Saving Wisconsin Sacred Places: Funding Possibilities – CEU 10

Presented by Historic Preservation Institute (HPI) at UWM SARUP. Summary This final portion of the 2-day workshop at Taliesin will be an exploration and discussion about the funding challenges of saving Sacred Places in Wisconsin. This final session will be an opportunity …

Saving Wisconsin Sacred Places: Virtual Reality and Extended Reality

Presented by Historic Preservation Institute (HPI) at UWM SARUP. Summary These two portions of the 2-day workshop at Taliesin will be about experiences through virtual production and exploration of extended reality and immersive technology through the XR Box.

HPI students save historic mansion with digital twin

The Historic Preservation Institute (HPI) students and director Matt Jarosz were recently featured in an article about the role of laser scanning in preserving vulnerable buildings. When the 1886 T.B. Scott Mansion in Merrill, WI was slated for demolition, HPI students quickly …

UWM students apply laser-scanning skills to real-world projects

UWM graduate students and Historic Preservation Institute (HPI) researchers Teresa Klopp, Eli Lingle, and Patrick Groh are applying their knowledge of advanced field documentation and modeling technology to real-world projects. HPI provides students with opportunities to conduct detailed field documentation and process …

UWM’s HPI supports Pritzlaff artifact event

OnMilwaukee covered Architectural Artifacts: Strategies for Finding & Reusing, an event organized by UWM’s Historic Preservation Institute at SARUP held at the historic Pritzlaff Building. HPI led the exhibition of salvaged architectural materials, demonstrating how reclaimed artifacts can be reused …

National Photographer Jarob Ortiz Collaborates with HPI

OnMilwaukee profiles Jarob Ortiz, known for his documentation of architectural landmarks for the Library of Congress and National Archives. Ortiz was hosted by Matt Jarosz of UWM’s Historic Preservation Institute to photograph sites including Mitchell Park Conservatory’s domes, the Pritzlaff …

Milwaukee Independent: Digital Preservation with Terracotta & Photogrammetry

Milwaukee Independent features UWM SARUP’s Historic Preservation Institute as a leading center for using advanced photogrammetry and laser scanning to digitally preserve architectural terra cotta—especially from the Pabst Mansion pavilion. Under HPI’s direction, faculty and students document and reconstruct historic …