Living With History: Restoring, Redesigning, and Reviving New York’s Landmark Interiors

The Museum of the City of New York and the New York School of Interior Design co-present a half-day symposium featuring an esteemed group of designers and architectural historians. They will discuss some of the most extraordinary New York City projects to bring historic buildings back to life, including the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Building (510 Fifth Avenue), which has long been embroiled in a battle between NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and developers and just made the World Monument’s Fund 2012 Watch List. Other projects under discussion include, Gracie Mansion, the Beacon Theatre, and A. Conger Goodyear House by Edward Durrell Stone. Panelists include: Jamie Drake, interior design, on the ongoing preservation of Gracie Mansion Cleary Larkin, architect, Beyer Blinder Belle, on the restoration of the Beacon Theatre Eric Cohler, designer, on his restoration of the A. Conger Goodyear House Carol Herselle Krinsky, architectural historian, on the renovation of the Manufacturers Trust Company Building Moderated by Donald Albrecht, curator of architecture and design, Museum of the City of New York and Judith Gura, professor of Design History at New York School of Interior Design. TICKETS: $25 MCNY members, NYSID community, seniors, and students; $35 general public. Purchase tickets at mcny.org (enter NYSID1022 at checkout) or call 917-492-3392.