James Sved

I am an award-winning restoration professional having completed work to National Historic Landmarks, World Heritage Sites. I have conducted primary research on previously unknown sites of significance. I meet US Secretary of the Interior's Qualification standards (36 CFR Part 61) in architectural history, historic architecture, archaeology, historic preservation, and more. With a career spanning nearly 30 years, I have experience working successfully in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Southeast, out West, in the Caribbean, and overseas. I earned my MA in Architectural History at the University of Virginia, and studied archaeology under Dr. William Kelso, who discovered the fort at Jamestown.

An accomplished and well-known professional, my work has been recognized by the Explorer's Club, who welcomed me as a member in 2014. A certified advanced scuba diver for more than a quarter century, I have been called, "The world's only underwater architectural historian," for my research on the 25 million square miles of dry land which, since the last glacial maximum, now reside at the bottom of our oceans.

I have been widely published.

June 2017