Careers Beyond The Ordinary
How Conservation Altered the Path of a Young Artist Join EverGreene Architectural Arts’ Conservator Brooke Young Russell as she returns to her alma mater Garrison Forrest School in Owings Mills,…
Profile
BACKBrooke joined EverGreene in 2016 as an architectural conservator. She works closely with the conservation team and directs assistant conservators and conservation technicians in all aspects of conservation treatment, assessment, and documentation. Brooke’s expertise includes writing specifications, developing treatment plans, performing conservation investigations and studies, executing conservation treatments on painted finishes, and conducting microscopic analysis of paint and plaster. Brooke also works alongside our design team to translate complex paint studies into implemented projects.
Brooke is an active member in many industry organizations including the American Institute of Conservation (AIC) as a Professional Associate and as the Architectural Specialty Group Liaison for the Emerging Conservation Professional Network; participates with the Association of Preservation Technology (APT) for both the APTi Technical Committee for Materials and as a member of the local APT DC Chapter; and serves as both Conference Committee Chair and Post Prints Editor for the Architectural Finishes Research Conference (AFR). Brooke continues to share her professional knowledge with the next generation through her participation as speaker for high school and college students interested in the conservation and the trades industry, and through a variety of professional development networking events.
She holds her BA in Art History and Italian from New York University and went on to earn her MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation.
Articles
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A Place For Reflection, Education & Inspiration“Visiting the library remains the most common cultural activity Americans engage in, by far.” The Literary Hub’s report recently confirmed that Americans visited libraries on average 10.5 times last year,…
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APT DC Tour of Enoch Pratt Free LibraryREDISCOVERY & TRANSFORMATION Please join APT DC, EverGreene Architectural Arts, and Gilbane Building Company for a hard hat tour of the ongoing renovation project at Baltimore’s Central Library and State…
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#AskAConservator Day 2019Organized by the American Institute for Conservation & Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, #AskAConservator Day is here! EverGreene conservators appreciate the curiosity expressed in the questions of our followers on…
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2020 Ask A Conservator DayEver wonder what a conservator does day to day? For those of us who don’t work in the field, conservation is often shrouded in mystery. The American Institute for Conservation…
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2020 Best Of Maryland AwardsPreservation Maryland Announces Best of Maryland Awards: Building Rehabilitations, Skilled Artisans, Museum Volunteers & Others Celebrated Across the Old Line State Preservation Maryland is honored to shine a spotlight on…
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2021 Architectural Finishes Research (AFR) ConferenceColors & Textures of the World EverGreene is proud to participate as a speaker and sponsor for the 7th international Architectural Finishes Research (AFR) Conference, held virtually from January 14-15,…
Awards
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National Air & Space Museum Revitalization − Finishes: Painting & Wallcovering2023Craftsmanship Star Award for Excellence in the Face of AdversityWashington Building Congress -
National Air & Space Museum - Artifact Move Coordination2022Painting & WallcoveringWashington Building Congress
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Enoch Pratt Free Library2022Community Leader Awards - Rise to the Challenge RecipientUSGBC Maryland
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Trinity Church Wall Street2022Lucy G. Moses Preservation Project Award, Trinity Wall StreetNew York Landmarks Conservancy -
Trinity Church Wall Street2021Religious Architecture: Restoration AwardPartners for Sacred Places -
Enoch Pratt Free Library2021Elevation AwardsPaintSquare
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Enoch Pratt Free Library2020Institutional Architecture AwardAmerican Institute of Architects (AIA) Maryland -
Enoch Pratt Free Library2020Excellence in Construction - Historic PreservationMaryland The Daily Record -
Enoch Pratt Free Library2020Preservation Artisans AwardPreservation Maryland -
Enoch Pratt Free Library2020Best in Real EstateBaltimore Business Journal
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Enoch Pratt Free Library2020Restoration & Rehabilitation AwardBaltimore Heritage
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Private Club - Dining Room Ceiling2018Lucy G. Moses Preservation AwardNew York Landmarks Conservancy
Projects
Victory Theatre Paint Study
UNT Law School Building
Private Club Main Dining Room Ceiling
National Air and Space Museum Mural
Grand Ballroom
New York Public Library Ceilings
Trinity Church Wall Street
Hudson County Courthouse
Holy Family Catholic Church
St. Catharine's Church
Essex County Courthouse
Enoch Pratt Free Library