We have finished our work on Brac at the stone masonry school, and also completed the recordation work on Drvenik Veli. The 18th Century village that we documented was gorgeous...very overgrown, but we took pruning shears to the trails, and had to put up with the cuts and bruises.
By the end of the week, I had built up a "focus study" on wood frame roof construction, and had also completed the work measured drawings on half of the complex.
We returned to Trogir to present the work at an exhibition for the Ministry of Culture and governmental offices of the region. The turn out was a little bit disappointing, because someone in the department had passed away and the memorial service was at the same time as our exhibit. It was unfortunate, but most of the higher authorities made an appearance, and we had a very good reception of our work.
We had a total of 8 boards, 70cm x 100 cm, that we designed and printed without the use of internet while on the small island! (As architecture students in the States who usually have everything at their disposal, it was a learning experience for us to have limited resources!)
Overall, I was very pleased with my individual results from the studies, and our combined work was said to be very detailed and even more than what the Ministry of Culture Department was looking for.
This means: The village we documented will be put on the Heritage Protection Plan, and the site will be restored eventually.
The work we did on the island of Brac was documented and the stone carving school already wants us to come back.
I learned so much on this trip...not only about the field that interests me, but the fact that our skill sets are needed world wide if we ever hope to leave our history and heritage behind for generations.
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