This document discusses the creation of a website called "Philip Trammell Shutze's Buildings: An Atlanta Legacy" to share stories and photos of neoclassical buildings designed by architect Philip Shutze in Atlanta. It aims to involve the public in preserving these historic buildings by collecting their personal memories and experiences associated with the structures. The website would improve upon other formats like blogs and Facebook pages by allowing two-way sharing of content between owners and users to build communal support for maintaining Shutze's architectural legacy in Atlanta.

1. “Philip Trammell Shutze’s Buildings:
An Atlanta Legacy”
A website for sharing stories and photos of favorite
neoclassical buildings in Atlanta
by Laurie Marion
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2. Appreciating Neoclassical Architecture in Georgia
Involving the Public in Historic Preservation
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3. What happens when the public forgets
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4. Remembering Philip Shutze
“one of the twentieth century’s most devoted classicists” – Institute of Classical
Architecture and Art
B.Arch., Georgia Tech, 1912
Rome Prize, 1915
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5. Philip Shutze’s Cultural Legacy
• 700 buildings in the Southeast
• 70 buildings in Atlanta
• Decorative Arts Collection at the Atlanta History Center
• Rare books collection at the Kenan Research Center
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6. Keeping the Cultural Legacy Alive
The buildings are beautiful . . . but it is the PEOPLE who make them
live!
Mosaic of Glenn Memorial by Nill Toulme
http://www.toulme.net/glenn/mosaic/index.htm
Photo of Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University
http://farm8static.flickr.com/7203/6914256111_3785b809a2.jpg
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7. Historic Preservation Needs Social Networks
Conclusion:
Associating a building with happy memories builds community support
for preserving it.
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8. Comparison with Other Resources
Blog
Website
Facebook page
Content by Owner Content by Others
Photos Text Photos Text
Social networking site
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9. Strengths and Weaknesses of Other Formats
Blog
• Owner controls content
• Blog format invites longer entries from
owner , restricts expression of others
to comments
Website
• Owner controls content
• Information is stable
• Website format informs the public
but does not involve the public
Facebook page
• Both owner and others contribute content
• Number of users increases exponentially
• Good information gets passed along
quickly
• Section marked “Posts by Others” seems
to invite advertisements
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10. How An Atlanta Legacy Improves on Existing Formats
• Aesthetic emulates classical forms
• Large format photos emphasize grandeur of the buildings
• Central placement of the question “What does this building mean to you?”
accentuates the goal of creating social meaning
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11. Use Case Scenario 1: Sharing a Story
User enters Building Name, types story
into text area, enters email address, and
clicks “submit”
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12. Reading stories that have been shared
Clicking the link opens another
page containing stories.
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13. Use Case Scenario 2: Exploring Photos of a Building
1. Click building
name on
navigation bar
to view building
page
2.Click link to Flickr
search page
3.Enter search
term and click
“submit”
4.Results are
displayed on
the page
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14. Use Case Scenario 3: Submitting Photos
Browse to find photo to
upload Click “Upload Image”
Feedback page
lets user know if
file was uploaded
Photo files appear in
“images” folder on server
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15. Future Enhancements
• Coding random display of photos uploaded by users on home page
• Coding display of home page photos that changes daily – a “featured
building of the day”
• Thumbnails at the bottom of the home page that when clicked take user to
that building’s page
• A featured “story of the day” on each individual building’s page randomly
displayed from the database
• Thumbnails of photos uploaded by users on each building’s individual page
• Cross-referencing stories and photos from users
• Fixing the links so that flickr images can be clicked to show full-size photos
• Fixing the navigation links that currently produce an error
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16. Image Sources
http://georgiashpo.org
http://www.georgiatrust.org
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome
http://www.classicist.org
http://www.atlantahistorycenter.com
http://architecturetourist.blogspot.com
http://www.atlantapreservationcenter.com
http://news.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/architecturehereandthere/2011/02/column-helping.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/msiero/6301327614/
http://www.facebook.com/minnesotahistoricalsociety
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