Jong Hyun Lim
(South Korea)
General Services Administration
Center for Historic Buildings
Washington, DC
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"GSA
has many professionals in different fields of interest and
responsibility in each department. I learned very nice working
process to take care of government buildings not only with
modern design remodelling process but also traditional
preservation techniques to conserve its original condition. This
is a best thing working at GSA as summer intern."
Jong Hyun Lim |
This internship was sponsored by the General Services Administration, Office of Chief Architect, Center for Historic Buildings with additional support from private donors.
Center for Historic
Buildings,
General Services Administration
Washington, DC
Lim's primary duty was compiling information on masonry preservation and restoration techniques for the GSA's Technical Update Procedures (Masonry Cleaning Guide). The guide will principally be used by architects preparing specifications for GSA projects. Some teams include experience architectural conservators who are well informed on current methods; others may have less specifialized knowledge of historic building materials or new technologies.
The great majority of GSA historic buildings are limestone-faced buildings with granite-faced foundations and brick buildings constructed during the 1930s. A small number of mid and late 19th century and early 20th century buildings are faced in marble, a few have all granite facades; other 19th buildings have brick walls and stone trim. A few contain glazed terra cotta as a trim or wall material. The inventory also includes a few sandstone buildings (Jackson Place Houses, DC), most of which have undergone extensive repair in the past 20 years. GSA also owns a number of early to mid 20th century concrete industrial structures and concrete office buildings constructed during the 1960s and 1970s.
The US/ICOMOS International Intern Exchange Program is funded by a variety sources. Each of the host organizations in the U.S. contributed funds that cover a substantial portion of the costs for interns from overseas. Grants from private foundations and individual donors supported the internships for U.S. preservationists traveling overseas, with additional support from some of the overseas host organizations. The 2005 overseas internships were supported by the Dorothy-Ann Foundation, Marpat Foundation, Keepers Fund for Historic Preservation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Trust for Mutual Understanding, and contributions from numerous individuals.