THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION, THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, THE NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION, and THE AIANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS COMMITTEE
present
History In The Making: The New York City Landmarks Law at 50
WHEN
Monday, October 26, 2015 from 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
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WHERE
Bar Association of New York City
42 West 44th Street, New York (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
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Sometimes-contentious debate focused on the struggle to balance new development with historic preservation in New York City. On the evening of April 20, 2015, the Museum of the City of New York commenced a series of events and exhibitions commemorating the 50th anniversary of the City’s Landmarks Law with a symposium titled “Redefining Preservation for the 21st Century.” The Saving Place exhibit, intends to examine the “impact of a landmark preservation movement that has … <Read More>