Panel to Tackle Preserving & Greening Industrial Buildings at Municipal Art Society
Stephen Del Percio
We apologize for some technical issues on our back end over the weekend that interrupted our regular posting schedule, but we’re back up and running as of this evening. On Wednesday, the Municipal Art Society of New York is sponsoring a program called "A Second (and Green) Career for Industrial Buildings: Recycling New York’s Industrial Past, Inspiration From Home and Abroad. " The event will be held from 6:30 until 8:00PM with a reception to follow. A panel that includes Andrew Kimball of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (you’ll recall the extensive green efforts that continue to take place there along the waterfront) and Robert Powers , preservation consultant on the tax-certified rehabilitation of the Austin-Nichols Warehouse, among others, will investigate two ways of preserving industrial buildings: using them for new manufacturing ventures or adapting them for other uses- housing, schools, or as cultural venues. Expect the conversation about converting- and greening- industrial buildings back into hubs for manufacturing to increase as 2008 draws to a close, particiularly as the financial services sector continues to shrink. The Municipal Art Society is located at 457 Madison Avenue (at East 51st Street); you can purchase tickets online ($15, $12 for members and students) or by calling 212-935-2075.
