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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As best I can tell, the OP website is not correct, but of all the HPRB members, the only ones who are new Grey appointees are an Architect from Dupont Circle and a member of Historic Anacostia. The chair was elevated, maybe she was a Grey appointee too, but look at her qualifications.

That hardly seems like a conspiracy.[/quote]

Let's take a look then:

The Chair, Gretchen Phaeler, is a principal at Baker, which is one of the biggest builders in DC . She was nominated by the Lobbying Group known as , The DC Builders Association. She was elevated to the Chair role almost immediatey. The former chair for previous 10 years, Tersh Boasberg is a professor of Architecural History. BIG DIFFERENCE.

HPRB Membership Requirements( from the HPO website):

Under National Park Service regulations (36 CFR Part 61), all Review Board members must have demonstrated competence, interest, or knowledge in historic preservation.[b] A majority of the members must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualifications Standards for historic preservation: [/b]

HPRB professional members must include at least one person qualified in each of three disciplines --- history, archaeology, and architectural history ---although a single qualified member may represent more than one discipline. [b]The remaining professional members must represent one of 12 identified disciplines: archaeology (prehistoric and historic), architectural history, conservation, cultural anthropology, curation, engineering, folklore, historic architecture, historic landscape architecture, historic preservation, historic preservation planning, or history.[/b]
   
Note: In each discipline, the most common method of meeting that Professional Qualifications Standard is discussed first.[b] Typically, a graduate degree or professional license is listed first.
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Let's see if we can find all masters prepared professionals in the required fields on the current HPRB: Who has a Masters Degree in History on the current HPRB , or a Historic Lanscape Architect, or someone with a masters degree in Engineering ? How about pulling from the list below a masters prepared conservationist, a Cultural Anthroplogist ? Just look through the current HPRB resumes :

Biography
Andrew Aurbach

Term: Appointed 2012. Reappointed 11/15/2012. Current term ends July 21, 2015.

[b]Andrew Aurbach serves as a Historian member of the Historic Preservation Review Board.[/b][b] His career includes extensive story telling, research and production of documentary and public affairs television programs as well as communications consulting and multimedia production[/b]. He also consults with clients on cultural and environmental sustainability

He earned a degree in History and Journalism from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and a[b] Masters in City and Regional Planning from the Catholic University of America.
[/b]  ( so, the "historian" only has some undergrad credits in history (split with Journalism) But a masters in Urban Planning, so that makes him: an Urban Planner, NOT a " Historian. So, the [b]" Historic[/b] Preservation Review Board "  has NO historian, but an Urban Planner in that role.

D. Graham Davidson, FAIA ( that's 2 Architects)
Joseph Eugene Taylor, AIA ( another Arhitect)

Let's see if we can find ONE Historian:

Rauzia Ally, NCARB, AIA ( nope, another Architect)
Maria Casarella, AIA, is an architect ( another architect)

so, if your a developer, all you have to do is show up with an architect and its basically a peer club review.

Cha Ching, lets make DC look like Silver Spring

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