Join the Municipal Art Society for Progress and Preservation: Reuse for a Resilient City on Wednesday, May 6 at the Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center. This half-day symposium brings together practitioners, policymakers, and advocates to explore how New York City can better use its existing buildings to meet housing needs, advance climate goals, and sustain the cultural life of our neighborhoods.

Conversations will dive into the policy frameworks that shape adaptive reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings, the technical and financial considerations that determine feasibility, and the evolving role of preservation in a changing city.

Program Schedule

8:30 am: Breakfast

9:15 am: Welcome Remarks by MAS President Keri Butler & MAS Enduring Culture Presentation

9:30 am: Remarks by Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation President Ben Prosky

9:45 am: Presentation by Lincoln Center

10:00 – 11:15 am: Panel 1– Adaptive Reuse Policy Frameworks

Break

11:30 am – 12:45 pm: Panel 2 – Adaptive Reuse in Practice

1:00 pm: Networking Lunch

Before our panels, kickoff remarks will be delivered by MAS President Keri Butler and Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation President Benjamin Prosky followed by a presentation from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

Panel 1: Adaptive Reuse Policy Frameworks

Creating the Conditions for Reinvestment in Existing Buildings will examine the planning frameworks, incentives, and leadership needed at the city level to make reinvestment and reuse viable alternatives to demolition.

Speakers

Nathan Gray, senior vice president, Neighborhood Strategies, NYC Economic Development Corporation

Emily Hoffman, deputy of building energy & emissions performance, NYC Department of Buildings

Giulia Luci, director of sustainability, NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

John Mangin, director of housing, NYC Department of City Planning

Moderator: Mark Ginsberg, partner, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects; commissioner, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

Panel 2: Adaptive Reuse in Practice

Design, Engineering, and Financial Feasibility will focus on the design, engineering, and financial considerations that move projects from concept to completion.

Speakers

Don Friedman, principal, Old Structures Engineering

Vlada Kenniff, president, NYC Public Housing Preservation Trust

Matthew Linde, principal & CEO, People Restoring Communities

Nathaniel Rogers, partner & director of historic preservation, Beyer Blinder Belle

Moderator: Rebecca Macklis, director of urban design & policy, The Municipal Art Society

We hope you will join us for this timely discussion on how preservation can help build a more resilient, affordable, and vibrant New York.

This program is part of the Enduring Culture Initiative, a multi-year effort launched in 2023 to broaden the city’s approach to preservation; to protect and celebrate more of the places, cultural activities, and histories that make our neighborhoods and communities unique.

We provide discounted tickets at various levels for the following groups:

● MAS members ($15)

● Nonprofit professionals ($15)

● Students (Free)

To inquire about a discount code, please email events@mas.org.

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