The Dilemmas of Historic Districts and Urban Design in an Era of Skyscrapers:
An Evening with Architects Steven Semes and John Massengale
| When: Saturday,
November 15, 4-6 pm: Presentations 6-7 pm: Reception |
Where: New York Academy of Art, Wilkinson Gallery 111 Franklin Street, Tribeca (between West Broadway + Church Street) |
Come hear and discuss the controversial arguments about what makes for great neighborhoods. These ideas are at the cutting edge of architectural theory and urban design and are of great importance for Tribeca and historic districts citywide.
Join us for a cocktail reception afterwards inside one of Tribeca’s iconic textile buildings dating from 1868. Our speakers will also be available to sign their new books.
Get your tickets here at EventBrite ticket page
– Advance tickets: $15 – At the door: $20
Seating is limited so advance ticketing is recommended. Our previous events of this kind were sold out.
Steven Semes is Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and an editor of the journal The Steven Semes is Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and an editor of the journal The Classicist. His recent, beautifully illustrated book The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation has provoked new debate and international rethinking of how to manage growth and change in historic districts. Classicist. His recent, beautifully illustrated book The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation has provoked new debate and international rethinking of how to manage growth and change in historic districts.
John Massengale is an international thought leader on urban design. He is on the Board of the Congress for New Urbanism and was the founding Chair of its New York chapter. He is co-author with Robert Stern of one of the encyclopedic histories of New York history, New York 1900. Hot off the press is his gorgeous new book, Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns. The book, and Massengale himself, have been turning the established planning and design world upside down with fresh approaches to building and saving walkable neighborhoods like Tribeca.
Press Contact: Lynn Ellsworth for Tribeca Trust
212-732-1025, lynnellsworth@tribecatrust.org
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