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Wednesday, June 10, 2015
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
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Join Charles Peterson Fellow Paul Hardin Kapp for a presentation on the work of William Nichols (ca. 1777-1853), who designed three major university campuses--the University of North Carolina, the University of Alabama, and the University of Mississippi. He also designed the first state capitols of North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. Nichols's architecture influenced the built landscape of the South but due to fire, neglect, and demolition, much of his work was lost and history has nearly forgotten his tremendous legacy. In rediscovering this overlooked architect Kapp and Sanders investigated his legacy through the archives in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and others, producing a fully illustrated testament to the importance of the architect.
Paul Hardin Kapp is director of the Historic Preservation Program and associate professor of architecture at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is co-editor of SynergiCity: Reinventing the Postindustrial City. From 2002 until 2008, he was the historical architect and campus historic preservation manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reception and book signing to follow.
Paul Hardin Kapp is director of the Historic Preservation Program and associate professor of architecture at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is co-editor of SynergiCity: Reinventing the Postindustrial City. From 2002 until 2008, he was the historical architect and campus historic preservation manager for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Reception and book signing to follow.
