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

Building Materials

• Garrison – Adobe Characteristics [11.5 MB]
  
• Soria – Use of Lime [4.6 MB]

Preservation Programs

• Moss - Documentation and Assessment Programs [9 MB]
  
• Jara – Preservation in Sonora [9.2 MB]
  
• Guerrero – The Missions of Chihuahua [17.7 MB]

Case Studies

• Taylor – Case Study:  Socorro Mission [7.8 MB]
  
• Valenzuela – Case Study:  Mission San Ignacio [4.8 MB]
  
• Vint – Case Study:  Mission San Xavier del Bac [47.7 MB]
  
• Soria – Restoration of Mission Cocospera [17.1 MB]
  
  

Videos

Introduction

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

(Time: 10 minutes 38 seconds)

Building Materials

Adobe Characteristics
James Garrison

(Time: 1 hour 18 minutes 51 seconds)

Lime Plaster Maintenance Pitiquito, Sonora, Mexico
Pat Taylor and Francisco Javier Soria Lopez

(Time: 1 hour 4 minutes)

Lime Plaster Maintenance Rio Rico, Arizona
Pat Taylor

(Time: 46 minutes 52 seconds)

Adobe Brick Resources
Jupiter Martinez Ramirez and Vernaldo Velazques

(Time: 9 minutes 44 seconds)

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

(Time: 16 minutes 39 seconds)

Adobe Water Proofing
Antonio Guerrero

(Time: 9 minutes 29 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)

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

(Time: 1 hour 24 minutes 38 seconds)

Documentation and Assessment Programs
Jeremy Moss

(Time: 43 minutes 06 seconds)

The Missions of Chihuahua and their Preservation
Antonio Guerrero

(Time: 48 minutes 22 seconds)

Case Studies

Case Study:  Socorro Mission
Pat Taylor

(Time: 44 minutes 34 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)

Site Tours

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)

Old adobe structure tour
Antonio Guerrero and Robert Vint

(Time: 45 minutes 32 seconds)

Tour of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady of Caborca
Gloria Elena Santini

(Time: 17 minutes 54 seconds)

San Diego Pitiquito temple tour
Padre Claudio Alonso Murrieta Ortiz

(Time: 53 minutes 23 seconds)

Discussion

TICRAT Round Table
 

(Time: 1 hour 15 minutes 18 seconds)