Jabeen Manzoor
(India)
and
Jovita Stakionyte (Lithuania)
Hillier Architecture
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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"The colleagues in the office were very helpful in every way, always ready to help, always ready to clear any kind of confusion, be it anything from work to where to shop."
Jabeen Manzoor |
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"I had many opportunities to make friends, and I did use these opportunities!"
Jovita Stakionyte |
This internship was funded by Hillier Architecture with additional support from private donors. US/ICOMOS particularly thanks George Skarmeas (US/ICOMOS Board member and director of Hillier Architecture's preservation division) for hosting two US/ICOMOS interns and Bob Hotes (former US/ICOMOS intern to Russia) for his supervision.
Hillier Architecture and
Yale University
Philadelphia, PA and New Haven, CT
Jabeen Manzoor and
Jovita Stakionyte both worked with the preservation division of Hillier
Architecture. Their primary project involved planning efforts for
restoring the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and the Ray Tompkins House, both
at Yale University. Their work included completing a field survey and
conditions assessment of more than 800 windows and doors on the two
buildings, assessing the building masonry, and compiling drawings and
documentation forms back in the office.
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 2006 overseas internships were supported by the Keepers Fund for Historic Preservation, Marpat Foundation, Royal Oak Foundation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and contributions from numerous individuals.