International Travels

November 26th, 2019 · · News

Ione R. Stiegler

Moroccan Travels- 
Ione just returned from a trip to Morocco where she both attended the General Assembly 2019 meeting of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS a subset of UNESCO) and presented at the ICOMOS Advisory Committee Scientific Symposium. She collaborated with Vonn Marie May, a landscape historian, and cultural landscape specialist, to present a poster entitled “Culture and Environment: A Case Study of the Washington Irrigated Colony Rural Historic Landscape”

Ione shares the following, “We had the good fortune to visit many areas of Morocco, the Atlantic coast, High Atlas Mountains, Kasbahs, date and palm oases, the Sahara desert and four main towns of Marrakech, Fez, Rabat, and Casablanca. The country holds a remarkable wealth of amazing architecture. The examples of earthen architecture seemed to each be vying with the next to outdo each other. Before I went a friend described for me the architecture as being “like a geode rock…rough and craggy on the outside and a colorful jewel on the inside.” It was truly an apt description. Around every corner was a new cultural or aesthetic experience. …and yes….we had our cliche camel ride in the Sahara desert.”

Scroll down and enjoy some of her travel shots from Moroccan & learn about her upcoming December Saudia Arabia Trip!

 

 

 

 

Saudia Arabia Trip- 
Off to her next exotic destination in December 2019, Ione will travel to Saudi Arabia on behalf of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). She has been requested through the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to carry out an urgent joint UNESCO World Heritage Centre-ICOMOS advisory mission.

ISA welcomes Kelsey to the team!

November 26th, 2019 · · News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet Kelsey, our new Historic Preservation Specialist!!

Kelsey holds a Masters of Heritage Conservation and Masters of Urban Planning from the University of Southern California. She has studied and has interest in intangible heritage, cultural landscapes, and utilizing historic preservation as a tool for urban resilience.

Kelsey’s experience includes local and state designations of individual buildings, cultural landscape research and documentation, along with survey work. In California, she has co-authored City of Los Angeles Historic District and Resource nominations, along with State Nominations. She is a published architectural and landscape photographer. Kelsey also has experience working with Regional Planning Agencies and city sustainability measures.

Kelsey’s qualifications meet the requirements established by the National Park Service, as published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61 (Secretary of the Interior Standards).

You can find out more about Kelsey and our other team members on our Studio page.

Historic Mission Beach Boardwalk Walking Tour – 8/22/18

August 8th, 2018 · · News

By AIA San Diego and IS Architecture

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 2018
6:00 PM — 7:30 PM

Join Us for this Unique Historical Perspective of the Mission Beach Boardwalk!

Learn more about the Mission Beach Amusement Center and Boardwalk with this architect led tour by IS Architecture, the historic preservation architect for the reconstruction. Heather Crane, AIA will share the history of the site, construction techniques, and how ADA and Universal Design was implemented for a historic resource.

6:00 pm Project Introduction (including original construction footage) at Coaster Terrace, Belmont Park
6:30 – 7:30 pm  Tour Conducted by Heather Crane, AIA

Tour highlights include:

  • History of Mission Beach Amusement Center and Boardwalk
  • Reconstruction with today’s needs in mind – to provide a safe environment for all users
  • Construction Techniques
  • Lampposts – Historic Research and Reconstruction
  • Implementing ADA and Universal Design into a Historic Reconstruction

 Please meet at the Coaster Terrace of Belmont Park, located at 3146 Mission Boulevard (above the Lazerblast Arcade).

 Cost: $10 General and AIA Members (Free for Students)

2.0 HSW Learning Units for AIA Members.

Click here to register!

Spotlight! on Heather Crane

  In our Spotlight! series, we highlight the unique histories and interests of our incredible team. We asked each of our team members to answer eight questions that we hope will show you their special contributions to our firm. This month, we interviewed Project Manager Heather Crane, AIA. Let’s get personal! 1. Let’s start with the […]

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Ask an Architect – May 2017 Edition

We here at ISA get phone calls all the time from homeowners (and potential homeowners!) who don’t quite know where to start with this whole ‘hiring an architect’ thing. Some people just want to educate themselves (what is an FAR, anyway?) and don’t know where to turn. So we decided to answer some of the most […]

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