"I think this international intern program is a good way to make the world small.  Therefore, now I think that one thing I can do for this dream in the future must be hosting US/ICOMOS interns in my country. Since I had a really great summer, I want someone to have great experience in Japan, and I will have to work on it in the future."

Ayako Sato worked with the Trinity Boston Preservation Trust on their on-going efforts to restore Trinity Church.  Situated in Copley Square in Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood, Trinity Church was designed by famed architect H.H. Richardson and was constructed between 1872 and 1877 in what became the signature "Richardsonian Romanesque" style of architecture.  The floor plan is in the form of a Greek Cross, which was a radical departure for Episcopal churches.  The church contains elaborate stained glass windows designed by some of England's premier firms and the interior is adorned with murals by American John La Farge.  Today, this National Historic Landmark is undergoing significant preservation and repair work.

Ayako's primary duties involved converting measured drawings to the standard format employed by the National Park Service's Historic American Building Survey (HABS).  Ayako spent time both in the church, checking measurements and construction/ornamentation details, and in the offices of Goody Clancy and Associates, a preservation architecture firm working for the Trinity Boston Preservation Trust.  The converted drawings will be available for eventual submission to the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

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