field School for Southeast Asia. Paper presented at the regional
conference Seminar on Southeast Asian Traditional Architecture, Bangkok, Thailand, July 27, 2000.
Rehabilitating Phnom Penh. Paper presented at the international conference The Economics of Heritage: UNESCO
Conference on the Adaptive Re-Use of Historic Properties in Asia and the Pacific, Penang, Malaysia, May 11, 1999.
Problems in the Preservation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Paper presented at The Disappearing “Asian” City
Workshop, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, October 9, 1998.
The University of Hawai‘i’s Training Programs in Urban Conservation: Bangkok, Thailand and Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, 1996-98. Paper presented at the Third International Forum UNESCO: University and Heritage, Deakin
University, Melbourne and Geelong, Australia, October 8, 1998.
Conservation Training in Southeast Asia: The University of Hawai`i's Summer Historic Preservation Field Schools
in Thailand and Cambodia. Lecture presented at the 6th International Symposium of the Asia and West Pacific
Network for Urban Conservation (AWPNUC), Taipei, Taiwan, November 22, 1997.
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The Uses and Abuses of Vernacular Architecture: Examples From Hawai`i. Paper presented at the conference
Conservation and Revitalization of Vernacular Architecture, Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 1997.
The Changing Urban Scene: Historic Preservation, Tourism and Authenticity in the Caribbean Context. Invited
paper presented at the University of the West Indies conference, Heritage Tourism and Caribbean Development,
Mona, Jamaica, March 9, 1995.
The Colonial Heritage: Asset or Burden. Invited paper presented at the international conference, The Future of
Asia's Past, Chiang Mai, Thailand, January 10, 1995.
Historic Preservation in the Virgin Islands. Paper presented at ICOMOS 8th General Assembly, Washington, D.C.,
October 15, 1987.
Like a Game of Dominoes: Augustus Pitt Rivers and the Typological Museum Idea. Paper presented at the British
Museum's Conference on Museums and Ethnography - Making Exhibitions of Ourselves, February 21, 1986.
Presentations at National and Regional Meetings of Professional and Academic Organizations
Preserving Heritage in the Urban Context. Silpakorn University Faculty Conference, Faculty of Architecture and
Planning and the Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthology Center, Bangkok, December 19, 2016.
A Heritage of Ruins: A Look at Southeast Asia’s Heritage Regime. Lecture for the Siam Society, October 8, 2013.
A Tough Sale in Paradise: Historic Preservation in Hawaii. Lecture delivered at the annual conference of the
Western Association of Art Conservation (WAAC), Honolulu, Hawaii, October 9, 2003.
Real and Unreal: Creating a Sense of Place in Hawai`i. Lecture presented at the annual conference of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 17, 1997.
"The best laid schemes...:" Land-Use Planning and Historic Preservation in Cambodia. Paper presented at the
University of Washington symposium Emerging Land Use Law in the Pacific Rim, Seattle, Washington, October 3,
1997.
The US/ICOMOS Vernacular Architecture Committee. Lecture presented at the annual meeting of the Association
for Preservation Technology (APT), Less is More, Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1997.
Plantations in the City: Urban Housing in Hawai`i in the Early 20th Century. Paper presented at the Vernacular
Architecture Forum annual meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, June 14, 1997.
Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Perspectives on Historic Preservation: The View from Hawai`i. Address at the annual
meeting of US/ICOMOS, Washington, D.C., April 12, 1997.
The University of Hawai`i's Summer Field School in Cambodia. Talk presented at the annual conference of the
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 1996. With Spencer Leineweber.
`Ewa Villages: Preserving a Plantation Community in West O`ahu, Hawai`i. Paper presented at the annual
conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Chicago, Illinois, October 15, 1996.
Coffee Farms on the Kona Coast: Adaptation and Cultural Continuity Among the Japanese of Kona, 1890-1940.
Paper presented at the Vernacular Architecture Forum annual meeting, Lawrence, Kansas, May 25, 1996.
Wet Archaeology in a Monsoon Environment: The Potential for Maritime, Riverine and Wet Site Archaeology in
the Kingdom of Cambodia. Lecture presented at the annual Symposium on Marine Archaeology and History of
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Hawai`i and the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawai`i, February 17, 1996. With Bion Griffin.
University of Hawai`i Training Initiatives in Cambodia. Address presented at the annual conference of the National
Trust for Historic Preservation, Fort Worth, Texas, October 16, 1995.
Preserving the Present: Assessing Significance and Preservation Value in Waikiki. Paper presented at the national
conference Preserving the Recent Past, Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 1995. With Don Hibbard.
Designing Phnom Penh: Architecture in Cambodia during the French Protectorate, 1863-1953. Paper presented at
the University of Hawai`i, School of Architecture conference, The East-West Encounter, March 23, 1995.
International Preservation: A Personal Odyssey. Invited lecture presented at the Annual National Historic
Preservation Conference sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Boston, Massachusetts, October
28, 1994.
The Danish West Indian Townhouse: Continuity, Transformation and Cultural Adaptation. Paper presented at the
Vernacular Architecture Forum, Charleston, South Carolina, May 14, 1994.
The ICOMOS Town Charter and the United States; Applications at the Fringes: Hawai`i and the American
Territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. Lecture presented at the National Annual Historic Preservation Conference,
sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, St. Louis, Missouri, September 15, 1993.
Historic Preservation in the Caribbean: Problems and Opportunities in the Future. Session Manager and Moderator.
The National Annual Historic Preservation Conference, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation,
Miami, Florida, October, 1992.
Hurricane Hugo and the State of State Inventories. Paper presented at the Association for Preservation Technology
Annual Conference, New Orleans, September 27, 1991.
Historic Preservation in the Caribbean: Will Quality Tourism Destroy Historic Resources? Paper presented at
Association for Preservation Technology Annual Conference, New Orleans, September 26, 1991.
Disaster Preparedness: The Need for Historic Structures Inventories. Invited lecturer at the National Trust for
Historic Preservation Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Networking for the '90s: Building a Caribbean Coalition
for Disaster Preparedness, April 18, 1991.
Disaster Preparedness and Historic Resources. Moderator, The National Annual Historic Preservation Conference;
Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Charleston, South Carolina, October, 1990.
Hurricane Hugo: The Short and Long-Term Effects on Historic Resources in the Caribbean and Coastal U.S. Paper
presented at Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference, Denver and Beaver Creek
Colorado, September 1990.
William Morris's News from Nowhere: An Early Preservationist's View of What Might Be. Invited paper presented
at conference, Preservation and the Quality of Life, Columbia University, January 27-28, 1989. Sponsored by
Columbia Preservation Alumni, Inc.
Moravian Churches and Church Complexes in the Danish West Indies. Paper presented at Southeastern Chapter of
the Society of Architectural Historians Annual Conference, Mobile, Alabama, November 10-12, 1988.
Friedensfeld Moravian Church, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands: Restoration of a Historic Wood Church, 1983-84.
Invited paper presented at Sacred Trusts: A Conference on the Management and Rejuvenation of Historic Religious
Buildings, Philadelphia, Penn., April 20-23, 1988. Sponsored by the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Corporation,
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the National Park Service, and the J.M. Kaplan Fund.
Ruins in the Landscape. Paper presented at Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference,
Providence, Rhode Island, August, 1987.
Toward an Institutional Context in the History of Archaeology. Paper presented at Center for Archaeological
Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Annual Symposium, May, 1987.
Danish Town-Planning in the West Indies. Paper presented at the Eastern Historical Geographers Annual
Conference, Savannah, Georgia, October 24, 1986.
Ivy and Other Vines. Paper presented at Conference of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference,
Helen, Georgia, September 12, 1986.
Presentations Before Community and Special-Interest Organizations
A‘ala and Its Architecture. Panel Discussion, Panel Discussion on Urban History of 'A'ala and Chinatown, John
Young Art Museum, Krauss Hall, October 6, 2019.
I.M. Pei: Building China Modern. Panel Discussion, Summer Film Night, AIA Honolulu, Friends of East-West
Center, August 22, 2019.
The Future of Civic Engagements. Panel Discussion and Talk at the conference “Democracy by Design: A
Symposium Celebrating the Hawai‘i State Capitol at 50,” Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 16, 2019.
Cultural Landscapes: Finding Significance in the Built and Natural Worlds. Talk at the Maui Arts and Cultural
Center, Sponsored by the Haleakalā National Park, February 8, 2018.
A Heritage of Ruins. Presentation at the Waikiki Yacht Club, Honolulu, September 23, 2017.
The Historic Landscape Idea and American Cemeteries. Presentation for the Honolulu County Genealogical Society,
July 8, 2017.
Lone Survivor: The Strange Tale of Hawai‘i’s First Volcano House. Presentation at the Adventurers Club,
Honolulu, April 20, 2017.
Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Urban Context: What is it and why does it matter? Presentation at the 26 th New
Generation Seminar, East West Center, Honolulu, September 19, 2016.
A Heritage of Ruins. Presentation at the Adventurers Club, Honolulu, January 21, 2016.
A Heritage of Ruins. Presentation at the Explorers Club, New York, March 9, 2015.
Your Old House in Mānoa. Presentation at the annual meeting of Malama o Mānoa, December 3, 2014.
Modernism in Hawai‘i. Talk at the Hawai‘i Modernism Conference sponsored by the Historic Hawai‘i Foundation
and National Trust for Historic Preservation, East West Center, Honolulu, January 21, 2012.
Hawaii’s First Volcano House: A Tale of Survival. Talk at the “After Dark in the Park” series, Hawai‘i Volcanoes
National Park, Volcano, Hawai‘i, November 8, 2011.
Heritage Conservation in Historic Towns and Urban Areas: The Role of the Private Sector. Lecture at the SEAMEO
Center for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA), Bangkok, Thailand, August 15, 2011.
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Preserving the Old Volcano House: Russ Apple and Boone Morrison in the 1970s. Lecture in the "Experts at the
Palace" series, ‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawai`i, February 24, 2011.
Ruins in the Landscape: Archaeological Parks in Southeast Asia. Talk as part of the “After Dark in the Park” series,
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai‘i, July 8, 2008.
Traditional Houses in Cambodia: A Living Heritage. Talk at the East West Center’s program, “Living Angkor,”
November 11, 2007.
Historic Preservation and Chinatown’s Future. Talk at the Alternative Urban Futures Community Meeting. Arts at
Marks Garage and the University of Hawai‘i Center for Futures Studies . Honolulu, Hawaii. November 2, 2007.
Angkor Archaeological Park: A Kindred World Heritage Site. Talk at the “After Dark in the Park” series, Hawai‘i
Volcanoes National Park, Volcano, Hawai‘i, July 17, 2007.
University of Hawaii Preservation Field School: Cultural Landscapes and Their Conservation. Talk at the 5th Annual
Historic Preservation Day, Hawaii State Capitol, March 7, 2007.
Preservation in the Pacific. Talk at the “After Dark in the Park” series, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volcano,
Hawaii, July 25, 2006.
Pressing Issues for Preservation in Hawaii. Presentation at the annual Historic Preservation Week Symposium,
Preservation Caucus, Hawaii State Legislature, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 3, 2006.
Architecture as Fine Art: A Look at Honolulu. Presentation at the ARTLUNCH Lecture series, Hawai‘i State Art
Museum (HISAM), Honolulu, Hawaii, April 25, 2006.
Historic Preservation in Hawai‘i. Lecture given at the Joint Spouses Conference, Military Spouse organization,
Schofield Barracks, Hawai‘i, October 1, 2005.
Historic Districts: Europe, Asia and America. Lecture given at the Joint Spouses Conference, Military Spouse
organization, Schofield Barracks, Hawai‘i, October 1, 2005.
The Endangered Buddhist Temples of Hawai’i. Symposium Panelist, Arts Program, East West Center, Office of
External Affairs, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 11, 2005.
Angkor: Recent Work, Threats and Needs. Lecture given at the Rotary Club of Bangkok South (RCBS), Bangkok,
September 23, 2005.
The Glories of Angkor: Legend, Legacy and Future Likely. Lecture delivered at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club
of Thailand (FCCT), Bangkok, August 2, 2005.
Angkor: Recent Work, Threats and Needs. Lecture given at the Rotary Club of Bangkok South (RCBS), Bangkok,
September 23, 2005.
A Special Place on Bishop Street. Presentation on the 75th Anniversary of the Dillingham Transportation Building,
Pacific Guardian Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 21, 2004
The Main Street Approach: Incremental Conservation in Rattanakosin Island. Presentation for the Bangkok
Metropolitan Authority (BMA), Bangkok, Thailand, October 18, 2004.
Sustainable Tourism and Historic Preservation: The Lessons from Hawaii. Lecture for the Department of Business,
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Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), State of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 6, 2004.
Conserving Pagan: Recent Encroachments by Burmese Authorities. Lecture delivered at the Foreign
Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT), Bangkok, July 23, 2004
Tourism and Historic Preservation: The Role of the “Main Street” Program. Presenter and Moderator as part of the
Statewide Annual Historic Preservation Conference, Grass Shacks and Palm Trees: Redefining an Authentic Hawaii,
Honolulu, Hawaii, May 14, 2004.
Interpreting Heritage Developments in the Conservation of Monumental Sites in Southeast Asia. Lecture delivered
to the Society of Asian Art of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, October 2002.
Historic Districts: Historic Vigan and Lessons from America. Lecture given as part of a U.S. State Department-
sponsored lecture tour, in Vigan, Philippines, May 15, 2002.
Urban Conservation in Southeast Asia. Lecture delivered as part of the program “Forum on Urban Renewal”, held
at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2002.
Conserving Historic Places: Lessons Learned in America. Lecture delivered as part of the U.S. State Department-
sponsored series, Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar), December 11, 2001.
Historic Districts in Asia and America. Lecture delivered as part of U.S. State Department-sponsored lecture series,
Nan and Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 28 and 31, 2001.
Historic Preservation in the United States. Lecture delivered as part of a U.S. State Department-sponsored lecture
series, Kasetsart University, Silpakorn University, the Department of Town and Country Planning (Kingdom of
Thailand) and the Office of Archaeology and National Museums, Bangkok, Thailand, January 12 and 19, 2001.
Preservation Education: The SPAFA Program in Cultural Resource Management. Lecture delivered as part of the
“Cities on the Move” project, Bangkok, Thailand, in association with the SEAMEO Center for Archaeology and
Fine Arts, (SPAFA ), October 13, 1999.
Preservation in South and Southeast Asia: Trends and Developments. Presentation at the Asia Society, Southern
California Center, Los Angeles, California, March 24, 1999.
The Laws of Historic Preservation in East Asia. Discussant for forum at the First Annual East-Asian Dialogue:
Historic Preservation and Education in East Asia, Tokai University, Pacific Center, February 22, 1999.
Preserving Phnom Penh. Lecture at the “Experts at the Palace” series, ‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, February
18, 1999.
Historic Honolulu, Lecture and Guided Tour, Statewide Partners Workshop, in association with the Historic Hawai‘i
Association, February 12, 1999.
Contributions to the World Monuments Fund-sponsored “Start-up and Development Plan,” for the Center Khmer
Studies, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, Cambodia, January 10-16, 1999.
Chinatown Revisited: Its Heritage and Culture. Lecturer and discussant, Hawai‘i Heritage Center. Series on
Preserving Hawai‘i’s Multi-cultural Heritage, June 20, 1998.
Saving the Natatorium. Presentation at the June meeting of the Engineers and Architects of Hawai‘i, Central
YWCA, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, June 5, 1998.
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Preserving Phnom Penh: The University of Hawai`i and Royal University of Fine Arts Collaborative Training
Program in Urban Conservation. Lecture at the Siam Society, Bangkok, Thailand, September 18, 1997.
Preserving Neighborhoods in Hawai`i: The Kaimuki Main Street Program. Presentation at the Annual Meeting and
Preservation Conference of the Historic Hawai`i Foundation, May 9, 1997.
Preserving Phnom Penh: The University of Hawai`i Summer Training Program in Cambodia. Talk presented at the
Historic Hawai`i Foundation Luncheon Meeting, Hawai`i Maritime Center, Honolulu, Hawai`i, March 12, 1997.
Colonial Architecture: A Legacy Worth Saving? Invited lecture, Asia Society, Hong Kong Center, Hong Kong,
March 21, 1996.
Recent Historic Preservation Efforts in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. Lecture presented at the Siam Society, Bangkok,
Thailand, July 8, 1995.
Wailuku and the Preservation Process. Keynote speaker at the Maui Historical Society annual preservation
conference and awards, Wailuku, Maui, May 19, 1995.
Traveling in Cambodia: Conservation and Preservation at Angkor. Invited lecture presented at the Wo International
Center, Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, April 26, 1995.
Ethnic Contributions to Hawai`i's Architecture. Lecture given at the Western Regional meeting of the American
Society of Interior Designers, Old Archives Building, Honolulu, Hawai`i, April 20, 1994.
Urban Revitalization in the South: Historic Districts as a Key to Development. Lecture presented at the March, 1994
meeting of the Hawai`i Chapter of the American Planning Association. March 22, 1994.
Saving Culture in a Sister Island Region: Preservation in the Caribbean. Lecture in the "Experts at the Palace" series,
`‘Iolani Palace, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, March 17, 1993.
Understanding Historic Resources. Moderator, Annual State Conference in Historic Preservation. Sponsored by the
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the Historic Preservation Section, Department of Natural Resources.
Columbus, Georgia, February 14, 1991.
The Politics of Preservation. Moderator, Annual State Conference in Historic Preservation. Sponsored by the
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the Historic Preservation Section, Department of Natural Resources,
Athens, Georgia, December 10, 1989.
Resource Design and Sensitivity: The Designer's Role In Quality Tourism Promotion. Invited lecture presented in
St. Thomas and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands at Conference, Tourism and Preservation: Improving the Quality of
the Tourism Product. Sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, St. Croix Landmarks Society, and
St. Thomas Historical Trust. May 18-19, 1988.
Historic Churches of the Virgin Islands. Lecture, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Conferencias de la Fortaleza, February,
1982.
University Presentations
Heritage Conservation in Urban Contexts: Lessons from Asia and the Pacific. Tongji University, College of
Architecture and Urban Planning, April 3, 2019.
Colonial Architecture of India. Silpakorn University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Bangkok, March 21,
2019.
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Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
February 26, 2019.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
November 20, 2018.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
April 28, 2017.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
November 17, 2016.
A Heritage of Ruins. Talk for the Exhibit “Fragments and Empire,” John Young Museum of Art, University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa, March 11, 2016.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
November 20, 2015.
Adjuncts to Empire: The EFEO and the Conservation of Cham Antiquities. Talk for the Geography Department
Seminar, October 8, 2015.
A Heritage of Ruins. Presentation at Columbia University, Historic Preservation Program, New York, March 9,
2015.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
May 29, 2015.
Historic Preservation in the US. Talk for the Center for Asia Pacific Exchange, East-West Center, August 6, 2015.
A Heritage of Ruins: Southeast Asia’s Historic Sites Reexamined. Invited talk at the Silpakorn International
Symposium on Heritage Management, March 20, 2014.
A Heritage of Ruins: The Ancient Sites of Southeast Asia and Their Conservation. Center for Southeast Studies
Friday Brownbag Symposium, September 27, 2013.
A Heritage of Ruins. Lecture at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia, Mahidol University,
Bangkok Thailand, September 5, 2012.
Fulbright Opportunities for UHM Students. Presentation at the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa, April 19, 2012.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
November 18, 2011.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
April 23, 2011.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
March 14, 2010.
What Happens to My Dossier Next? Panel presentation at the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa, September 18, 2009.
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Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
May 8, 2009.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa,
April 11, 2008.
Historic Preservation in Hawai‘i. Talk to the Faculty Retirees Association – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
(FRAUHM), January 15, 2008.
Organizer and Convener, University of Hawai‘i conference on “Cambodia: Sustaining and Revitalizing
Connections, November 9-11, 2007.
The Fulbright Program and Cambodia. Talk for the University of Hawai‘i conference on “Cambodia: Sustaining and
Revitalizing Connections,” November 10, 2007.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
April 14, 2007.
Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa,
June 22, 2006.
Recent Work at Angkor: Conservation Practices in Cambodia’s Conservation Laboratory. Lecture at the Pitt Rivers
Museum, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, May 12, 2006.
Angkor: Problems and Conservation Practice. Lecture at the Department of Archaeology, University of York, York,
England, May 8, 2006.
History in Architecture, Part II. Talk at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand,
February 17, 2006.
History in Architecture, Part I. Talk at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, January
6, 2006.
Research in Historic Preservation and Southeast Asian Studies. Talk to the Library and Information Services panel
on Southeast Asian resources, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, November 15, 2005.
Urban Conservation in Southeast Asia. Lecture given at the Faculty of Architecture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok,
Thailand, September 22, 2005.
Options and Opportunities: Is There a Fulbright in Your Future? Talk for the Office of Faculty Development and
Academic Support, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, April 14, 2005.
Research in Historic Preservation and Southeast Asian Studies. Talk to the Library and Information services panel
on Southeast Asian resources, Hamilton Library, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, November 15, 2005.
Historic Preservation in a Global Context, Office of International Programs, University of Hawaii at Manoa,
November 21, 2003
A Fulbright in Your Future. Presentation as part of a Fulbright Alumni Hawaii Chapter Program, April 11, 2003.
Preservation Issues in Hawaii. Lecture presented to the graduate program in Cultural Management, Chulalongkorn
University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 14, 2002.
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Historic Districts and the Problem of Authenticity. Lecture presented at School of Urban and Regional Planning,
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, May 13, 2002.
Historic Preservation Programs in the U.S. Lecture presented at the Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University,
Bangkok, Thailand, October 21, 2001.
Conservation Education: Critical Components. Lecture and workshop at the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai
University, July 31, 2001.
The Hoi An Protocols and Historic Districts in Southeast Asia. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of
Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, February 23, 2001.
A Stitch in Time: Training in Traditional Arts in Luang Prabang, Laos. Talk presented at the Center for Southeast
Studies, University of Hawai‘i, Brown Bag Lecture series, November 17, 2000.
Historic Districts and the New Urbanism Lecture presented at the Faculty of Architecture, Chiang Mai University,
Thailand, August 15, 2000.
Training in Urban Conservation in Thailand: The University of Hawai‘i and SPAFA Program. Lecture presented at
the Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand, October 14, 1999.
Historic Preservation in Hawai‘i. August 15, 2000. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of
Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, August 3, 1999.
Vernacular Architecture in Hawai‘i. Lecture at Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, July 23, 1999.
Phnom Penh: Potentials for Preservation. Lecture presented at the School of Architecture Chinese University, Hong
Kong, March 17, 1999.
Chinatown, Honolulu: A Case Study in Preservation Philosophy. Lecture presented at the Department of
Architecture, University of Hong Kong, March 16, 1999.
Khmer Studies and the Center for Khmer Studies in Siem Reap. Lecture presented at the Center for Southeast Asian
Studies, University of Hawai‘i, Brown Bag Lecture series. February 12, 1999.
Phnom Penh: A Study in Planning History. Lecture presented at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand,
January 5, 1999.
Preserving Honolulu’s Chinatown. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang,
Bangkok, Thailand, January 4, 1999.
Cultural Resource Management: An International Perspective. Invited lecture for the Instituto Nacional de
Antropologia e Historia and the National University of Mexico, Oaxaca, Mexico, September 8, 1998.
Case Study in Preservation Research and Methodology. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of
Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 1998.
Historic Preservation in the U.S. Lecture presented at the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
March 24, 1998.
Historic Preservation in Cambodia. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang,
Bangkok, Thailand, March 9, 1998.
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The UH Summer Field School in Bangkok. Lecture presented at the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,
Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, March 20, 1998.
`Ewa Villages: Preserving a Plantation Community in West O`ahu, Hawai`i. Lecture presented at the King
Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand, January 6, 1998.
Historic Districts and their Regulation. Lecture at the King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang,
Bangkok, Thailand, September 17, 1997.
Rehabilitating a Historic Plantation in Hawai`i: The `Ewa Revitalization Project. Talk at the Asian Institute of
Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, September 16, 1997.
Historic Districts in the United States: A Key to Urban Revitalization, and Applications in Thailand. Address at the
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand, July 24, 1997.
Vernacular Architecture: Its Value in Architectural Research and Practice. Talk presented at the Royal University of
Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 4, 1996.
Honolulu's Neighborhoods: Potential for their Preservation. Lecture presented at University of Hawai`i Humanities
Center Colloquium, City Views, April 5, 1995.
Augustus Pitt Rivers and British Anthropology. Talk presented at the Brown Bag Biography lecture series of the
University of Hawai`i Center for Biographical Research, November 17, 1994.
The Heritage of Buildings. Lecture presented as part of the University of Hawai`i and the State Foundation on
Culture and the Arts program "African-American Visions." University of Hawai`i, June, 1994.
Urban Conservation in Bombay. Lecture at the Center for Archaeological Science, the University of Georgia, April
28, 1992.
Augustus Pitt Rivers and the Idea of Ornament. Invited lecturer, Spring Symposium on Anthropology and Art,
Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore City Art Museum, March 10, 1990.
The Impact of Hurricane Hugo on Historic Resources in the Caribbean and Coastal U.S. Lecture delivered at the
Center for Archaeological Science, The University of Georgia, Winter Colloquium, March 1, 1990.
The Evolution of Culture: Augustus Pitt Rivers and Victorian Anthropology. Paper presented at the Humanities
Center Colloquium, The University of Georgia, February 14, 1989.
Pitt Rivers and Early British Archaeology and Anthropology. Paper presented as part of the regular lecture program
of the local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, May 12, 1988.
Restoration and Anti-Restoration in 19th-Century England: Problems in the Gothic Revived. Paper presented in the
University of Georgia Faculty Winter Forum, The Gothic: Medieval and Modern, February 15, 1988.
Additional:
Delivered numerous, additional popular and technical lectures for historic preservation organizations, community
and church groups and other institutions, including, Rotary Clubs, Elder hostel groups, regional development
commissions, and local historic preservation commissions. In 1990, delivered a ten-lecture series on historic house
restoration at the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center in Madison, Georgia. In 1991, lectured on the Secretary of the
Interior's "Standards for Historic Preservation Projects" throughout Georgia as part of the Georgia's Living Places
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program, sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources. Regular summer lecturer at the University of
Florida's Preservation Institute's Caribbean program and for the Pacific Islands Institute's Elderhostel Program,
Honolulu, Hawai`i.
Presently serves as an occasional architectural critic for the Honolulu Advertiser, the principal state newspaper.
Articles range from educational pieces on historic houses to reviews of new buildings.
Also, a contributor to and founding member of the newly established Center for Khmer Studies, Siem Reap,
Cambodia, and a consultant to UNESCO at Luang Prabang, Laos.
Service as External Reviewer
Member, Editorial Board, Damrong Vichakarn: Journal of the Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University
Australian Research Council (ARC), project reviews, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2014
Museum Anthropology: A Journal of Museum and Material Culture Studies, paper review, 2006
National Park Service, Southeast Regional Office, National Historic Landmark designation review, 2000
Vernacular Architecture Forum, paper selection, 2000
Winterthur Portfolio, paper selection, 2001.
Association for Preservation Technology International, APT Bulletin, paper selection, 2008.
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards, awards jury, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Vernacular Architecture Forum, paper selection, 1997, 2001
National Council for Preservation Education, scholarship selection, 1990, 1994, 1996
World Monuments Fund, World Monuments Watch program, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2017
The Getty Grants Program, proposal review, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, Natchitoches, Louisiana, proposal review, 1994, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2000
Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), Fulbright awards reviewer, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2005, 2006
University of North Carolina Press, book review, 2001
Earthwatch Institute, project selection, 2001
University of Hawai‘i Press, book reviews, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2019
Westview Press, book review, 2007
North Dakota State University, promotion and tenure review, 2002
University of Washington, promotion and tenure review, 2000, 2003
University of Texas, promotion and tenure review, 2003
Wiley Press, book review, 2009
University of the West Indies Press, 2010
Australian National University, M.A. thesis review, 2010
Australian National University, Ph.D. dissertation review, 2011
International Development Planning Review, University of Liverpool, peer paper review, 2011
Journal of Interior Design, peer paper review, 2012
Sage Publications, publication review, 2013
Routledge press, London, publication review, 2014, 2015
University of Vermont, promotion review, 2014
Asian Culture and History, article review, 2014, 2015, 2016
National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan, Ph.D. dissertation review, 2015
National University of Singapore, promotion review, 2016
World Heritage Nomination Review, Historic City of Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2016
World Heritage Nomination Review, Ancient City of Qalhat, Sultanate of Oman, 2017
World Heritage Nomination Review, Historic Town of Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2018
Singapore University of Technology and Design, promotion and tenure review, 2018
Cambridge University, Ph.D. thesis, outside examiner, 2018
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Khon Kaen University, International Program in Tourism, Ph.D. dissertation, outside examiner, 2019
Thai-American Fulbright Program, Review of Thai candidates, 2019
Sustainability, MDPI, peer paper review, 2019 Work in Progress
Houses and Tradition in Cambodia. Manuscript for book-length study of Cambodian vernacular architecture,
planned for publication with Reyum Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Planned for completion, 2022.
Honolulu: A Cultural History. A study of urban development of Honolulu as part of the Hawaii Capital Cultural
District project. Anticipated completion, 2024.
Joined in Conflict: World War II, Hawai‘i, and the National Park. Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press. Under
review.
Ethnology in the Museum: August Pitt Rivers and the Beginnings of British Anthropology. Under review.