International Workshop on the Conservation and Restoration of Earthen Architecture Arizona | Sonora

Date: November 16-22, 2008
Location: Tumacácori National Historical Park, Arizona and Pitiquito, Sonora
Download: Registration Packet [PDF]

TICRAT AZ | SON is a bi-national, hands-on workshop focusing on techniques and strategies for conservation and restorations of buildings constructed of adobe and lime plaster during the Mission Period in Arizona and Sonora.

Specialists in the areas of traditional earthen building skills, preservation and conservation from the United States and Mexico will present sessions on adobe and adobe coatings, documentation, conservation, restoration and preservation,   Examples will be offered to participants through presentation of case studies.  The sessions will be followed in the field by hands-on restoration activities at Tumacácori, AZ and Pitiquito, MX.  Similarities and differences between types of earthen building in the two countries will be discussed.

Presentation Materials

• Garrison – Adobe Characteristics [11.5 MB]
  
• Moss - Documentation and Assessment Programs [9 MB]
  
• Taylor – Case Study:  Socorro Mission [7.8 MB]
  
• Guerrero – The Missions of Chihuahua [17.7 MB]
  
• Soria – Use of Lime [4.6 MB]
  
• Valenzuela – Case Study:  Mission San Ignacio [4.8 MB]
  
• Soria – Restoration of Mission Cocospera [17.1 MB]
  
• Jara – Preservation in Sonora [9.2 MB]
  
• Vint – Case Study:  Mission San Xavier del Bac [47.7 MB]
  

Videos

Adobe Characteristics
James Garrison

(Time: 1 hour 18 minutes 51 seconds)

Lime Plaster Maintenance
Pat Taylor

(Time: 46 minutes 52 seconds)

Documentation and Assessment Programs
Jeremy Moss

(Time: 43 minutes 06 seconds)

Case Study:  Socorro Mission
Pat Taylor

(Time: 44 minutes 34 seconds)

The Use of Lime in the Preservation of our Built Heritage
Francisco Javier Soría López

(Time: 1 hour 24 minutes 38 seconds)

The Missions of Chihuahua and their Preservation
Antonio Guerrero

(Time: 48 minutes 22 seconds)

Case Study: Mission San Ignacio
Abby Valenzuela

(Time: 52 minutes 16 seconds)

Case Study:  Mission San Xavier Del Bac
Robert Vint

(Time: 31 minutes 59 seconds)

TICRAT Round table discussion
 

(Time: 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds)

Tour of Tumacácori with David Yubeta
David Yubeta

(Time: 18 minutes 1 seconds)

Exterior Tour of Tumacácori
Antonio Guerrero and Eduardo Gamboa Carera

(Time: 46 minutes 1 seconds)

Adobe Brick Making at Tumacácori
Jim Garrison, Pedro Tanori, David Yubeta, and Abby Valenzuela

(Time: 16 minutes 39 seconds)

TICRAT AZ | SON Introduction and Welcome
R. Brooks Jeffery and Lisa Carrico

(Time: 10 minutes 38 seconds)

Adobe Brick Resources
Jupiter Martinez Ramirez and Vernaldo Velazques

(Time: 9 minutes 44 seconds)

Adobe Building Evaluation
Antonio Guerrero and Robert Vint

(Time: 47 minutes 50 seconds)

Slaking the Lime
Abby Valenzuela, David Yubeta and Pedro Tanori

(Time: 7 minutes 43 seconds)

Adobe Water Proofing
Antonio Guerrero

(Time: 9 minutes 29 seconds)

Old adobe structure tour
Antonio Guerrero and Robert Vint

(Time: 45 minutes 32 seconds)