The Center for Historic Architecture and Design (CHAD) at the University of Delaware was created in 1984 as an interdisciplinary research and public service center to draw on nationally and internationally prominent programs and faculty at the University of Delaware related to historic preservation and to make historic preservation an important part of the University's land grant mission. The Departments of History, Art History, Geography, and Mechanical Engineering cosponsored the Center's formation.
Located in the School of Public Policy and Administration, CHAD addresses issues related to historic preservation through an interdisciplinary program of research, public service, and education focusing on historic architecture and landscapes; design issues of the built environment and material culture; documentation of historic properties; computer applications to documentation; research on cultural and historic materials and technologies; historic preservation planning and policy at national, state, and local levels; and advocacy for historic resources.
Located in the School of Public Policy and Administration, CHAD addresses issues related to historic preservation through an interdisciplinary program of research, public service, and education focusing on historic architecture and landscapes; design issues of the built environment and material culture; documentation of historic properties; computer applications to documentation; research on cultural and historic materials and technologies; historic preservation planning and policy at national, state, and local levels; and advocacy for historic resources.