Brave New World: Preserving Post-War Britain

Brave New World: Preserving Post-War Britain a lecture by Alan Powers WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2011  6:00pm reception/6:30 lecture American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Center for Architecture 536 La Guardia Place New York, NY 10012 Tel.: 212-683-0023 [email protected] St. Peter’s Seminary, Cardross, Scotland (1962-68), Gillespie, Kidd & Coia  Copyright Royal Commission on the Ancient and […]

17th Annual Preservation Conference

17th Annual Preservation Conference Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of Preserving NYC Neighborhoods – Conference, March 4 – 6: •Opening Reception:March 4th, $30.00 for Friends, seniors, and students,$35.00 for Non-friends, see below for details. •Preservation Conference:March 5th $35.00 for Friends and seniors,$45.00 for Non-Friends; includes a box lunch. Students with valid school ID will […]

Brave New World: Preserving Post-War Britain

Brave New World: Preserving Post-War Britain a lecture by Alan Powers WEDNESDAY MARCH 2, 2011  6:00pm reception/6:30 lecture American Institute of Architects New York Chapter Center for Architecture 536 La Guardia Place New York, NY 10012 Tel.: 212-683-0023 [email protected] St. Peter’s Seminary, Cardross, Scotland (1962-68), Gillespie, Kidd & Coia  Copyright Royal Commission on the Ancient and […]

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Forty Years of Preserving NYC Neighborhoods – Conference, March 4 – 6

It’s that time of year again! HDC is proud to announce its 17th Annual Preservation Conference, “LOOKING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK: FORTY YEARS OF PRESERVING NYC NEIGHBORHOODS.” This year the Historic Districts Council celebrates forty years as the citywide advocate for New York’s historic neighborhoods. The Conference will examine the history and changes within the preservation […]

February 1, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]

February 1, 2011

LPC Docket Number: 114240 Manhattan, Block: 1185, Lot: 25 333 West End Avenue – West End Collegiate Historic District A neo-Venetian Gothic style apartment building desinged by Emery Roth and built in 1925. Application is to legalize the installation of AC condensers without LPC permits. HDC Testimony When condenser units are proposed for the roof […]

Landmarks Commission Hears Modern Interior

Today the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the designation of the interior of the former Manufacturers Trust Company Building at 510 Fifth Avenue. This 1954 Modern masterpiece, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and completed in 1954, was designated as an individual landmark in 1997. However, only its exterior was actually protected, […]

Landmarks Commission Hears Modern Interior

Today the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the designation of the interior of the former Manufacturers Trust Company Building at 510 Fifth Avenue. This 1954 Modern masterpiece, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and completed in 1954, was designated as an individual landmark in 1997. However, only its exterior was actually protected, […]