Idaho National Laboratory Cultural Resource Management Plan

Historic Architecture
Historic architecture is the practice of
applying artistic and scientific principles to the
research, planning, design, and management of the
built environment with specialized training in the
principles, theories, concepts, methods, and
techniques of preserving historic buildings and
structures. The minimum professional
qualifications in historic architecture are a
professional degree in architecture or a state
license to practice architecture, plus one of the
following:
One year of graduate study in architectural
preservation, American architectural history,
preservation planning, or a closely related
field, with emphasis on detailed investigation
of historic structures, preparation of research
reports on such structures, and preparation of
plans and specifications for preservation
projects
Minimum of one year of full-time professional
experience on historic preservation projects
with the same emphasis as the one-year
graduate study.
Historic Landscape Architecture
Historic landscape architecture is the practice
of applying artistic and scientific principles to the
research, planning, design, and management of
both natural and built environments with
specialized training in the principles, theories,
concepts, methods, and techniques of preserving
cultural and historic landscapes. Professionals in
this field must have a five-year professional
degree in landscape architecture, plus both of the
following:
Three years of full-time professional
experience applying the theories, methods, and
practices of landscape architecture to the
identification, evaluation, registration,
documentation, or treatment of historic
properties
Products and activities that demonstrate the
successful application of acquired
proficiencies in the discipline to the practice of
historic preservation.
The three years of full-time professional
experience may be replaced with one year of
comparable experience if it is accompanied with a
state-recognized license to practice landscape
architecture. The other qualification requirements
still apply.
Historic Preservation
Historic preservation is the application of
strategies that promote the documentation,
protection, treatment, continued use, and
interpretation of prehistoric and historic resources.
Professional standards in this field call for a
graduate degree in historic preservation or a
closely related field of study, plus both of the
following:
Two years of full-time professional experience
applying the theories, methods, and practices
of historic preservation to the identification,
evaluation, registration, documentation, or
treatment of historic properties
Products and activities that demonstrate the
successful application of acquired
proficiencies in the discipline to the practice of
historic preservation.
The graduate degree may be replaced with an
equivalent undergraduate degree if it is
accompanied by four years of the aforementioned
full-time professional experience, products, and
activities.
History
History is the study of the past through written
records, oral history, and material culture and the
examination of that evidence within a
chronological or topical sequence in order to
interpret its relationship to preceding,
contemporary, and subsequent events. The
minimum professional qualifications in history are
a graduate degree in history or a closely related
field. In lieu of the graduate degree, the
professional must have an undergraduate degree in
history or a closely related field, plus one of the
following:
At least two years of full-time experience in
research, writing, teaching, interpretation, or
other demonstrable professional activity with
an academic institution, historical
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