The Savannah College of Art and Design's architectural history department announces J

The Savannah college of Art and Design's architectural history department announces January and February lectures in its continuing series.

The architectural history lectures are free and open to the public.

"Poplar Forest: Thomas Jefferson's Continued Pursuit of architectural Happiness," by Travis McDonald, director of architectural restoration at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, will take place January 19, 2010.

Following his retirement from public life, Thomas Jefferson continued to pursue happiness and delight through architecture, including Poplar Forest in Virginia-an idealistic villa retreat of his own inspiration.

Today, after extensive research and restoration, this work sheds more light on Jefferson's creative genius and body of work as an architect.

Travis McDonald has directed the restoration of Poplar Forest since 1989.

He is an architectural historian who serves on many historic preservation advisory boards.

Through earlier positions as chief historical architect of the National Park Service and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, McDonald has been involved with many interesting historic building assessments and restorations.

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