Panel Discussion: Changing Perspectives on Preservation
November 28, 2007 |
Accompanying the publication of Anthony Wood's new book Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City's Landmarks, this panel will explore the theme of changing perspectives on preservation from the 1940's and 50's -- when hundreds of potential landmarks were demolished in the absence of protection mechanisms, to the present -- when many of the buildings that replaced them are now themselves of interest for landmark designation.
Panelists include Hilary Ballon, architectural historian and Visiting Professor of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University; Thomas Mellins, architectural historian, writer, co-author of New York 1880, New York 1930 and New York 1960, and Curator of Special Exhibitions at the Museum of the City of New York; and Mr. Wood, Executive Director of the Ittleson Foundation, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation at Columbia University, and founder and chair of the New York Preservation Archive Project. The moderator will be Frank E. Sanchis, Senior Vice President of the Municipal Art Society. MAS Members, free; Non-members, $10. [Join MAS at the program and receive a $10 discount on your first year's membership, and the members’ 20% discount at Urban Center Books.] RSVP to rsvp@mas.org or 212-935-2075. |
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The Municipal Art Society |
457 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022 |
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www.mas.org |
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The Municipal Art Society |
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rsvp@mas.org |
| Phone:
212-935-2075 |
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