E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
December 2013, Volume 10, Number 1
Monday Morning Coffee Talks:
What’s Next for the Landmarks Preservation Commission in a New Administration?
Monday, December 9th
8:30 AM – 10 AM
FREE!
With the results of the 2013 city government elections in, attention now turns toward what might happen next. The new administration will make its selections for agency chairs, including the Landmarks Preservation Commission. In this final Coffee Talk of 2013, the Historic Districts Council’s Executive Director, Simeon Bankoff, will explore these issues and much more.
Reservations are required. For more information on this series or to RSVP, please contact Barbara Zay at [email protected] or 212-614-9107.
Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street New York, NY 10003
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Continuing Education: Working with Historic Buildings
Tuesday, December 17th,
Check-in and Continental Breakfast-9:00 AM
Lecture- 9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Carl Doebley, a restoration specialist with Thornton Tomasetti, will discuss the properties of historic bricks and mortars, typical problems that arise in historic brick construction, as well as proper techniques for repairing, repointing and cleaning brick.
1 AIA and New York State CES credit
Neighborhood Preservation Center 232 East 11th Street New York, New York 10003
For more information about these and future Continuing Education Programs click here
$25, Friends of HDC and $35, General Public
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Secret Lives Tour: Hidden Collections at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library
Monday, January 27 , 2014
2:00 PM- 3:30 PM
Join HDC for a tour of Columbia’s Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library and a unique peek at treasures in the Avery Classics collection of rare books.
Designed by the legendary architecture firm McKim, Mead, and White, Avery Hall was completed in 1912 and for the last 100 years has been home to one of the most comprehensive architecture and fine arts library collections in the world. Andrew Dolkart, Director of the Historic Preservation Program and Carolyn Yerkes, Curator of Avery Classics, will provide a brief tour of the library, followed by a look at some rarely seen and uniquely New York treasures from the library’s impressive collection of drawings, books and ephemera.
$35 for Friends of HDC, students and seniors, $45 for general public
To register, please click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Brigid Harmon at [email protected] or 212-614-9107.
The exact meeting location will be emailed to registrants the week prior to the tour. Space is limited.
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