2006 US/ICOMOS Intern with the Presidio Trust

Aleksandra Vadinska (Bulgaria)
The Presidio Trust
San Francisco, California

"This internship was really helpful for me as an architect and preservationist.  I've learned many things about the archaeological process, historical architecture, and I was able to look at one of the best examples of architecture and design in California."

Aleksandra Vadinska
2006 US/ICOMOS
Intern to The Presidio Trust

This internship was funded by The Presidio Trust with additional support from private donors.
The Presidio Trust
San Francisco, California

Aleksandra Vadinska compiled a poster exhibit combining historical, archaeological, and architectural information on the first (mid-18th-century) fortification.  Working within the archaeology lab, she reviewed previous research, made reconstruction perspective drawings of different early buildings of the Presidio, an archaeological plan of the early fort, and drawings of significant artifacts that have been uncovered.  The final poster will be presented to the public in a display in the archaeology lab's new facilities.

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.