E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
December 2013, Volume 10, Number 4
Help HDC Continue Our Work in 2014
HDC has had a very full year – public programs in every borough, fighting bad proposals at LPC and elsewhere, celebrating good projects and supporting community preservation campaigns throughout the city. Next year looks to be even busier; with a new administration, New York is already seeing signs of change. We pledge to continue to monitor, advise and advocate for the protection and preservation of New York’s irreplaceable historic buildings. But we can’t do it alone.
If you’re receiving this bulletin, you know who we are and what we’ve been doing. You also know that we can’t maintain all of our activities without your support. If HDC has helped your efforts this year, if we’ve answered questions, given advice, supported efforts, gone to meetings, spoken out for your concerns and your neighborhood; please consider making a donation to help us continue
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Continuing Education: Working with Historic Buildings
FISP- The New Face of Local Law 11
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Check-in and Continental Breakfast: 9:00 AM
Lecture: 9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Though there has been a long history of façade inspections regulations in New York City, recent updates to Local Law 11, now called the Façade Inspection Safety Program, have changed important requirements for architects and engineers. Timothy Lynch P.E. of the NYC Department of Buildings will discuss new requirements, including building envelope construction data and environmental exposure considerations, and how they affect the overall inspection process.
1 AIA and New York State CES credit
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Breathability – Insulation Options for Historic Buildings
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Check-in and Continental Breakfast: 9:00 AM
Lecture: 9:15 AM-10:15 AM
Spray insulation, friend or foe? Discuss how heat and moisture affect your buildings and how all insulation systems and materials, new and old, must work in harmony. Stephen Tilly of Stephen Tilly, Architect will consider the pros and cons of diverse methods in insulating old buildings.
1 AIA and New York State HSW 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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HDC is seeking nominations for the 2014 Historic Districts Council Design Awards. Architects and owners may submit recently completed work, including alterations within historic districts and to historic buildings wherever in the city they may be.
Historic buildings and districts change over time: an important part of our mission is to encourage changes of high quality. To that end, our Public Review Committee monitors proposed alterations to designated neighborhoods and individual landmarks and testifies at every Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing. We are instituting these Design Awards to showcase the best of what has been done and thereby encourage more high quality design.
Quality design may be deferential or assertive, compatible or contrasting, modern or traditional. The main concern is how convergence between new work and restoration can produce a coherent entity. The awards will be the centerpiece of New Design + Old Places, HDC’s 20th annual preservation conference and will be presented at the opening night reception on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Steelcase.
ELIGIBILITY
We invite entries for all types of good design in historic neighborhoods in all five boroughs– new buildings as well as additions to and alterations of historic ones. Interior alterations will be considered for publicly accessible historic buildings only. Buildings do not need to be designated landmarks or located in historic districts to be eligible. The project must have been completed within the last 30 years. There is no submission fee and applicants may enter multiple projects.
Members of the board of HDC and their immediate family members are not eligible to apply.
JURY
Entries will be evaluated by a jury chaired by James Stewart Polshek, FAIA, and will include prominent design professionals, historians and critics.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Deadline for Submission January 13, 2014
In 8-1/2” by 11” hard copy, bound:
- Written statement of program, design challenges and strategy
- Before and after images; historic photographs if available
- Site plan, plan, elevation and section drawings
- List of those involved: owner, architect, contractors, consultants
- A flash drive with the same material
Please note that images (photos, maps, scans, etc.) should be JPEG, TIFF or PDF files and at least 300 dpi.
Submit entries to:
Historic Districts Council
232 East 11th Street, New York, NY 10003
Attn: HDC Design Awards
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