Produce a 15-minute in-class presentation and a 30-40 page term paper on a preservation topic of your choice. The following is recommended and traditional for the course: describing two recent preservation projects in a major US metropolitan area (ideally, a city with which you are NOT already familiar). One project should be (principally) publicly funded and managed, while the other should be (principally) privately funded and managed. Research will include background on city history and development of the local preservation movement, how each project was conceived and funded, a profile of the organization undertaking each project, interview material from key actors and stakeholders, and an evaluation of each project’s success and lessons to be learned. (See attached description for further information.) Interim Deadlines: Case Studies Identified and Described