Boston Architectural College Historic Preservation Program

The Boston Architectural College Historic Preservation Program offers a Master of Design Studies in Historic Preservation (MDS) as a low-residency, online program. The program is located within the School of Design Studies.

Travel Opportunities
The Boston Architectural College has off-campus study opportunities in locations such as Charleston, South Carolina and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Specialties
Housed in the School of Design Studies, the MDS in Historic Preservation has multidisciplinary courses that focus on both design and sustainability.

Preservation Courses

 * Traditional Building (3 units)
 * Preservation Philosophy and Practice (3 units)
 * Preservation Law, Planning and Finance (3 units)
 * Historic Research and Documentation (3 units)
 * Architectural Materials Conservation: Philosophy, Methods, and Practice
 * Theories in Architectural Preservation, Conservation, and Urban Renewal (3 units)
 * Cultural Heritage Tourism and Placemaking
 * International Heritage Conservation (3 units)
 * American Vernacular: People, Places, and Forms (3 units)
 * Back Bay Boston & Historic Preservation: Global Perspective on Metropolis (3 units)
 * Approaches to Historic Building Fabric (3 units)

Architecture Courses

 * Classical Architecture Drawing Studio (3 units)
 * American Architecture: Colonial Period through Post-Modernism

Sustainable Design Courses

 * Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking (1.5 units)
 * Green Residential Remodeling & Renovation (1.5 units)
 * Greening Existing Buildings (1.5 units)
 * Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking (1.5 units)
 * Sustainable Design and Preservation (1.5 units)
 * Greening the City (1.5 units)
 * Sustainable Communities, Land Use, Transportation, and Planning (1.5 units)
 * Sustainable Neighborhoods (1.5 units)

Faculty

 * Jack Glassman (Senior Program Mentor)

Adjunct Faculty

 * Tatiana Berger (History and Theory)
 * Ariel Brain (History and Theory)
 * Arthur Krim (History and Theory)
 * Jaime Wilson (History and Theory)