NICKY DEFREECE EMERY, Assoc. AIA, LEED® AP
[email protected] / 214-417-7910 Expertise Architectural Conservation Architectural History Historic Preservation Architectural Design Sustainability Professional Education Master of Architecture University of Texas at Arlington May 2013 Master of Science Historic Preservation University of Pennsylvania 2002 Concentration in Building Materials Conservation; Thesis: “Evaluation of Protective Coatings and their Effect on Salt Formation on Brick Substrate.”
Bachelor of Arts Art History Drury University 1998 LEED® AP BD+C, 2009 TxDOT Precertfied Historian and Architectural Historian Getty Conservation Institute, Injection Grouts for the Conservation of Architectural Surfaces Technical and Software Skills AutoCAD Architecture (Proficient) Revit Architecture 2012 (Working Knowledge) Revit 2013 (Working Knowledge) Adobe InDesign (Proficient) Rhino (Working Knowledge) SketchUp (Working Knowledge) 3DS-Max (Proficient) Adobe Premier Pro (Working Knowledge) Photoshop (Proficient) Bonsai 3D (Working Knowledge) Form-Z (Working Knowledge) C&C Milling (Working Knowledge) 3D Printing (Working Knowledge) Laser Cutting (Proficient) Microsoft Word (Expert) Microsoft Excel (Proficient) Microsoft Powerpoint (Expert)
Profile Nicky DeFreece Emery has spent 15 years as an architectural historian in architecture and engineering firms, 11 years of which she has also worked as an architectural conservator. Her work has integrated adaptive reuse and preservation with sustainable building practices in major renovation projects, including significant contributions to the first National Register-listed public building to ever achieve LEED Platinum Certification. She is also currently pursuing architectural licensure through NCARB. Ms. Emery specializes in projects that take advantage of her expertise in architectural conservation, materials research, sustainability, historic preservation, and architectural design in the built environment. Professional Experience JHP Architecture/Urban Design—Dallas, TX (2013-2014) Intern Architect responsibilities—documents for many phases of design including site analysis, schematic design, design development, submittals, RFIs and ASIs for multi-family, high density housing developments in urban environments, including tax credit projects; key projects include Erickson Living retirement communities, Glencoe Multifamily, and SO 7th Live/Work leadership—work daily with architects to achieve project and client goals; led Architectural Record Examination study group; pro-bono projects including design and construction of art galleries for Trans.lation Vickery Meadow URS (formerly LopezGarcia Group)—Dallas, TX (2004-2007, 2009-2013) Senior Architectural Historian and Conservator/Project and Task Order Manager/Principal Investigator responsibilities—integrating conservation and preservation work into larger architecture and engineering projects; construction and maintenance observation and reporting; conditions assessments using CAD; materials testing, repair and replacement recommendations; ROM repair costs; historic contexts and structures reports; preservation and maintenance plans; determinations of eligibility and nominations to the National Register of Historic Places; Section 106 and Section 110 consultation; NEPA documents including Section 4(f); Memoranda of Agreement; HABS/HAER documentation including CAD plan maps; historic resources surveys utilizing GIS and database integration strategies; key clients include Dallas Area Rapid Transit, TxDOT, ODOT, and the National Cemetery Administration leadership—work daily with engineers, architects, and clients to achieve project success; direct technical and field staff; lead project meetings with clients, stakeholders, and agencies; manage budgets and schedules; oversight of technical work and deliverables; coordinate consultants; develop and maintain client and agency relationships from the proposal through project closeout, often resulting in the receipt of additional work Quimby McCoy Preservation Architecture, LLP—Dallas, TX (2007-2009) Architectural Conservator responsibilities—as part of design and renovation projects prepared documentation and conditions assessments using CAD, recommendations and treatment plans for buildings and monuments, historic research and documentation, ROM costs for treatments, oral history charettes, public meetings, historic resources surveys and historic district boundary assessments, assisted with developing design guidelines for historic districts; key projects include: Hall of State at Fair Park, Al Hayne Monument, and Goose Island and Lake Corpus Christi State Parks
Nicky DeFreece Emery, Assoc. AIA, LEED® AP
[email protected] / 214-417-7910 page 2 of 2 Professional Organizations and Committees Current VP Heritage Education, Board of Trustees, Preservation Dallas Current VP APT Texas; Association of Preservation Technology International and APT Texas Board of Directors, Friends of Fair Park (2008-2010) City of Dallas Landmarks Commission Designation Committee (2005-2010) US/ICOMOS Brick, Masonry and Ceramics Specialty Committee (2002-2004) American Institute for Conservation (2001-present) USGBC (2008-present) NCARB/IDP (2011-present) AIA (2013-present) References available upon request Portfolio available upon request CV available upon request
Mission San Juan Capistrano—San Juan Capistrano, CA (2001, 2002-2004) Architectural Conservator responsibilities—architectural and archaeological conservation at the eighteenth century Great Stone Church ruin and surrounding adobe and brick structures of Mission San Juan Capistrano; key tasks were materials testing, site studies and evaluation, conditions survey, research and documentation, and coordination with site management, design team, and contractor; this facility is a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site, the World Monuments Watch “100 Most Endangered” site of 2002, and a Save America’s Treasures site Fairmount Park Historic Preservation Trust, Inc.—Philadelphia, PA (2000-2002) Conservation Technician responsibilities—research and conservation fieldwork with architect and staff architectural conservator on the historic properties, outdoor art, and their materials in Fairmount Park; featured buildings included Eastern State Penitentiary, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Waterworks, Mount Pleasant, Cedar Grove and Lemon Hill Mansion Selected Presentations/Invited Guest Lectures “Monroe Shops, Dallas, Texas: At the Crossroads of Preservation, Sustainability and Security.” Conservation: Art, Artifact & Architecture Conference, Drury University, March 13, 2012. “Conservation to Adaptive Use: Case Studies in Historic Preservation.” El Centro College, Dallas, Texas, February 24, 2009. “DART Police Headquarters at Illinois Station: A Case Study for Adaptive Reuse of a Historic Structure Using Sustainable Design and Construction Practices.” 11th Annual Society of American Military Engineers Infrastructure Forum, August 5, 2010. “A Case Study: The Conservation of the Stone Flooring of the Mission San Juan Capistrano’s Great Stone Church.” Tenth International Congress of Deterioration and Conservation of Stone, June 27-July 2, 2004 (with D. Rodrigues). Selected Publications Dallas Landmarks. 2009. Arcadia Publishing (contributing author). “Revisiting the Conservation of the Flooring of the Great Stone Church” Proceedings of Stone Consolidation in Cultural Heritage, May 6-7, 2008 (with D. Rodrigues). “Paints on Brick Masonry: Are They Really Harmful?” 2007. In Journal of the American Institute of Conservation 46(1):39-52 (with A. E. Charola). “Preserving the Great Stone Church.” 2005. In The Journal of the California Mission Studies Association 22(1):25-32 (with D. Rodrigues). “Hygric Behavior of Two of the Most Deteriorating Salts: Sodium Sulfate and Sodium Carbonate.” In Restoration of Buildings and Monuments 11(2):79-85 and 6th International Symposium on Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, April 7-10, 2004 (with A. E. Charola and J. Weber). Selected Competitions/Pro-bono/Volunteer Work AECOM Urban SOS Frontiers 2012 Competition—selected as one of top 30 teams in international competition for the project “Pushing the Boundaries: Lalibela” Trans.lation Vickery Meadow—pro-bono design and construction of community art galleries in cooperation with Nasher Sculpture Center and artist Rick Lowe to inspire collaboration, discussion, and cultural exchange in the culturally diverse Vickery Meadows neighborhood of Dallas, 2013-2014
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