{"596330":{"#nid":"596330","#data":{"type":"news","title":"From Atlanta to the Acropolis","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Doyle IV, a civil engineering major, first learned of the work of the Acropolis Restoration Service (YSMA) when he participated in the Art and Architecture in \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/italy.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGreece and Italy Study Abroad program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E in 2014. Three years later, he became the third Georgia Tech student to make contributions to the Acropolis.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Greece and Italy Study Abroad Program, led by the School of Architecture\u0026rsquo;s Thanos Economou, offers a seven-week, on-site, immersive study of cities, buildings, sculpture, and painting from the Bronze Age to the pre-industrial city in Greece and Italy. Doyle found his passion for history and ancient architecture particularly enriched when the program visited the Acropolis to hear a guest lecture by Petros Georgopoulos, a sculptor with YSMA.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;To me, the Acropolis is one of \u0026mdash; if not the \u0026mdash;\u0026nbsp;most important monuments in all of Western civilization,\u0026rdquo; Doyle said. \u0026ldquo;YSMA\u0026#39;s continuous restoration\u0026nbsp;efforts are a service not only to the people of Greece, but to the people of the free world. Being a part of such a momentous effort has been an incredible personal experience for me.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoyle participated in YSMA\u0026rsquo;s efforts as a member of the Parthenon Restoration Service and spent two months working on the rock.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYSMA has directed restorations at the Acropolis since 1976, with a goal to repair damage to the monuments, which has occurred over the centuries as a result of natural, historical, and unintended mistakes from prior interventions. The current restoration is characterized by multidisciplinary, long-term research efforts involving mechanical, chemical, biological, artistic, architectural, engineering, and archaeological techniques, earning the team global recognition for their contributions to the monuments and various disciplines.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDoyle\u0026rsquo;s tasks included creating educational presentations on the Parthenon for English-speaking students and tourists, transcribing YSMA\u0026rsquo;s restoration processes into a simplified Gantt Chart for better visual representation, hand-drafting new mechanical parts for a mechanism used in YSMA\u0026#39;s marble member transportation process, learning to sculpt Pentelic marble from sculptors whose techniques come from the legendary school on the Greek island of Tinos, and applying these techniques to three marble members who will be installed back onto the Parthenon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHis story is one of many that come from students participating in study abroad programs. Students interested in the Art and Architecture in Greece and Italy program, or other programs, should attend the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.calendar.gatech.edu\/event\/591477\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EStudy Abroad Fair\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom to learn more about upcoming opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAn info session for the Art and Architecture in Greece and Italy program will take place\u0026nbsp;Wednesday, Oct.\u0026nbsp;4, at 6 p.m. in Room 259, West Architecture Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorge Doyle IV, a Georgia Tech Civil Engineering student, spent the summer working with the Acropolis Restoration Service on a variety of tasks including learning and practicing marble sculpting techniques to sculpt three pieces of Pentelic marble for the restoration of the Parthenon.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"George Doyle IV is the third Georgia Tech student to make contributions to the Acropoli"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2017-10-02 21:24:19","changed_gmt":"2017-12-07 17:40:20","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596329":{"id":"596329","type":"image","title":"George Doyle IV in Greece","body":null,"created":"1506028999","gmt_created":"2017-09-21 21:23:19","changed":"1506028999","gmt_changed":"2017-09-21 21:23:19","alt":"George Doyle IV in Greece","file":{"fid":"227269","name":"image1.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/image1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2427907,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/image1.png?itok=IWFkKlPl"}}},"media_ids":["596329"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/italy.gatech.edu","title":"Art and Architecture in Greece and Italy"},{"url":"http:\/\/oie.gatech.edu","title":"Office of International Education"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"1297","name":"Office of International Education"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166843","name":"Study Abroad"},{"id":"1733","name":"international architecture"},{"id":"5104","name":"Greece"},{"id":"2146","name":"Italy"},{"id":"167058","name":"Student"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:h.ligler@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EHeather Ligler\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nArt and Architecture in Greece and Italy Study Abroad Program\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}