The theme "Architecture: Designs for Living" is intended to represent the broad range of building typologies that shape our communities and urban design that defines our city. The theme is also envisioned as our response to the Mayor’s PlaNYC, which anticipates the need for sustainable growth to accommodate one million new residents. This is the seventh of 12 monthly programs by AIA New York Chapter committees that will explore current design directions that will form the “building blocks” for new growth envisioned by PlaNYC.

A panel of four architects will explore their design philosophy and how it relates to working with historic buildings or within historic districts. Each architect will present recent projects with a focus on the process of working within a designated landmark context in New York City. We will also hear from Robert Tierney, Chair of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, whose oversight of designated structures and historic districts safeguard the city’s unique heritage, which are integral to maintaining the quality of life and instrumental in shaping future growth.

Welcome: James McCullar (FAIA, President, AIA New York Chapter)
Moderator: Robert Tierney (Chair, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission)
Panelists
- Paul S. Byard (FAIA, Partner of Platt Byard Dovell White Architects Creative and Preventive Paradigms in Landmark Regulation)
- Michael Gabellini (FAIA, Gabellini Sheppard Associates)
- Caterina Roiatti (Principal of TRA Studio)
- Morris Adjmi (AIA, Principal of Morris Adjmi Architects)