New York Landmarks Conservancy

2026 Chairman's Award
2026-06-10 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | The Metropolitan Club, 1 E 60th Street, New York, United States
We were honored to present the 2026 Chairman’s Award on June 10 at The Metropolitan Club to several outstanding recipients whose work exemplifies dedication to preserving New York’s architectural heritage.
Honoring

Roz Li, RA, LEED AP Principal (emerita) – Ms. Li has more than 30 years of experience as an architect. She has an architectural degree from the University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, and a master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Columbia University.
Ms. Li has taught preservation at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning, Columbia University, and the School of Architecture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Ms. Li retired from Li/Saltzman in August 2012. Through Bakás Pilipinas, a not-for-profit organization she co-founded, Ms. Li is currently fostering the preservation of historic and cultural resources in the Philippines. Ms. Li organizes preservation training programs, including an international symposium in Manila in 2016 on the “Seismic Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Heritage Churches in the Philippines”.
Judith Saltzman, RA, LEED AP Principal (emerita) – Ms. Saltzman is a founding principal of Li/Saltzman Architects, has more than 40 years of professional experience as an architect
and preservationist.
Ms. Saltzman led the firm with a commitment to environmentally and socially responsible design and an understanding of the complexities of preservation and development.
Her early career included the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities and the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. With a cultural and civic focus, Judith’s projects have received numerous awards. Judith received her architectural degree from Pratt Institute and completed the Master’s Program in Historic Preservation at Columbia University. She is the former co-chair of the Preservation Committee of the Municipal Arts Society, a member of the Architectural League, Association for Preservation Technology, ICOMOS, and DOCOMOMO.

Mc Gowan – Founded in 2001, Mc Gowan is a family-oriented premier construction firm that has built millions of square feet for a wide range of market sectors. They utilize cutting-edge technology and innovative building techniques.
Comprised of more than 60 professionals, Mc Gowan prides itself on quality work, commitment to excellence, and adherence to best practices while providing general contracting and construction management services to private and institutional clients. Mc Gowan has achieved industry recognition as an innovative construction firm skilled at building complex projects.
Mc Gowan’s culture is family-oriented, promoting a work-life balance. They have also established two foundations. The Loretta Mc Gowan Foundation supports research for Down syndrome, and the Vincent Mc Gowan Foundation raises concern and supports families affected by depression.

Richard W. Southwick, FAIA – Richard is Partner Emeritus at Beyer Blinder Belle, where he led the firm’s preservation practice and had a 40-year career. His clients have included the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Frick Collection, the Morgan Library & Museum, Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty, Columbia University, and New York City Hall. He has restored modern airport landmarks, including the TWA Flight Center and the Marine Air Terminal, and designed retail spaces for Cartier, Hermès, and Prada.
Richard is a preservation architect who has led the revitalization of many of New York’s most celebrated historic buildings and sites. A strong advocate for preservation, he supports organizations including the Historic House Trust, the Save Ellis Island Foundation, and the New York Landmarks Conservancy, where he serves on the Board.
Richard earned degrees from SUNY Albany and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation.
Honorary Chair
Frank J. Sciame Jr. – CEO and Chairman, Sciame
Honorary Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Stribling – Founder, Stribling & Associates, now Stribling at COMPASS
Stephen J. Meringoff– Chairman, Meringoff Properties, Inc.
The Chairman’s Award recognizes businesses, individuals, and organizations that demonstrate their commitment to protecting New York’s incomparable architectural legacy, the world-renowned buildings, and diverse neighborhoods that define the City’s energy and excitement.
Thank you, and congratulations to our 2026 honorees!

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Chairman’s Program / Ad Journal
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Please contact Carla Eilo.
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Webinar Discussion - Preservation: Part of the Housing Solution
2026-05-14 18:00 - 19:00
Please join us as nationally known economist Donovan Rypkema discusses how preservation plays an important role in housing issues and in the economy.
Zoom Webinar – Register Now
May 14, 2026
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Residences at PS 186 – A former 1903 C.B.J. Snyder-designed public school, converted into an apartment building for low and middle-income New Yorkers and a new Boys and Girls Club (Dattner Architects)
Donovan Rypkema is principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development-consulting firm. The work of the firm is at the nexus of historic preservation and economics. Donovan has assessed the economic impact of preservation in cities across the country and around the world. He conducted two groundbreaking studies for the Landmarks Conservancy.
He’ll explain why the “trickle down” theory that aggressive building eventually lowers prices won’t work in New York City, and the role preservation plays in creating and protecting housing.
This lecture is AIA-approved for 1.5 continuing education (CE) credits.

Lecture: Along the Hudson - Walking Manhattan's Western Waterfront
2026-04-28 18:00 - 19:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy in partnership with The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York cordially invites you to a Landmark Lecture
Along the Hudson: Walking Manhattan’s Western Waterfront
With Author William J. Hennessey
Tuesday, April 28th, 6:00 PM
LOCATION:
General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of The City of New York
20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan
Through eight structured walks from Battery Park to Spuyten Duyvil, Along the Hudson tells the story of the rise, decline, and rebirth of Manhattan’s Hudson waterfront from the 17th century to the present day. In this talk, based on his book, William J. Hennessey will trace the ongoing evolution of the Hudson shoreline from a gritty line of working docks into a desirable residential enclave and a chain of inviting parks.
He will highlight notable buildings, both historical and contemporary, to key transportation infrastructure, and to seminal historic events and personalities that shaped New York’s dynamic relationship with the river that is its reason for being.
‘Reading this will enhance anyone’s sojourn along what I think of as Manhattan’s west coast.” — Peg Breen, President, The New York Landmarks Conservancy
William J. Hennessey is an architectural historian and retired art museum director. He is the author of two architectural guidebooks, Walking Broadway: Thirteen Miles of Architecture and History and Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park.
This will be an in-person and online lecture on Tuesday, April 28th, at 6:00 pm. A book signing and reception will follow the in-person program. Advance registration is required.
General Admission: $15
General Society Members, New York Landmarks Conservancy Members and Senior Citizens: $10
Students: $5
In-Person RSVP

Online RSVP

Walking Tour - Washington Square Park and Lower Fifth Avenue
2026-04-23 11:00 - 12:30
Join our exclusive tour exploring the early years of Washington Square Park and Lower Fifth Avenue.
Into the Wilderness
Wednesday, April 23rd, 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Join us for an exclusive tour exploring the birth and early years of Washington Square Park and lower Fifth Avenue, with a close look at how the development of this area forever altered New York City. Our tour guide is James Scully, director/co-creator of the award-winning historical audio fiction soap opera Burning Gotham, set in 1835 New York.
Please note this tour begins at The Washington Square Arch and concludes at the Salmagundi Club near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 12th Street.
TICKETS

Tour Overview
While New York is a city continually changing and evolving in almost every aspect, it’s hard to top the upheaval of Antebellum New York. Between 1825 and 1845 New York City’s population exploded as the streets, avenues, land lots, and structures we’ve come to take for granted were created all at the same time. It has been said that 19th Century New York was “one giant construction site.” Much of this begins at the northern end of Washington Square Park as New Yorkers went into the wilderness to form their own version of Manifest Destiny in the years after the opening of the Erie Canal.
Our unique experience will include:
-Brief overview of the early history of the area that is today’s Washington Square Park and lower Fifth Avenue stretching back to the 1600s, including Native American, Dutch, African American, and even Italian history.
-A trip to see the oldest living resident in Washington Square Park, with stories centered around the Marquis de Lafayette, Washington Square’s use as a Potter’s Field, and the various epidemics that plagued early 19th Century New York.
-The story behind John Randel Jr’s Grid Plan of 1811, the City’s swallowing of Greenwich Village into the 9th Ward, the birth of Fifth Avenue in 1824, and what early 19th Century New Yorkers thought of this area.
-Stories from the birth of New York University, including financial issues, riots, prison labor, the Gothic Revival structure, the birth of the telegraph, the first portrait photograph ever taken in 1839, and the last remnant of NYU’s original building.
-The birth of Greek Revival, Greek-mania, and Sailor Snug Harbor in the 1830s, with a trip to The Row and The Mews, sharing stories behind their residents, and quotes from New Yorkers of the time that eerily echo sentiments from today.
-Into the wilderness with the Randalls, the Rhinelanders, the Brevoorts, The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York, the vote to build the Croton Aqueduct, and life on early Fifth Avenue in the 1820s – 1840s with maps and photographs.
-Concluding at the oldest surviving mansion this far south on Fifth Avenue, with stories behind its construction and its current use as an artist’s club.
The group is limited to the first 25 to RSVP, so if you are interested, please let us hear from you soon.
*Please bring water and comfortable shoes as we’ll be doing a lot of walking.
**This tour does not go inside any buildings on the route but does conclude at the Salmagundi Club.
About James
James Scully is an outgoing native New Yorker who grew up in a home with four generations of family. He had close relationships with both his grandparents and great-grandparents. This exposed him to an invaluable amount of local history and culture, helping him to become a passionate historian, writer, and director.
He’s a graduate of Xavier High School in Manhattan, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and spent over a decade working as an art director and copywriter for media companies such as Condé Nast and Hearst before becoming a writer, director, and historian. His history focus is both New York City history and US radio history.
James produces and hosts Breaking Walls, the docu-podcast on the history of US network radio broadcasting (https://www.thewallbreakers.com/breaking-walls). He has developed historical audio fiction productions, like the 2022 official Tribeca audio selection Burning Gotham, set in 1835 New York City (http://burninggotham.com), the Frank Sinatra biopic musical And Then I Sing (https://www.andthenising.com), and the western adventure series Frontier Gentleman (https://www.frontiergentleman.com/).

The 36th Annual Moses Awards
2026-04-16 18:00 - 21:00 | The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025, United States
The 36th annual Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards drew more than 600 people to The Cathedral of St. John the Divine on April 16.

Watch our Video Highlights
Twelve extraordinary preservation projects were cited, including a historic community center, churches, a Federal townhouse, and the restoration of the iconic Waldorf Astoria.
Warrie Price received the Preservation Leadership Award for her dedicated career at The Battery Conservancy. Sarah Carroll, former New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission Chair, was honored with the Public Leadership in Preservation Award. The Central Park Conservancy received the Preservation Organization Award.

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Preservation Project Awards
611 West 112th Street
867 Madison Avenue
DUMBO/Vinegar Hill Street Reconstruction
The Frick Collection – 1 East 70th Street
The Gregory – 991 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn
Hamilton Fish House – 21 Stuyvesant Street
Mary of Nazareth Parish – Sacred Heart Church – 32 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn
The National Arts Club – 15 Gramercy Park South
Poppenhusen Institute – 114-4 14th Road, College Point, Queens
The Riverside Church – 490 Riverside Drive
Terminal Warehouse – 261 11th Avenue
Waldorf Astoria New York – 301 Park Avenue
Event Program / Ad Journal
Credits
Video by Gil Gilbert
Event photos by James Salzano
Special Thanks
The Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the Moses Awards, please email Andrea Goldwyn.

ABOUT THE AWARDS
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has been a leader in preserving, restoring, and reusing New York City’s architectural legacy for over five decades. The Moses Awards are the Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation work and recognize individuals, organizations, architects, craftspeople, and building owners for their extraordinary contributions to preserving our City.
We are grateful for the generous support of the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, which makes the Awards possible. Lucy Goldschmidt Moses was a dedicated New Yorker whose generosity benefited the City for over fifty years. Mrs. Moses and her husband, attorney Henry L. Moses, shared a wide range of philanthropic interests. “I don’t think we’re worth anything unless we do for others,” said Mrs. Moses in a 1983 interview with The New York Times.

Warrie Price – Founder and former President of The Battery Conservancy, photo: Terese Loeb Kreuzer

Sarah Carroll – former Chair of The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission

Bridge No. 28 or “Gothic Bridge” – Central Park Conservancy

611 West 112th Street, photo: James Ewing

867 Madison Avenue, photo: HLZAE

DUMBO/Vinegar Hill Street Reconstruction, photo: Jeremy Woodoff

Frick Collection – 1 East 70th Street, photo: Nicholas Venezia

The Gregory – 991 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, photo: GEMA Capital Partners

Hamilton Fish House – 21 Stuyvesant Street, photo: Jack Kucy

Mary of Nazareth Parish – Sacred Heart Church – 32 Clermont Avenue, Brooklyn, photo: Carlo Zaskorski

The National Arts Club – 15 Gramercy Park South, photo: J.M.Kucy | jmk-gallery.com

Poppenhusen Institute – 114-4 14th Road, College Point, Queens, photo: Dara Magagnoli

The Riverside Church – 490 Riverside Drive, photo: Walter B. Melvin Architects

Terminal Warehouse – 261 11th Avenue, photo: Alex Ferrec

Waldorf Astoria New York – 301 Park Avenue, photo: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM

Watch Panel Discussion - Is Preservation Hindering Housing Creation in New York?
2026-03-25 18:00 - 20:00 | The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
The Conservancy was pleased to present an impressive panel at the Morgan Library & Museum on March 25, 2026. They addressed the question “Are Historic Districts Hampering Housing Production in the City?” Their collective answer was “no.” You can watch their presentations here.
Panelists: Gale Brewer, Donovan Rypkema, Margery Perlmutter, Alexander Gorlin, and Maggie Poxon.
Our panel included leading voices representing economics, public policy, architecture, housing development, and preservation:

City Council Member, Gale Brewer
Economist, Principal & CEO of PlaceEconomics, Donovan Rypkema
Principal of Alexander Gorlin Architects, Alexander Gorlin, FAIA
Principal of URBAN FACTORS, former Chair of NYC Board of Standards & Appeals, former Commissioner of NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, land use lawyer, and architect Margery Perlmutter
Affordable Housing Developer of Fish Plate Development, Maggie Poxon
Hosted by Conservancy President, Peg Breen

The Conservancy believes preservation has an important role to play in saving and creating housing. Find out how and why.

Watch the Preservation Mayoral Candidates Forum
2025-03-24 18:00 - 19:30
Six mayoral candidates participated in a 90-minute preservation forum, offering insights into their backgrounds, priorities, and positions to over 800 attendees.
Candidates fielded questions on preservation, neighborhood character, and balancing new construction with adaptive reuse.
We appreciate the candidates, sponsors, and attendees for demonstrating that New Yorkers care deeply about preservation.
The Landmarks Conservancy and major colleague groups, plus dozens of civic, cultural, and neighborhood organizations, sponsored the event. Conservancy President Peg Breen moderated the forum. Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman hosted the Zoom and provided the introduction.
Watch the video and learn more about the candidates’ positions on important preservation issues.
Date: Monday, March 24

WATCH HERE

Candidates who attended
Former Assembly Member, Michael Blake
Author, Corinne Fisher
City Comptroller, Brad Lander
State Senator, Jessica Ramos
Former City Comptroller, Scott Stringer
Former Federal Prosecutor, Jim Walden
All declared candidates who have raised funds were invited to attend.

Sponsors:
The New York Landmarks Conservancy
Village Preservation
The Preservation League of NY
The Municipal Art Society of New York
Historic Districts Council
City Club of New York
Save Harlem Now!
Friends of the Upper East Side
Landmark West!
Carnegie Hill Neighbors
Co-Sponsors:
West End Preservation Society
Morningside Heights Historic District Committee
Crown Heights North Association
East Village Community Coalition
East Bronx History Forum
Landmark East Harlem
Save Chelsea
Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation
Save Gansevoort
Lower East Side Preservation Initiative
CIVITAS
Save America’s Clocks
Women of Woodlawn
Little Caribbean NYC
Victorian Society New York
Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
Congress for New Urbanism
Brooklyn Heights Association
A. Philip Randolph Neighborhood Development Corporation
Bowery Alliance of Neighbors

Professional Circle Tour: The Tenement Museum
2024-01-11 09:00 - 10:00
January 11, 2024
9:00 – 10:00AM
The Tenement Museum
103 Orchard Street
Lower East Side
The group is limited to the first 15 to RSVP, so if you are interested, please contact Carla Eilo at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org to reserve a space on the tour.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and this lecture will be submitted for AIA credit approval.
Contact Carla Eilo at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a beloved institution with a large number of visitors that exceeds the number of people the building was originally designed to accommodate when inhabited as a residence.
This, with age, has had a major effect on the building structure and interior finishes, requiring the museum to undertake significant work to help balance the overlapping goals of preservation and interpretation, resulting in major structural repairs at 97 Orchard Street.
As part of these repairs, upgrades to utilities, including a new HVAC system, exterior repairs, and the installation of replacement windows were made. Difficult but necessary decisions were made as the work was designed and performed. This is a restoration and conservation tour providing an inside look at the work performed, and a discussion of the choices made.
The tour will be led by Alex Gaylord, Director of Executive Projects, and David Favaloro, Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs and Hebrew Technical Institute Research Fellow, along with Mary Jablonski, (President and Founder) and Stephanie M. Hoagland (Principal and Senior Conservator) from Jablonski Building Conservation.

Professional Circle Tour: 92NY, Buttenwieser Hall
2023-07-31 12:00 - 13:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour of the 92NY Buttenwieser Hall with Steve McHale, Principal of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners; Kim Lovejoy, Senior Business Development Executive, and Katharine George, Conservator, of EverGreene Architectural Arts; and Seth Pinsky, Chief Executive Officer, of 92nd Street Y.
Date and time
Monday, July 31 · 12 – 1pm
Location
The 92nd Street Y, New York 1395 Lexington Avenue New York
Reserve Ticket(s)
While the 92nd Street Y has been located on 92nd Street and Lexington Avenue since 1900, it wasn’t until 1929 that the current 92NY building was constructed. Buttenwieser Hall originally served as a worship space, but has been repositioned into a multi-use space for education and performances.
92NY, Buttenwieser Hall
This project is an early phase of a renovation campaign emerging from BBB’s master plan for the 270,000-SF, two-building complex, aiming to make the facility more flexible to allow for programmatic change over time. Phases related to The Arnhold Center will include the conversion of an office suite into new dance studios, conversion of a dormitory floor to administrative workspace, and improvements to the fitness center.
BBB’s redesign includes a highly flexible “black box” theater with a flat floor to accommodate a greater range of performances and events; telescoping seating for improved sightlines and greater capacity; and upgraded acoustics, AV equipment, and infrastructure—all contemporary insertions juxtaposed against the historic ceiling, repaired by Evergreene Studios. The dance center is supported by patron and performer amenities, and united by a lobby, newly infused with daylight, whose aesthetic sets the stage for a new era for 92NY.
EverGreene was contracted to perform the ceiling restoration in early 2023, which started with mockups of concrete patching and decorative paint restoration. Following mockups, our team completed concrete patching at areas of deterioration to arrest further decay, removal of anchors and equipment using compatible materials and tooling to match the faux bois texture. EverGreene then did an overall surface cleaning, consolidation to stabilize the paint, varnish to provide a consistent sheen, and inpainting at seven locations of significant damage and visible paint losses using modern paints to match the historic colors and sheen.

Professional Circle Tour: Hispanic Society Museum & Library
2023-06-28 10:00 - 11:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer our Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Richard Southwick, Partner of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, Julie Hausch-Fen and Selldorf Architects Partner Julie Hausch-Fen and Michi Ushio Project Manager, of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library.
June 28, 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Hispanic Society Museum & Library
3718 Broadway (Between West 155th and 156th Streets) Manhattan
RSVP HERE
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in Upper Manhattan—one of the great repositories of art and culture from Spanish-and Portuguese-speaking countries—reopened its Main Building, closed since 2017, on April 6th with the completion of $20 million in infrastructural improvements.

The Spanish Renaissance-style Main Court, with its spectacular terracotta arcade, and the gallery dedicated to Joaquín Sorolla’s panoramic paintings cycle, Vision of Spain, originally installed in 1926, are disability accessible for the first time. The building has been refurbished with upgraded roofing, electrics, pipes, painting, lighting, and signage.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and this lecture will be submitted for AIA credit approval.
Contact Matthew Marani at matthewmarani@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

Professional Circle Tour: Robert and Anne Dickey House
2023-04-05 12:00 - 13:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Jeff Dugan, Principal of Dattner Architects, of the Robert and Anne Dickey House in the Financial District.
Date and time
Wed, April 5, 2023, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Location
Robert and Anne Dickey House 77 Greenwich Street New York, NY 10006
Robert and Anne Dickey House, Manhattan (Photo: Thornton Tomasetti)
The Dickey House was completed in 1809 for the coffee and spice merchant Robert Dickey and his family, in what was then a fashionable residential district. The townhouse stood vacant and in disrepair since the September 11 terrorist attacks and was designated a New York City Landmark in 2005. The townhouse has now been incorporated into a public school that extends through the adjacent residential skyscraper’s podium.
Work began with the evaluation of the dilapidated landmark and the use non-destructive evaluation techniques such as baroscopic analysis and surface penetrating radar to determine the overall condition of the facade as well as any internal voids in the mortar. A 150-ton temporary steel skeleton was installed to support the fragile masonry facade following the condition assessment, and it was only then that the interior could be gutted.
The support system stayed in place until completion of the new cast-in-place permanent structure within, which is, in turn, connected to the tower’s floor slabs; a measure that also strengthens the lateral stability of the masonry facade. Once the new concrete floor structures and columns were in place to brace the original brick shell, the steel spider web was cut away with blow torches.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and this lecture will be submitted for AIA credit approval.

Professional Circle Tour: Church of the Epiphany
2023-03-21 10:00 - 11:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Acheson Doyle Partners of the former Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and Neighborhood House.

Date and time

Tue, March 21, 2023, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

Church of the Epiphany

351 E 74th St 351 East 74th Street New York, NY 10021

The Jan Hus Presbyterian Church was built in 1888 by noted architect R. H. Robertson and expanded in 1915 with the adjacent Neighborhood House by Ludlow & Peabody to serve the broader needs of the Czech community. The Church design evokes the streetscape of Prague with its distinctive Romanesque and Gothic Revival details, including a tower, said to recall the entrance to Charles Bridge, which was added in 1915 as part of the expansion.
Upon purchasing the former Jan Hus Presbyterian Church and Neighborhood House, the Church of the Epiphany partnered with Acheson Doyle Partners Architects for a comprehensive historic restoration and renovation project. This historic adaptive reuse effort included a complete interior renovation accommodating a mixed-use church, office, industrial kitchen, school, gymnasium, and accessible roof program.
The Sanctuary renovation features a new organ and stained glass windows; integration of existing liturgical fixtures into the space; introduction of a new HVAC system and Landmarks Preservation Commission-approved exterior repairs and restoration.

Landmark Lecture: Highlights From 50 Years of Preservation
2023-03-14 18:00 - 19:00 | General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen, 20 West 44th Street, New York, NY, United States
The New York Landmarks Conservancy In partnership with The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York cordially invites you to a Landmark Lecture:
Highlights From 50 Years of Preservation
Buildings and the Stories They Tell
With Peg Breen
Conservancy President
This will be an in-person and online lecture on Tuesday, March 14th, 6:00 pm
General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of The City of New York
20 West 44th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Manhattan
IN- PERSON RSVP HERE
ONLINE RSVP HERE
Peg Breen, the New York Landmarks Conservancy President, will lead an illustrated talk on the Conservancy’s history and mission. Buildings tell stories and her presentation will include images from “50 at 50”, an interactive, online exhibition launched in January to kick off the Conservancy’s 50th anniversary.
In 1973, the Conservancy’s visionary founders realized that landmark designation alone wouldn’t always save a building, and they saw the need for a group with financial and technical skills to help property owners maintain their historic structures. They also sought a group that could devote the time required to pull off major preservation projects.
From its gutsy beginnings finding new uses for vacant public buildings, the Conservancy has become one of the largest preservation groups in the country.
The Conservancy’s range of financial and technical programs has helped protect more than 1,300 historic structures, providing more than $60 million in grants and loans which has leveraged $900 million to preserve worthy buildings and neighborhoods throughout New York.
General Admission: $15
General Society and New York Landmarks Conservancy Members: $10
Students: $5
Advance registration is required

Professional Circle Tour: The Cathedral of St. John the Divine
2023-02-15 15:30 - 17:00 | The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10025, United States
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Building Conservation Associates of The Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Located in Morningside Heights, the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is one of the largest cathedrals in the world. Dating from 1891, it evolved from the designs of Heins and LaFarge who Ralph Adams Cram succeeded. Building Conservation Associates has been assisting the Cathedral since 1995 with special projects and the master plan. The firm also led the oversight of the restoration and cleaning of the entire interior, which was damaged in a fire in 2001.
February 15th, 3:30 – 5:00 PM
1047 Amsterdam Avenue (between 112th and 113th Streets) Manhattan
Originally designed and constructed in 1909 by Rafael Guastavino Jr., the 93-foot diameter tile dome above the Crossing was only intended as a temporary roof. However, the dome covers the Crossing to the present day and is one of the largest freestanding domes in the world. It is tall enough to fit the entire Statue of Liberty underneath and is also the thinnest brick shell in the world.
Now, after a painstaking three-year, $17 million rehabilitation, the dome’s 113-year-old aches and pains have been tended to. Its striking terra-cotta tile has been repaired, and a new copper exterior has been added.
Contact Matthew Marani at matthewmarani@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

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Professional Circle Talk: Retrofitting Ontario's Concrete Heritage
2023-02-02 13:00 - 14:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive talk with ERA Architects principals Graeme Stewart and Ya’el Santopinto on the ongoing work of the Tower Renewal Partnership.
Date and time
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Online Event

In the decades following World War II, countries across the globe embarked on campaigns of residential construction, and for reasons of economy and time, many reached for an off-the-shelf, modernist solution: “Towers in the park” ringing an existing urban core. Few municipalities were as gripped by this building fever as the Greater Toronto Area, which eventually amassed the greatest number of concrete housing blocks outside of the former Eastern Bloc—nearly 2,000 altogether, with approximately one million inhabitants.
Once heralded as the solution to the housing problem, this building stock is approaching the end of its life span. The high-rises are not uniformly dilapidated, but most are energy hogs. Poor design decisions betrayed a neglect of the region’s extreme climate that, coupled with decades of deferred maintenance, left vital building systems vulnerable. Yet their apartments are enviable by today’s meager standards, and being home to so many—most recently minority and refugee groups—they cannot be easily replaced.
The Tower Renewal Partnership provides an ambitious and inclusive road map that reappraises the social value of this disregarded but immense segment of architectural heritage and prepares it for the future.
Tower Renewal Partnership is an initiative to transform postwar towers and their surrounding neighborhoods into more sustainable communities.
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Professional Circle Tour: Stavros Niarchos Library
2023-01-26 09:00 - 10:00
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and NYPL Capital Planning & Construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library.
Date and time
Thursday, January 26, 2023, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
Location
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library 455 5th Avenue New York, NY 10016

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library is New York’s new central circulating library, designed by Dutch architecture firm Mecanoo in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle. Built within the 1914 shell and steel frame of the Mid-Manhattan Library which it replaces, the 180,000-square-foot building is topped with a spectacular angular roof and public rooftop amenities to make a new urban icon on Fifth Avenue.
It is a new-generation library for all New Yorkers, with special facilities for young users, adult learning, and business. It offers the perfect contemporary complement to NYPL’s world-famous Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, located across Fifth Avenue from SNFL. SASB opened in 1911, designed by architects Carrère & Hastings in a glorious Beaux-Art style, and receives over 1.7 million visits a year as the mothership of NYPL’s reference collections.
Mecanoo and Beyer Blinder Belle’s concept was to leverage the synergy of SNFL and SASB and bring them together as NYPL’s Midtown Campus. New features at SNFL reflect this harmony between the buildings: long tables that recall the impressive scale of those in Rose Main Reading Room, ceiling artwork in the Long Room that echoes the neo-classical paintings set in the main library’s ceilings, and the use of classic materials including natural stone, terrazzo, and oak.

Professional Circle Talk: Restoring the Crown of the Empire State Building
2022-12-07 09:00 - 10:00 | 103 W 29th Street, 5th Floor, 103 W 29th Street, 5th Floor, New York, New York
Professional Circle Talk: Restoring the Crown of the Empire State Building
December 7, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 am
CANY
103 W 29th Street, 5th Floor, Manhattan
RSVP HERE (PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE MEMBERS ONLY)

The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive illustrated talk with CANY principal Jarrett Huddleston and studio lead Julie Foster about the firm’s ongoing restoration of the Empire State Building’s mooring mast.
CANY was contracted in June of 2019 to remove decommissioned antennas from the Empire State Building’s mooring mast and restore the cast aluminum cladding and upper dome. Once the base scope of eight antennas was complete, an additional four 10-15-foot decommissioned antennas were removed. At each antenna location, the associated dunnage, conduits, steel support plates, and anchor plates were also taken down, and the penetrations were repaired.
After completion of initial construction in 1931, and a brief run as a dirigible docking station, the mooring mast aluminum was exposed to the elements for thirty-one years, resulting in the formation of a stable, dull-grey oxidation layer. In the 1960s, an alkyd-based aluminum flake paint was applied to improve the appearance. Almost 60 years later, the coating had significantly weathered, and subsequent removal of mesh antennas had left large areas of unpainted original aluminum exposed, creating large dark-grey patches, marring the appearance of the mast. As the final step in the restoration process, the newly restored and waterproofed cladding is being properly cleaned and prepped and the mast is fully coated with a historically-compatible alkyd-based aluminum flake paint to prevent further oxidation and reestablish the original appearance of the cast aluminum.
As the Mooring Mast Restoration Project nears completion, work will begin on restoring and waterproofing the upper balcony and dome. The project scope includes the removal of the existing membrane at the top of the dome (applied as a waterproofing measure in the 1990s) and restoration of the historic cast aluminum and chromium steel substrate. Work will include uncovering and restoring the original porthole windows at the top of the dome, waterproofing installation at the parapet and balcony surfaces, and replacement of the existing access door and principal window at the 103rd-floor exterior observation level – the “Faye Wray balcony” from the original “King Kong”.
Contact Carla Elio at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

Professional Circle Talk: Schwarzman Center, Yale University
2022-11-07 09:30 - 10:30 | One Park Avenue, One Park Avenue, New York, New York
Professional Circle Talk: Schwarzman Center, Yale University
November 7, 2022
9:30 – 10:30 am
Location: RAMSA
One Park Avenue
Manhattan
RSVP HERE (PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE MEMBERS ONLY)
Yale’s Schwarzman Center
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive illustrated talk with RAMSA partner Melissa DelVecchio and associate partner Kurt W. Glauber on the firm’s recently completed restoration and expansion of the Schwarzman Center.
Yale’s Schwarzman Center transforms Carrère & Hastings’ historic Commons and three floors of the adjoining Memorial Hall—components of their 1901 Bicentennial Buildings—into a social hub for the university’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
Of the many components that collectively comprise the Schwarzman Center project, the restoration of the ornate dining hall known as the Commons is the crowning achievement. RAMSA returned this timber-trussed refectory with 66-foot-tall ceilings, which was in urgent need of repair, including complete replacement of its floor structure, to its former grandeur while bringing it into the 21st century.
Designers paid special attention to ensure that modern interventions would largely go unseen and to carefully preserve historic elements—in essence creating a time-tested yet well-maintained appearance. Gentle cleaning of walls and ornamentation removed a century of soot, and similar treatment of the ceiling trusses revealed long-forgotten decorative paintings. Thoughtfully integrated lighting and audiovisual equipment make it possible for the first time to convert the dining hall into a state-of-the-art, broadcast-ready concert venue.
Space is limited, so please register early.
We will maintain a waiting list of everyone else interested in participating and accommodate you as reservations change.
Contact Carla Elio at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

Restoring the Future: Towards a More Efficient Terra Cotta Facade System
2022-10-27 09:00 - 10:00 | Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, 1350 Broadway, Suite 910, New York, New York
Professional Circle Talk
Restoring the Future: Towards a More Efficient Terra Cotta Facade System
October 27, 2022
9:00 – 10:00 am
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
1350 Broadway, Suite 910
Manhattan
PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE MEMBERS RSVP HERE

The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive illustrated talk with Wiss, Janey, Elstner Associates principal Matthew Haberling and associate principal Kyle Normandin on the firm’s ongoing research of a more efficient historic terra cotta system
Numerous challenges currently face the terra cotta industry in facade restoration projects. One of the major challenges is the incorporation of alternative materials as a replacement for architectural terra cotta. The use of alternative materials has become more prevalent in the industry within the last 15 years, due to the ability of the manufacturing process for alternative materials to support compressed construction schedules.
Alternative materials generally are cost competitive with architectural terra cotta and thus forcing difficult decisions with regard to schedule, cost and authenticity.
The WJE team is exploring options for panelizing and unitizing a terra cotta system that replicates character-definin historic facade components. We are exploring three facets of the architectural terra cotta systems which will include pushing the material limits of terra cotta, evaluating alternate efficient anchorage methods, and exploring composite assemblies combining a terra cotta facing with a lighter weight backup material.
Space is limited, so please register early. We will maintain a waiting list of everyone else interested in participating and accommodate you as reservations change.
Please note: you must be enrolled in our Professional Circle to attend.
Contact Carla Elio at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

Professional Circle Tour: The Morgan Library & Museum
2022-10-05 09:30 - 10:30 | The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, New York, New York
Professional Circle Tour: The Morgan Library & Museum
October 5, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
225 Madison Avenue
Manhattan
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The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Frank J. Prial Jr., Principal of Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners and Glenn Boornazian and Jennifer Schork, Partners of Integrated Conservation Resources & Integrated Conservation Contracting, of The Morgan Library & Museum.
In June 2022 the Morgan completed the first comprehensive exterior restoration of the library that J. Pierpont Morgan commissioned from architect Charles Follen McKim. This American Renaissance masterpiece, completed in 1906, is the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. The restoration addresses weathering, deterioration, and minor cracking of architectural and decorative elements; stone soiling; losses in the thin masonry joints; deterioration of metalwork; and vulnerabilities in the roof and drainage system.
In conjunction with the restoration, the Morgan is undertaking site enhancements to reinvigorate the southern portion of its campus and provide visitor access to the grounds for the first time in the institution’s history. Developed by award-winning landscape designer Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, the garden will create an accessible route from the Morgan’s interior to the 36th Street site and a new, inviting space for tours and programs.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and this lecture will be submitted for AIA credit approval.
Please note: you must be enrolled in our Professional Circle to attend.
Contact Carla Elio at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

Professional Circle Tour: Terminal Warehouse
2022-09-20 16:00 - 17:00 | Terminal Warehouse, 261 11th Avenue, New York, NY
Professional Circle Tour: Terminal Warehouse
September 20th, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
261 11th Avenue, Manhattan
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COOKFOX Architects is leading an exclusive tour of the Terminal Warehouse on Manhattan’s Far West Side.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is very pleased to offer its Professional Circle members an exclusive tour with Darin Reynolds, Partner of COOKFOX Architects, and L&L Holding Company Vice President Bryan Lapidus, of the Terminal Warehouse in West Chelsea.
Originally constructed in 1891, the Terminal Warehouse is undergoing a transformation into office spaces that will restore its infrastructure to its historic glory by reorganizing the building’s interior spaces and accentuating its defining features: brick, timber, windows and iron. A carved courtyard at the center will bring sunlight to the depths of the building, and a new penthouse addition will create outdoor terraces and orient the building towards the waterfront.
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A set of rail tracks that run the length of the building and once directly linked freight trains to ships on the Hudson River will be fully restored as the beating heart of Terminal Warehouse. In addition to maintaining the authentic character of the structure and restoring its vitality on the streetscape, Terminal Warehouse will become a high-performance, 21st-century workspace incorporating state-of-the-art energy efficiency strategies and achieving rigorous wellness certification standards.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is an AIA Continuing Education Provider and this lecture will be submitted for AIA credit approval.
Please note: you must be enrolled in our Professional Circle to attend.
Contact Carla Elio at carlaeilo@nylandmarks.org or 212-995-5260, with any questions.

The Merchant's House Museum - An Insider's Visit
2022-03-16 18:00 - 20:00 | National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY, United States
On behalf of the National Arts Club, the New York Landmarks Conservancy cordially invites you to:

The Merchant’s House Museum – An Insider’s Visit

The Merchant’s House Museum on East 4th Street in Manhattan, recently rated in the top 3% of all sites to visit in New York, is a unique survivor of the antebellum city. The house is intact with the Tredwell Family possessions, who for nearly 100 years occupied it and were determined to keep their home “exactly as Papa wanted it.”
Anthony Bellov, acclaimed for his in-depth knowledge of the house and its collections, explores the Museum in a way no visitor ever experiences. He’ll open doors and drawers and explore overlooked features that tell us much about the house, the era, the residents and the servants who made it all possible. This amazing survivor has much to show and tell, if only we know what to look and listen for.
To learn more about the Merchant’s House Museum, view our Tourist In Your Own Town video here:
Reception follows
Admission is free. Advanced registration required.

Please note: Your health and safety are our top priorities and we are following all CDC and New York City guidance. Proof of vaccination as well as a photo ID will be required. Masks are also required.
RSVP does not guarantee entry. Doors open to the public 15 minutes before the event. Please arrive early to check in.
Coat check is limited. Please do not bring any large bags or backpacks.

Information Session - NYC Historic Properties Fund and Preservation Services
2022-01-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Online / Virtual
Learn more about the New York Landmarks Conservancy Historic Properties Fund which provides low interest loans for the restoration of historic properties to owners of residential, non-profit, religious, and commercial properties throughout New York City.
The Conservancy’s Preservation Services fields questions about building repair, project movement, and contract referrals. For issues that cannot be resolved over the phone, the staff makes sites visits and meets with owners, architects and contractors.
Co-sponsored by:

TKTS Booth and the Revitalization of Times Square
2021-11-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invite you to a special lecture.

TKTS Booth and the Revitalization of Times Square
with Nick Leahy, Perkins Eastman

Mr. Leahy of Perkins Eastman will discuss the iconic design that transformed Times Square from into the one of the most visited public gathering spaces on the globe. The overarching challenge was to remake a City’s icon and create the catalyst that would eventually lead to a major urban renewal project to transform of New York’s Times Square into a true town square—a place for people to gather.
This this illustrated talk will take you behind the scenes of the world’s largest publicly accessible all-structural glass building. Mr. Leahy will share the structural, physical, logistical, and technological challenges the international project team navigated to create one of the world’s most renowned urban spectacles—an important symbol not only for the City of New York, but also internationally.
This modern landmark has immeasurably raised the profile of the Theatre Development Fund (TDF), which operates the booth to provide a discount outlet for tickets (TKTS) to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Creating public space where there was none before, it also has recast our notions of what it can mean to interact with the built environment—ultimately elevating the expectations for architecture in the public realm.
In addition to his work on the TKTS Booth, Mr. Leahy’s other projects include; the Museum of Natural History Spitzer Hall of Human Origins and Butterfly Conservatory; The Tenement Museum, the Container Globe, a modern interpretation of the famous Globe Theater designed and constructed entirely from shipping containers; and numerous others.
Nick Leahy is Co-CEO and Executive Director at Perkins Eastman, his projects are distinguished by their critical balance of place, program, and craft. Key to his design methodology is to investigate each site’s relationship to its environment, history, and its intended use. His designs for civic buildings, performing arts centers, museums, and institutional facilities can be found across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
$15 General Admission; $10 General Society Members, New York Landmarks Conservancy Members, and Senior Citizens; $5 Students.
Advance registration is required.
Seating is limited for in-person attendees.
Proof of vaccination and masks are required for anyone attending in person.
General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
20 West 44th Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
REGESTER – In person here
REGISTER – Virtual here

Saving Face: Terra Cotta Testing and Treatments
2021-10-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invite you to a special series of lectures in
October and November.
Saving Face: Terra Cotta Testing and Treatments with Helen Thomas-Haney, Jablonksi Building Conservation
Architectural terra cotta is plain or ornamental building units consisting of fired mixtures of clay, fusible materials, and grog with a glazed or unglazed ceramic finish. Manufactured in the United States starting in the mid-1840s, architectural terra cotta flourished in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a less expensive alternative to carved stone. The basic fabrication process for architectural terra cotta has remained the same for the past 150 years. This presentation will provide a brief history and description of manufacturing and installation processes for terra cotta. However, the focus of the presentation will be the practice and challenges of repairing deteriorated terra cotta from surveying and probes, to testing to characterize the material and help determine the causes of deterioration, and common restoration techniques.

Building The Brooklyn Bridge (1869 to 1883) with author Jeffrey Richman
2021-10-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invite you to a special series of lectures in October.

Author Jeffrey I. Richman will describe in engaging detail how the Brooklyn Bridge was built and explains the function of each of its complex parts, from the anchorages and elegant towers to the massive cables, and the challenges each presented. In a talk based on his new published book, Building the Brooklyn Bridge, he will tell the story of how a structure of unprecedented size and technology was built over the East River, connecting, for the first time, the then independent cities of Brooklyn and New York, two of the most populous cities in America. This awe-inspiring bridge-built between 1869 and 1883 during an age of technological innovation-was not only a modern engineering feat of extraordinary imagination, fortitude, and skill, it also was a towering beacon of human triumph.
Advance registration is required.

The Cast Stone of The Coignet Building: Hidden in Plain Sight
2021-07-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invites you to:
The Cast Stone of The Coignet Building: Hidden in Plain Sight
Mary Jablonski, President and Founder of Jablonski Building Conservation

Buildings can have stories hidden within the products used to construct them. When research is carefully undertaken, interesting stories unfold. One of the most intriguing examples of this is the Coignet Building in Brooklyn (pictured). In her talk, Mary Jablonski, President of Jablonski Building Conservation will discuss this unique building and the role her firm played in its conservation.
In 1873, the New York and Long Island Coignet Stone Company built offices along the Gowanus Canal to serve as an advertisement for the company’s cast stone products. It is believed to be the earliest cast stone building in the country. The building was a showcase for the firm with its veneer cast stone block surfaces having a variety of finishes; rusticated, smooth, beveled, and ornamented surfaces displaying the possibilities of the new cast stone material. The building miraculously survived and has become a significant element in the story of industrialization of building products and the growing importance of concrete. One hundred and forty years after it was built, the Coignet Building remained standing, barely.
When work began on the restoration of the Coignet Building in 2014, little was known about the cast stone. In her talk, Ms. Jablonski will describe what her team discovered and how the building was conserved and restored. The Conservancy recognized the building’s excellent restoration with its highest preservation honor, a Lucy G. Moses Award, in 2016.
Mary Jablonski is the President and Founder of Jablonski Building Conservation, Inc. and has over 26 years’ experience in historic conservation. She oversees the firm’s projects to ensure a consistent methodology is applied across projects and to maintain quality control. She has special interests in decorative finishes, early 1800s frame buildings, and modern materials including plastics. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Conservation and the Association for Preservation Technology and an adjunct associate professor in the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University.
Suggested donation:
$15 General Admission; $10 General Society Members and New York Landmarks Conservancy Members and Senior Citizens; $5 Students
Advance registration is required to receive the link to the Zoom Webinar platform.

Photo Credit: Trix Rosen

Forensic Architecture: The Making of the Tenement Museum
2021-06-29 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with, The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invites you to:
Forensic Architecture: The Making of the Tenement Museum
Nick Leahy, Co-CEO and Executive Director at Perkins Eastman
Special Guest: Dave Favaloro
Senior Director of Curatorial Affairs and Hebrew Technical Institute Research Fellow, Tenement Museum
The tenement holds a special place in the urban and social history of New York City and, indeed, the story of immigration to America. New York’s City’s Tenement Museum, founded in 1988 as a fledgling museum, has evolved over the years into one of the most popular cultural destinations in the city.
In this talk, Nick Leahy of Perkins Eastman will look at the development of the museum into a unique civic resource that preserves the buildings and stories of the historic Lower East Side neighborhood. Focusing on its expansion from 2006 until 2019, the build-out of 97 Orchard Street, as well as its expansion into 103 Orchard Street, it is an intimate window into the neighborhood that was once the nation’s most active immigrant portal. This talk will peel back the literal layers of history that comprise the urban campus of the Tenement Museum. Mr. Leahy, describes the approach to the work at the museum as “forensic architecture,” preserving century-old tenements and revealing the stories of nearly 20,000 residents who lived there from the late 1800s through the 1970s.
Nick Leahy is Co-CEO and Executive Director at Perkins Eastman, His projects are distinguished by their critical balance of place, program, and craft. Key to his design methodology is to investigate each site’s relationship to its environment, history, and its intended use. His designs for civic buildings, performing arts centers, museums, and institutional facilities can be found across the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. In addition to his work on the Tenement Museum, these projects include the internationally renowned TKTS Booth in the heart of Times Square; the winning international design competition entry for the Shanghai World Expo Public Events Center; the Museum of Natural History Spitzer Hall of Human Origins and Butterfly Conservatory; the Container Globe, a modern interpretation of the famous Globe Theater designed and constructed entirely from shipping containers; and numerous others.
Suggested donation:
$15 General Admission; $10 General Society Members and New York Landmarks Conservancy Members and Senior Citizens; $5 Students
Advance registration is required to receive the link to the Zoom Webinar platform.

photo credit:
Tenement Museum Visitors Center
Copyright: Paul Rivera / Courtesy: Perkins Eastman

The Impact & Possibilities of Preservation: Lessons from the Neighborhood Preservation Center
2021-06-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invites you to:
LANDMARK LECTURE
The Impact & Possibilities of Preservation: Lessons from the Neighborhood Preservation Center
With Felicia Mayro, Preservationist
Board Chair, Neighborhood Preservation Center
Introduction by Lisa Easton, Easton Architects
Curator of the Landmark Lecture Series
The Neighborhood Preservation Center has been a unique initiative from its start. It was a project created and sponsored by the St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund to adaptively reuse the historic Ernest Flagg Rectory of St. Mark’s Church In-the Bowery on New York’s Lower East Side. For 20 years, NPC operated as a co-working space providing below-market rate office and meeting space to community groups and nonprofits. The space gave voice to community needs and gave birth to organizations. It also fostered conversations and collaborations and became a hub to a diverse community of “neighborhood preservationists” that included artist-activists, environmentalists, housing advocates, urban planners, as well as historic preservationists. In 2020, NPC started its next chapter as its own not-for-profit organization.
Through the lens of her experience at the Neighborhood Preservation Center, Felicia Mayro will talk about some of the projects and people moving preservation forward today and share the goals of the new Neighborhood Preservation Center.
Felicia Mayro chairs the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Preservation Center. From 2000-2018 she was NPC’s director when it was first launched as a project of the St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund; she also led the Landmark Fund as its Executive Director. In addition to the Landmark Fund, Felicia has worked for several nonprofits in New York City including the World Monuments Fund, FRIENDS of the Upper East Side Historic Districts, and Sure We Can. She was a co-founder of Five Dutch Days Five Boroughs and has served on the boards of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation, Preservation Alumni, and Bakas Pilipinas. Born in Philadelphia, Felicia holds an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation, and Planning and a BA in Art & Architectural History and Classical Archaeology from Tufts University.
1.0 AIA LU credit is available for qualifying participants.
Advance registration is required to receive the link to the Zoom Webinar platform.
Photo caption – Preservation League of New York State. Pictured: RUPCO’s East End Apartments of Historic Newburgh, a recipient of the League’s Excellence in Historic Preservation Award in 2019. Photo credit: David Miller. The Preservation League of New York State is a statewide nonprofit focused on investing in people and projects that champion the essential role of preservation in community revitalization, sustainable economic growth, and the protection of our historic buildings and landscapes.

It All Began with a Portal: Thoughts on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
2021-05-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Online / Virtual
The New York Landmarks Conservancy, in partnership with the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York, cordially invites you to:

LANDMARK LECTURE
It All Began with a Portal: Thoughts on the Preservation of Cultural Heritage
With Norma Barbacci, Principal
Norma Barbacci Preservation Consultants LLC
This will be an online lecture.
Norma Barbacci will discuss in broad strokes, the evolution of cultural heritage preservation from a narrow focus on tangible properties to a broader, more complex and more inclusive vision. It will draw parallels from the history and projects of the World Monuments Fund (WMF), a private preservation organization, where Ms. Barbacci was Director of Programs for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal between 2001 and 2017, as well as recent projects of Norma Barbacci Preservation Consultants.
Norma Barbacci is a Preservation Architect with over 30 years of experience in developing and managing preservation projects in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. In 2020, Ms. Barbacci served as the Robert A.M. Stern Visiting Professor of Architecture at Yale University School of Architecture. In 2017 she established Norma Barbacci Preservation Consultants, a private consulting firm, specialized in preservation of international cultural heritage.
Prior to joining WMF, Ms. Barbacci worked as a preservation architect at Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners for 12 years, as senior project manager, associate, and studio director.
Ms. Barbacci received her B.A. in architecture in 1983 from Carnegie Mellon University and her M.S. in Historic Preservation in 1987 from Columbia University, where she was awarded the Historic Preservation Thesis award for her Master design thesis on the adaptive re-use of a medieval residential complex in Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy.

1.0 AIA LU credit is available for qualifying participants.
Suggested donation:
$15 General Admission; $10 General Society Members and New York Landmarks Conservancy Members and Senior Citizens; $5 Students
Advance registration is required to receive the link to the Zoom Webinar platform.

pictured: Aerial view of San Ignacio Mini
photo credit: World Monuments Fund
