E-BULLETIN OF THE HISTORIC DISTRICTS COUNCIL
November 2013, Volume 10, Number 9
Continuing Education: Working with Historic Buildings
Preservation 101: Working with the Landmarks Preservation Commission
Tuesday, December 3rd,
Check-in and Continental Breakfast-9:00 AM
Lecture- 9:15 AM-11:30 AM
Tenzing Chadotsang and Jenny Fernandez of the LPC will speak about the landmarks process, specifically addressing frequent questions that architects are asked by clients and explaining what LPC does and doesn’t regulate on a designated building. Dan Allen of Cutsogeorge Tooman & Allen Architects will discuss navigating the permitting process and working with the LPC staff through the sample approval and construction process, as well as present restoration plan case studies of designated buildings.
2 AIA and New York State CES credits
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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The Changing Face of SoHo: A Walking Tour with Matthew Postal
Saturday, December 7th
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Take a walk through the iconic streetscapes of NoHo and SoHo as architectural historian Matthew Postal illuminates some of the contemporary responses to this rich commercial neighborhood of cast-iron and masonry structures. Attendees will look at new buildings, recent additions and preservation projects by Aldo Rossi, Beyer Blinder Belle, and Jean Nouvel among others. Come delve in the past, present and ever-changing future of this bustling and well-loved neighborhood, stay for some holiday shopping afterwards!
Click here for more information and tickets
These tours are part of HDC’s 2014 conference “New Design + Old Places”. The conference will showcase projects that broaden traditional perceptions of the field of historic preservation and incorporate contemporary design with historic resources.
These tours are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and New York City Councilmembers Margaret Chin, Inez Dickens, Daniel Garodnick, Vincent Gentile, Sara Gonzalez, Stephen Levin and Rosie Mendez.
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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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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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