The 119th Street Croton Aqueduct Gatehouse: Repurposing Small Scale, Historic Infrastructure
Meisha Hunter Burkett, Senior Historic Preservationist, Li/Saltzman Architects
Tuesday, June 19th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY
The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW
The General Society Landmarks Lectures are presented in partnership with the New York Landmarks Conservancy.
Meisha Hunter Burkett will describe how once small scale, historic infrastructure loses its purpose-built use, the challenges of reuse become complex. The philosophical issues as well as the practical process of adaptive use must be grappled with. Issues of balancing the preservation of historic fabric, while accommodating new programmatic uses, code and other requirements must be considered. Stewards and potential allies, as well as funding streams, must be identified. Examples of other vibrant and creative of adaptive use projects from the around the world can to be examined for inspiration. The 119th Street Gatehouse, a project of the Waterline Team (Andrew Burdick; Graham Kyle; Laura Buck; Mao Ziayun), offers a fascinating lens through which to understand the challenges and opportunities inherent in catalyzing support for and visioning the reuse of an enigmatic building.
Meisha Hunter Burkett is a Senior Historic Preservationist at Li/Saltzman Architects and a recipient of the NEA Rome Prize in Historic Preservation. She has contributed to Springer’s forthcoming publication, Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage (2018), TICCIH’s Water Industry as World Heritage Report (2018), L’aque, le Pietri e Bronze le Fontane Monumentali (Commune di Roma, 2012), City Secrets: Rome (Fang, Duff, Kahn 2011), and Sustainability and Historic Preservation (University of Delaware Press, 2011).
1.0 AIA LU credit is available for qualifying participants.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.