The Association for Preservation Technology (APT) runs a student competition that challenges intercollegiate teams to document and analyze a historic masonry arch and build a scale model of the arch using historic methods of assembly. Student teams work together for 8 months, to complete the 3 Phase competition which includes: site visits to document the arch, historical research, preparation of a conservation report, detailed structural analysis, as well as design and construction of a model masonry arch which is presented and load tested at the annual APT Conference along side the other student teams.

Money raised for this project will assist Carleton’s team with the purchase of construction materials and transportation to the conference in Providence, Rhode Island. Additionally, funding will support incidental costs for student site visits, equipment rental, promotional materials and flyers, and the shipping of the arch materials to the conference.

This competition not only provides enriching experiences for the students that participate but also helps to spread awareness about historically significant masonry arches that each team has selected to analyze. Carleton’s selected masonry arch this year is located on the facade of the Brouse Building located in Ottawa, Ontario.