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The Windowless HomeJoin Mark as he sits down with Scott Specht, the founding partner of Specht Novak, who brings over 30 years of experience in designing and managing institutional, commercial, and residential projects. Before establishing Specht Novak (formerly Specht Architects), Scott honed his skills as a senior designer at Studio Daniel Libeskind, where he contributed to the winning New York World Trade Center master planning proposal. In this episode, Scott delves into the significance of experimental projects in architecture and how they have influenced his practice. He shares insights from his latest venture, the Next American House—a groundbreaking windowless house design that uses internal courtyards for natural illumination. Scott explains the innovative concept behind this project and its potential as a prototype for future developments. He also emphasizes the importance of documenting and promoting experimental projects to gain recognition and enhance business growth.Scott's independent design work has been showcased in prominent exhibitions, including two SoHo gallery shows, Yale University, the Van Alen Institute, the Municipal Art Society of New York, The University of Texas at Austin, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Additionally, he has shared his expertise as a featured TEDx speaker and co-authored the book "Coffee Lids" for Princeton Architectural Press.This week at EntreArchitect Podcast, The Windowless Home with Scott Speight.Connect with Scott online at Specht Novak, and find him on LinkedIn.Please visit Our Platform SponsorsAs an architect or firm owner, you might find yourself swamped with drawings that take up most of your day, leaving you with little time to manage your business. MGS Global Group can lighten your load by handling all your drafting and rendering needs! Visit MGSGlobalGroup.com and book your free consultation today.ARCAT.com is much more than a product catalog, with CAD, BIM, and specifications created in collaboration with manufacturers. ARCAT.com also offers LEED data, continuing education resources, newsletters, and the Detailed podcast. Visit ARCAT.com to learn more.Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU... The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects.Mentioned in this episode:ArchIT

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New York City is a rich city with unique experiences and a rich history. Jane's Walk NYC gives you the opportunity to dive deeper into different cultural, historical, and unique aspects of the city, all for free! This year, NYC's Jane's Walk will take place from Friday, May 3rd, through Sunday, May 5th. While availability lasts, you can register for free walking tours through the hosting group's website, the Municipal Art Society of New York. Keep reading below to learn about some of the unique tours available, more about Jane Jacobs, and why you won't want to miss this once-a-year event!

Although utopia has not arrived, racial segregation has diminished since the reopening of the Apollo Theater in 1934, so is the place still needed? Absolutely, declares its Director of New Works: “The Apollo will always be necessary as long as we have stories to tell.” Presented with the Ford Foundation and the Municipal Art Society. Music: Rashad Brown

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This week's episode features a conversation between me and Angel Ayon of Ayon Studio. We cover his journey into the profession, the development of the Reglazing Modernism book, and the creation of Ayon Studio. This was a fun conversation that is packed with great advice and lessons learned.Building Highlight: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, NYLinks:Ayon StudioReglazing Modernism bookGabl media CEU CoursesTangible Remnants on InstagramTangible Remnants WebsiteLinkedTr.ee for resourcesGabl Media NetworkSarah Gilberg's MusicBio: As both an Architect and Preservationist, Angel Ayón, AIA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED AP has more than twenty five years of experience working with historic buildings. Trained in his native Havana, Cuba, Washington, D.C., and New York City, his expertise ranges from building-envelope evaluation and repair to full-scale rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of commercial and residential properties, as well as cultural and educational institutions.Angel believes it is the responsibility of the current generation to save and secure our built heritage as a cultural asset. He currently serves as Vice-President of Save Harlem Now!, member of the Advisory Board of the Historic Districts Council, the Historic Preservation Committee of The Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS), Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Preservation League of the NY State, and member of the Board of Directors of the James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation. He is also an active member of Columbia University's Preservation Alumni, as well as the AIA, NCARB, nycoba/NOMA, USGBC, APTi, APT NE, US/ICOMOS, Docomomo_US and Docomomo New York Tri-State.Angel holds a professional degree in Architecture and a Master of Science in Conservation and Rehabilitation of the Built Heritage from Havana's Higher Polytechnic Institute, as well as a Post-Graduate Certificate in Conservation of Historic Buildings and Archaeological Sites from Columbia University in New York.**Some of the links above maybe Amazon affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you.**

Since its inception in 1977, Public Art Fund has presented more than 500 artists' exhibitions and projects at sites throughout New York City.  In this episode, Susan K. Freedman, the president of Public Art Fund, presents current exhibitions including Nicholas Galanin's impressive new sculpture “In Every Language There Is Land/En cada lengua hay una Tierra” at Brooklyn Bridge Park, art installations at La Guardia Airport Terminal B by Jeppe Hein. Sabine Hornig, Laura Owens and Sarah Sze, at Newark Liberty International Airport Terminal A by Karyn Oliver and Layqa Nuna Yawar, as well as art installations at the Moynihan Train Hall by Stan Douglas, Elmgreen & Dragset, and Kehinde Wiley. Public Art Fund is also behind the late Phyllida Barlow's final series of large-scale sculptures, PRANK, in City Hall Park, that opened in the beginning of June. Public Art Fund believes in free access to great contemporary art for all, that artists are an essential part of our civic dialogue, and that art has the power to ignite conversation among different people, to open hearts and minds, and to help shape our collective future.   Freedman currently serves on the board of the Municipal Art Society, and as vice chair of the board for the City Parks Foundation. She is a recipient of the 1999 Associates of the Art Commission Annual Award and was honored with the 2005 Municipal Art Society's Evangeline Blashfield Award for her contributions to New York City's urban landscape. Photo by Kelly Taub  

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Your boy JBarber got to see the show Declaration and Resistance at the Reynolda House and immediately had to get the artist Stephen Towns to come on the show! Stephen has had a crazy busy couple of years but he had some time to talk to the Noize about his show. He has paintings in the National Museum of African American History & Culture and this show has been touring for a couple of years. We talk about his vibrant, beautiful paintings and his wonderful quilts from the show. Stephen talks about his process of research and adding life to his archived photography, how artists get to tour a show, and how teaching yourself a medium changes how you make art. More of that good art talk that we love over here. Listen, subscribe, and share!Episode 163 topics include:Declaration and Resistance at the Reynolda House through May 14, 2023researching stories as inspirationbreathing life into archive photographyswitching between painting and quiltingmagical elements in artvibrant color of Black peoplemaking work about life in the SouthStephen Towns was born in 1980 in Lincolnville, SC, and lives and works in Baltimore, MD. He trained as a painter with a BFA in studio art from the University of South Carolina and has also developed a rigorous, self-taught quilting practice. In 2018 the Baltimore Museum of Art presented his first museum exhibition, Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning. His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Artforum, the Washington Post, Hyperallergic, Cultured, Forbes, AFROPUNK, and American Craft. Towns was honored as the inaugural recipient of the 2016 Municipal Art Society of Baltimore Travel Prize, and in 2021, Towns was the first Black artist-in-residence at the Fallingwater Institute, located at Frank Lloyd Wrights' renowned Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania. In 2021 Towns was also awarded the Maryland State Arts Council's Individual Artist Award.See more: www.stephentowns.com/ + Stephen Towns IG @stephentownsPresented by: Black Art In AmericaFollow us:StudioNoizePodcast.comIG: @studionoizepodcastJamaal Barber: @JBarberStudioSupport the podcast www.patreon.com/studionoizepodcast

Jane's Walk is an annual volunteer, community-led walking event inspired by journalist Jane Jacobs and organized by The Municipal Art Society. Every year, New Yorkers are invited to propose their favorite walks exploring a unique lens of New York City culture, nature, or history, and the winners are included as part of Jane's Walk, which is taking place this year from May 5-7. Elizabeth Goldstein, president of Municipal Art Society and Tom Devaney, senior director of Land Use and Planning at Municipal Art Society, join to tell us about their favorite New York City walks, how to submit your own walk, and take your calls.

As president of the Ford Foundation, he supported Monticello's efforts to improve its depiction of the enslaved Black people who built it and of Thomas Jefferson, who owned it. “I believe that Thomas Jefferson and his home are one and the same.” Produced with the Municipal Art Society. Guest host: Jami Floyd. Music: Rashad Brown.

Ep.129 features Myrtis Bedolla. She is the owner and founding director of Galerie Myrtis, an emerging blue-chip gallery and art advisory specializing in twentieth and twenty-first-century American art with a focus on primary and secondary works created by African American artists. Bedolla possesses over 30 years of experience as a curator, gallerist, and art consultant. She provides professional curatorial services, lectures, and educational programming to corporate, civic, and arts organizations. Established in 2006, the mission of Galerie Myrtis is to utilize the visual arts to raise awareness for artists who deserve recognition for their contributions in artistically portraying our cultural, social, historical, and political landscapes; and to recognize art movements that paved the way for freedom of artistic expression. Bedolla's curated The Afro-Futurist Manifesto: Blackness Reimagined, currently on view at the 59th Venice Biennale in Venice, Italy, until November 27, 2022. The exhibit, hosted by Personal Structures, pays tribute to the resiliency, creativity, and spirituality that have historically sustained Black people. In September 2022, Bedolla collaborated with Christie's NY to bring diversity and equity to the art world. The relationship is highlighted in the NY Times article Christie's and a Baltimore Gallery to Sell Work by Black Artists by Robin Pogrebin and Artnet News editorial A Black-Owned Baltimore Gallery Aims to Change the Game by Partnering Directly with Christie's by Vittoria Benzine. In June 2020, Bedolla gained national press in the New York Times article Black Gallerists Press Forward Despite a Market That Holds Them Back, by Robin Pogrebin and the self-authored article Why My Blackness is not a Threat to your Whiteness for Cultured Magazine in July 2020. Bedolla holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, University College, received her curatorial training at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, and earned online certificates in Cultural Theory for Curators and Curatorial Procedures from the Node Center for Curatorial Studies, Berlin, Germany. Board appointments: Association of Art Museum Curators & AAMC Foundation Trustee; University of Maryland Global Campus, Arts Program Chair; and the Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Board. Professional memberships: ArtTable; and the Association of African American Museums (AAAM). Image courtesy photographer Grace Roselli, “Pandora's BoxX Project” Galerie https://galeriemyrtis.net/ NYTimes https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/arts/design/art-basel-black-owned-galleries.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/arts/design/christies-baltimore-gallery-black-artists.html Baltimore Beat https://baltimorebeat.com/baltimores-galerie-myrtis-beautiful-and-the-damned/ Artnet https://news.artnet.com/market/galerie-myrtis-christies-sale-partnership-2176802 Christies https://www.christies.com/about-us/press-archive/details?PressReleaseID=10623&lid=1 Smithsonian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-black-men-changed-the-world-180979710/ Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/02/08/painter-who-surrounds-her-black-subjects-with-gold/ Culture Type https://www.culturetype.com/2020/06/10/on-view-renaissance-noir-curated-by-myrtis-bedolla-at-uta-artist-space/ New York Public Library https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/06/29/tribute-afrofuturist-deity-schomburg-center-artist-educator-m-scott-johnson Bmore Art https://bmoreart.com/2022/05/parallels-and-meaningful-difference-activating-the-renaissance.html Artlyst https://artlyst.com/features/eight-best-collateral-events-59th-venice-biennale-lee-sharrock/ Issuu https://issuu.com/patriciaandrews-keenan/docs/pigment_international_magazine_2022_layout Art Critique https://www.art-critique.com/en/2019/07/smithsonian-highlights-men-of-colour-in-new-exhibition/

Every year since 2009, the Municipal Art Society of New York has organized “Jane's Walk,” a series of tours on the hoof honoring the urban activist Jane Jacobs. This year, Local Switchboard's Sarah Montague joined several.

Today we asked Christy MacLear, entrepreneur, founder of Artist.Ventures, and Declassified's executive producer: What is the ‘art world'? And have you ever wondered: In the art world, who decides what is "good" and how? How is fine art bought and sold? Why does the art “industry” or art “market” not quite suffice to describe the space? Who or what would be excluded by such a title? Get bona fide answers and advice from Christy on Episode 1 of Declassified. About Christy Christy MacLear began her career in the art world as the first CEO of the Philip Johnson Glass House, then went on to start and run the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and SUPERBLUE. She has never had a job which existed before. And in these roles, she's worked with Founders or Trustees to develop and set new strategies, raise and assemble funding, and build entirely new teams, markets and businesses. Christy received her Bachelors in Urban Design and Architectural History from Stanford University and an MBA from Penn's Wharton School of Business with a focus on Real Estate finance. She has served on the Board of Trustees for Stanford University, and she is presently the Board Co-Chair of the Municipal Art Society in New York. Find her on IG: @christyomaclear Definitions and more resources on www.declassified-pod.com/episodes/maclear & IG @declassified.pod. See you next week!

To this restaurateur—Union Square Café, Shake Shack—hospitality is as important as food. “Hospitality exists when you feel like someone did something for you, not something to you.“ He's not talking just restaurants. Food as metaphor, food as food. Produced with the Municipal Art Society.

We had the great opportunity to sit down with Stephen Towns in August. We talked about his artistic practice, his residency at Falling Water, and his upcoming show at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art curated by Kilolo Luckett. Tune in!! - Stephen Towns was born in 1980 in Lincolnville, South Carolina and lives and works in Baltimore. He trained as a painter with a BFA in studio art from the University of South Carolina, and has also developed a rigorous, self-taught quilting practice. In 2018, The Baltimore Museum of Art presented his first museum exhibition, Stephen Towns: Rumination and a Reckoning. His work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Artforum, The Washington Post, Hyperallergic, Cultured, AFROPUNK, HYPEBEAST and American Craft. Towns was honored as the inaugural recipient of the 2016 Municipal Art Society of Baltimore Travel Prize, and in 2021, Towns was awarded a Maryland State Arts Council's Individual Artist Award. Towns' work is in the collections of The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Art + Practice, Artist Mark Bradford's nonprofit based in Leimert Park, Los Angeles, The Petrucci Family Foundation, The Baltimore Museum of Art, the City of Charleston, South Carolina, The Nelson Atkins Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, and is held in private collections nationally and abroad. . More about Stephen Towns: @ The Westmoreland Museum of American Art https://thewestmoreland.org/exhibitions/declaration-and-resistance/ https://thewestmoreland.org/blog/baltimore-artist-stephen-towns-on-declaration-resistance-and-fallingwater-residency/ https://www.debuckgallery.com/the-westmoreland-museum-acquires-work-by-tina-williams-brewer-and-stephen-towns/ https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-museum-gets-grant-for-2022-exhibit/ @ Fallingwater: https://www.golaurelhighlands.com/articles/post/artist-stephen-towns-in-residency-at-fallingwaters-high-meadow-for-june-2021/ https://fallingwater.org/webinars/live-from-fallingwater-stephen-towns-and-kilolo-luckett-in-conversation/ A fantastic video: https://youtu.be/iokg6uTJSpE His website (under re-construction) http://stephentowns.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/otherborderwall/message

Erin Fostel spent the first few years of life navigating the world with blurred vision. Since the moment she first wore glasses, seeing things in focus for the very first time, she has been consumed with the joy of observation and a love of drawing. In 2004, she received a BFA in Drawing from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions both in the Mid-Atlantic Region and nationally. She is a past winner of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award and a Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Travel Prize. Her drawings have been included in local and international publications, as well as private and institutional collections. Her studio is based in Baltimore, MD.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It really makes a difference and it's always nice to read kind words.Follow us on Twitter and  InstagramBe sure to check out our other podcasts:Mastermind Team's Robcast - Mastermind Team's Robcast is an irreverent and hilarious podcast covering all things pop culture and weird news. Let's Watch It Again - Let's Watch It Again is a movie review podcast from MTR The Network.★ Support this podcast ★

She heads New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission, safeguarding 36,000 buildings. She loves them all, of course, but one material has a special claim on her heart. “We have terra cotta everywhere in this city, architectural terra cotta. It's structural, it's non-structural, it's ornamental.” That fabulous clay, that magical goo, that stuff that makes Manhattan. A conversation on the built environment. Produced with the Municipal Art Society.

Hoesy Corona (Baltimore, MD) is an emerging and uncategorized queer Mexican artist living and working in the United States. He makes work across a variety of media spanning installation, performance, and video. He is a recent Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow 2017-2018 in Washington, DC and a Tulsa Artist Fellow 2019 & 2020 in Tulsa, OK. He creates otherworldly narratives centering marginalized individuals in society by exploring a process based practice that investigates what it means to be a queer Latinx immigrant in a place where there are few. Hoesy has exhibited widely in galleries, museums, and public spaces in the United States and abroad. His colorful sculptural works fitted to the human body have been presented at The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Baltimore Museum of Art,  Transformer DC, The Walters Art Museum, and The Reach at The Kennedy Center. His research has been supported by various regional and national grants, including The Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, The Ruby's Artist Grant, Baker Artist Award, The MAP Fund Grant, and The Andy Warhol Foundation Grit Fund Grant among others. In recent years Hoesy has been in residence at Ox-Box School of Art, Washington College Kohl Gallery Residency, and The Merriweather District Artist in Residence. In 2020 he was the recipient of The Municipal Art Society of Baltimore Artist Travel Prize.photo credit: Melissa LukenbaughFollow us on Twitter and  InstagramBe sure to check out our other podcasts:Mastermind Team's Robcast - Mastermind Team's Robcast is an irreverent and hilarious podcast covering all things pop culture and weird news. Let's Watch It Again - Let's Watch It Again is a movie review podcast from MTR The Network.★ Support this podcast ★

Jane's Walk is an annual series of free, neighborhood walking tours celebrating urban life, in memory of activist Jane Jacobs. The annual NYC event, hosted by the Municipal Art Society of New York, is the largest Jane's Walk Festival in the world. Ianna Angelo, Sr. Manager of Programs and Events, previews this year's virtual tours, scheduled from Monday, May 3-Sunday, May 9. For more, visit MAS.org.

Jane’s Walk is an annual series of free, neighborhood walking tours celebrating urban life, in memory of activist Jane Jacobs. The annual NYC event, hosted by the Municipal Art Society of New York, is the largest Jane’s Walk Festival in the world. Ianna Angelo, Sr. Manager of Programs and Events, previews this year’s virtual tours, scheduled from Monday, May 3-Sunday, May 9. For more, visit MAS.org.

She is a fashion designer whose work is in the permanent collection of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her guiding precept: “I just like the clothes to be useful, you know? That’s really the basic thing.” What I could use is pants that cook my dinner, but I’m not very sophisticated. I dress for radio. Presented with the Municipal Art Society.

EP 107 Artist Erin Fostel   weekly contributors: Ivan Martin  1:05, Natasha Axelrod 3:55 & Trevor White 8:20 Erin Fostel  13:32 Erin Fostel  spent the first few years of life navigating the world with blurred vision. Since the moment she first wore glasses, seeing things in focus for the very first time, she has been consumed with the joy of observation and a love of drawing. In 2004, she received a BFA in Drawing from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions both in the Mid-Atlantic Region and nationally. She is a past winner of a Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award and a Municipal Art Society of Baltimore City Travel Prize. Her drawings have been included in local and international publications, as well as private and institutional collections. Her studio is based in Baltimore, MD www.ErinFostel.com IG: ErinFostel Comedian Ivan Martin has produced over 200 Comedy Shows in the City of Baltimore. He was featured on Comedy Central's- Kevin Hart Hart of the City (Baltimore) and in 2020 he was named Baltimore's Best Comedian - Baltimore Sun. Also the Founder of the Baltimore Comedy Festival which is in it's 5th year and Co-Founder of the DC Comedy Festival IG: @comedianivanmartin Natasha Axelrod: A lawyer since 2010 with a passion for civic and legal education, Natasha Axelrod will serve as our legal contributor, informing and educating on general government and legal system basics as well as current events. You can find Natasha on Instagram at @natasha_axelrod and on YouTube at The Legal Blonde - Natasha Axelrod. (Legal disclaimer: the information provided in podcast episodes is meant for general informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice, and does not, nor is it intended to, constitute legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. Trevor White CEO of Valuable Business Solutions, Trevor is responsible for cultivating an environment that makes Valuable Business Solutions the most attractive destination for individuals and businesses seeking consulting services. Prior to becoming the CEO of Valuable Business Solutions, Trevor spent seven years at some of the regions’ largest CPA and Management Consulting Firms. That was followed by five years as the Director of Operations and Finance for two Maryland based companies. Trevor began his career with a “Big Four” accounting firm in New York City, where he gained experience in business advisory and tax compliance. @mrtaxpro www.nopixafterdark.com IG: Nopixafterdark.   Twitter: Nopixafterdark Facebook: Nopixafterdarkpodcast Sponsors: Zeke's Coffee  www.zekescoffee.com                   Indu Wellness  www.induwellness.com                  Maggies Farm  www.maggiesfarm.com                  FoundStudio Shop  www.foundstudioshop.com                  Charm Craft City Mafia  www.charmcitycraftmafia.com Siena Leigh https://www.sienaleigh.com Intro Track Produced by: Raph Intro Track Vocals: Nick Burroughs Motivational Purposes Only Track mixer: Tenelven        

Some novelists begin with a character, some with a plot; Jennifer Egan – A Visit From the Goon Squad, Manhattan Beach - often starts with a sense of place: “That seems to come before there are people.” A conversation at the Center for Fiction cosponsored by the Municipal Art Society. Music: Lily Henley and Duncan Wickel

Dana Getman is an Associate Principal at SHoP Architects in New York City, leading some of the firm’s most complex and dynamic projects. Dana received a Bachelor of Architecture from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture II from Yale University. She recently completed project management of 111 West 57th Street, a 1,400 foot tall terracotta and bronze super tall residential tower located adjacent to the original Steinway showroom overlooking Central Park. Among other projects, she also led the team during key phases of design and construction for the East River Waterfront including Pier 15 and the Esplanade, which create 14,000,000 sf of public space along the East River. She is an expert working with user groups and community stakeholders to build consensus throughout the design and construction process. Currently, she is overseeing design teams for the National Veterans Resource Center at Syracuse University and the OBO Design Excellence Program. She is Chair of Urban Land Institute Next in New York and a member of the urban planning committee at the Municipal Art Society in addition to regularly lecturing. In this episode, Dana talks about her journey that took her from a Girl Scout project to architecture school, what it was like managing the design and construction of a residential supertower in Manhattan, how the thought processes that go into design public spaces can inform those of private developments, and gives some insight into the design process at SHoP. Dana also talks about her experiences with having both a fulfilling career while being a young mother, and shares what makes SHoP such a special and welcoming place for families.

Matthew reminds us to cherish and be thankful for the little things in life.  We should strive to transform what's happening to us into tools that we use in the future.  Also, we should find ways to connect to people. Matthew “Levee” Chavez is the creator of Subway Therapy, an ongoing immersive project in the subway stations of New York City that has been awarded the Municipal Art Society's 2017 Brendan Gill Prize. A believer in the therapeutic power of communication, he has worked in the field of education in a variety of different roles, including at a magnet school for students with autism. He lives in Brooklyn. https://www.instagram.com/subwaytherapy/?hl=en  https://www.facebook.com/subwaytherapy/  http://www.subwaytherapy.com/   tags:  stories that empower, stories, story, that, empower, storiesthatempower, podcast, hope, inspiration, inspire, inspiring, lift up, light, dark, motivate, motivation, motivating, Sean, matthew, chavez, matthew chavez, levee, subway, therapy, subwaytherapy, new york, communication  

The survival of New York City's greatest train station is no accident. The preservation of Grand Central Terminal helped create the protections for all of America's greatest landmarks.  By the 1950s, this glorious piece of architecture -- opened in 1913 as a sensational example of Beaux-Arts architecture -- was severely unloved and truly run down. It was also in danger. Long distance railroad travel was no longer fashionable and its real estate seemed better suited for a trendier skyscraper. With the destruction of Penn Station in the mid-1960s, it seemed Grand Central was next. Let's make room for progress! So how did it manage to survive? In this episode, we welcome our special guest Kent Barwick, the former executive director of the Municipal Art Society, who was there, in the middle of the fight to save Grand Central. He joins us to talk about the preservation battle and the importance of one particular ally -- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. It certainly took thousands of people -- idealists, activists and regular New Yorkers -- to save this iconic building. But how did this one woman of great renown and prominence bring her personal history into the building, all in earnest efforts to save it?  boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.

Today's guest is Shelley Worrell, Founder + Chief Curator of CARIBBEING, an organization that celebrates and preserves Caribbean culture. Since its founding Shelley has produced over 200 public programs in partnership with top cultural institutions including the Brooklyn Museum, Municipal Art Society, Queens Museum, and Studio Museum in Harlem. She has also taken CARIBBEING global, with appearances in Poland, France, Barbados, and Haiti to represent Brooklyn as the Caribbean Capital of the World at the Caribbean Studies Association. Shelley has been featured in Brooklyn Magazine, Black Enterprise, Caribbean Life, Good Morning America, Guardian Media and the NY Times. A Hungry Society is powered by Simplecast

Broadcast orginally aired on Monday, May 16, 2016, 10:10 AMTopic:  The fascinating and little-known area known as Skunk Hollow. The archeologist Joan Geismar, who wrote her doctoral dissertation on Skunk Hollow, shared how she uncovered the history of this place through archeological research and discoveries.  "Crossroads of Rockland History," a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 10:10 am, right after the Steve and Jordan Morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM (live streaming at www.WRCR.com). Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month.About Joan Geismar:  Joan H. Geismar, Ph.D., has been a practicing urban archaeologist since 1981. Dr. Geismar, who received her doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University, has extensive experience documenting the history of sites in the New York metropolitan area, assessing their archeological potential, and implementing and carrying out fieldwork. Many of her projects have fulfilled the cultural resources requirement for environmental assessments and impact statements or permitting. Among her clients are private developers and institutions, municipal agencies in New York and New Jersey, federal agencies, architects, the New York City Parks Department, and historical societies and museums, as well as engineering and environmental assessment firms. Her projects are varied, ranging from numerous New Jersey Transit projects to the restoration of the Hunterfly Road Houses in Historic Weeksville (Brooklyn). She has been the archaeological consultant at Manhattan's Lower East Side Tenement Museum since its inception.Dr. Geismar is a founding member of Professional Archaeologists of New York City (PANYC), its president for four non-consecutive terms, and a member of the Executive Board since 1984. She also serves on the Preservation Committee of the Municipal Art Society and is the recipient of several preservation awards. In 1999, she was designated a Centennial Historian of the City of New York by Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, community studies and the development of the urban condition, such as landfill, transportation, housing, and sanitation issues.The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House located at 20 Zukor Road, New City, New York which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a newly designated New York State Path through History site.Part of our broad and challenging mission is to share the history of Rockland County with the public. We rely on financial support from membership and donations from people just like you. To learn how you can become a member, or to volunteer, please visit our website at www.RocklandHistory.org.

Not many nonprofits have been around more than 100 years, especially ones dedicated to creating a more livable city. But the Municipal Art Society of New York (www.MAS.org) – or MAS NYC as it is now known - has defied the odds and continues to thrive in a fast-changing city. With a storied history of championing the first municipal zoning code in the United States and saving Times Square and Grand Central Terminal, today the organization leads a broad agenda promoting the city’s economic vitality, cultural vibrancy, environmental sustainability and social diversity. This week on “Knight Cities,” our guest is Vin Cipolla, president of MAS NYC. Email me via: Coletta (at) knightfoundation.org.

Guests Vin Cipolla, The Municipal Art Society, NYC Councilmember Daniel Garodnick, and Lola Finkelstein, of the Multi-Board Task Force discuss concerns with the city's East Midtown Rezoning Plan: tall buildings, transportation, air rights...money.

Doug welcomes Vin Cipolla, president of The Municipal Art Society of New York. The two discuss the past, present and future of the garment district and the state of Moynihan Station.

A project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society, Place Matters has spent the past ten years tracking, documenting, and promoting the places that connect New Yorkers to the past, host community and cultural traditions, and keep the city distinctive. The work of Place Matters is based on nominations of places submitted by the public and can be adapted to any location. Place Matters co-founder and director Marci Reaven discusses the kinds of places people care about and strategies for promotion and protection.

Recently, Place Matters celebrated its 10th Anniversary by honoring ten places that matter in a ceremony held at the Municipal Art Society. Our first podcast is David Gonzales' speech from the evening. Enjoy!