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Historic Preservation

InQuiry: HP

InQuiry: HP Lecture Series

InQuiry: HP is Columbia University GSAPP's Historic Preservation Lecture Series. The objective of InQuiry: HP is to present individuals in various disciplines related to historic preservation and foster discussion between speakers and students about contemporary preservation theories, practices and applications.

 
 
In the 2011-12 academic year, the following students will serve as the Inquiry:HP leadership team:
Jessica Ouwerkerk - jco2121@columbia.edu
Matthew Kuhnert - mjk2179@columbia.edu
Kaitlin Ryan - ker2137@columbia.edu
 

Spring 2012 Events:

March 19 at 6pm
(Location: TBD)
Chester Liebs
"Secrets of Japanese Cities the World Admires: Sustainable-Infrastructure Lessons from Japan"

March 22 at 6pm, Wood Auditorium
Samuel Zipp
"Manhattan Projects: The Rise and Fall of Urban Renewal in Cold War New York"

April 26 at 6:30pm, Avery 114
Wim de Wit
"Architectural Archives and Preservation: The Getty Research Institute"

 

Fall 2011 Events:

Oct. 6:
Speakers: Michael J. Mills and Meredith Bzdak, Mills + Schnoering Architects, LLC
Restoration of Louis I. Kahn’s Bath House and Day Camp Pavilions (Ewing, New Jersey)
114 Avery Hall, 6:00 pm

Nov. 15:
Speaker: Harriet F. Senie, Director of Museum Studies and Professor, CUNY Graduate Center
Cultural Memory, Memorials, and National Identity: Vietnam to 9/11
114 Avery Hall, 6:00 pm

Dec. 8:
Speaker: Mark Rabinowitz
Understanding and Treating Deterioration of American Monuments of Carrara Marble from the Early Twentieth Century.
Moderated by Richard Pieper
114 Avery, 6:00pm

All events are free and open to the public.