Katie Pierce Meyer

In my research, I focus on preservation, architectural archives, and material culture. I am investigating the complexity of contemporary practice and material artifacts as evidence, with a particular focus on the architectural workplace. I am operating from the position that architectural records are valuable sources of information that document the built (and unbuilt) environment and the social history of the communities in which they are created, and that shifts in architectural practice and technology complicate the long-term preservation of the material artifacts of building culture. ​

Presentations and Posters

​“Documenting Architectural Practice: An Initial Investigation of Digital Project Records.” Poster, Archival Educators Research Institute, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2010.



“Building Communities: Designing the Austin Historic Architecture Digital Archive.” Poster, with Carol Brock and April Norris. Society of American Archivists (SAA), Washington, DC, 2011.



“You need more fingers than ten: Collaborating to Document Architectural Practice.” Paper, Visual Resources Association (VRA), Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA), Minneapolis, MN, 2011.



“Moore is More: Confronting Complexity in the Architectural Archives of Charles W. Moore.” Poster, SAA, Chicago, IL, 2011.



“Student-Led Conferences and Internships: Integrating Professional Community Engagement into an iSchool Doctoral Program.” Presentation, with Philip Doty, Patricia Galloway, Snowden Becker, Craig Blaha, Carol Brock, Lorraine Dong, Sarah Kim, Virginia Luerhrsen, and April Norris. Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Dallas, TX, 2012.



“Co-constructing a physical and digital exhibit for the Battle Hall Centennial.” Presentation, Book and Paper Interest Group, American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter, Dallas, TX, 2012.



“Architectural Archives and the Practice of History.” Session proposed and co-moderated with Samuel Dodd, Society of Architectural Historians, Buffalo, NY, 2013.

 

“Charting the Archival Enterprise in Doctoral Education through AERI.” Presentation, with Sarah Buchanan and Jonathan Dorey, SIG Program: Archival/Preservation Education, Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), Philadelphia, PA, 2014. 

 

Publications

Pierce, Kathryn. “Collaborative Efforts to Preserve Born-Digital Architectural Records: A Case Study Documenting Present-Day Practice. ”Art Documentation 30:2 (Fall 2011): 43-48.

*Number 6 of the top 10 Art Documentation articles downloaded in 2012.



Wang, Wilfried, ed. St. Petri : St. Petri Church, Klippan 1962-66. O'Neil Ford Monograph Series, Vol. 2. The Center for American Architecture and Design O’Neil Ford Chair, The University of Texas at Austin. New York: D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, 2009.



Dodd, Samuel and Kathryn Pierce. “William Storrer Interview: Cataloging Genius: William Storrer's Reflections on Frank Lloyd Wright.” The University of Texas School of Architecture, 2007.