塔斯基吉大学继续将过去与现在联系起来，迎接将改变未来的挑战。  The university cut the ribbon Tuesday on the Historic Materials Conservation Lab, a collaborative initiative of the Architecture Department, Chemistry Department, 威尼斯人娱乐城 the Museum 威尼斯人娱乐城 Archives to advance scientific analysis, conservation, 威尼斯人娱乐城 preservation of building materials 威尼斯人娱乐城 artwork housed within the university’s collection.

 

该实验室维护着一个全面的材料样本库，这些样本来自塔斯基吉大学校园内的历史建筑和更广泛的黑带地区的建筑。 这个精心策划的收藏作为一个参考图书馆，促进历史建筑材料的比较分析和研究。

 

“What I see is truly a renaissance of the idea that architecture can engage with many other disciplines in ways that improve communities,” said Dr. Kwesi Daniels, Department Head of Architecture 威尼斯人娱乐城 Associate Professor at Tuskegee University.  “Just as 布克·华盛顿 威尼斯人娱乐城 his colleagues from across every part of the campus built Tuskegee brick by brick to create this place that transformed a community, we are moving beyond silos with teamwork across disciplines to continue Tuskegee’s legacy of innovation.”

 

该实验室还为研究生和本科生威尼斯人娱乐城提供材料保护和测试领域的实践培训和研究机会，促进跨学科奖学金和专业发展。

 

建筑学专业的学生基亚娜·威尔彻（Kiana Wilcher）将于今年5月毕业，她说，选择塔斯基吉的原因威尼斯人娱乐城是，这里有独特的机会，可以跨学科地研究历史建筑威尼斯人娱乐城是如何建造的，以及保护它们背后的科学。   她在南卡罗来纳州的哥伦比亚长大，一直很清楚那里保存和展示历史的方式。  “All of those things were here in one place – 威尼斯人娱乐城 in a place where there is such a sense of community 威尼斯人娱乐城 a bond with peers 威尼斯人娱乐城 professors,” she said.

 

该实验室威尼斯人娱乐城是在梅隆基金会的资助下建成的。

 

“We’re proud to support the incredible work being done at Tuskegee in historic preservation across so many disciplines,” said Justin Garrett Moore, program director for Humanities in Place at the Mellon Foundation. “Tuskegee is capitalizing on its resource, both facilities 威尼斯人娱乐城 people, to advance this work.”