COLUMBIA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING & PRESERVATION

in co-sponsorship with

THE LAW DEPARTMENT OF THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION,

THE JAMES MARSTON FITCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION,

PRESERVATION ALUMNI and WIDENER LAW REVIEW

presents

Fitch Forum 2011

45 Years of Preservation Law:

New York City and the Nation

The Past and the Future

Keynotes and Panel Discussions include:

Preservation Law in 2010: Is the Glass Half Full, or Half Empty?

What is the status of Preservation Law in the United States today, 45 years after the passage of New York City's Landmarks Law?

Keynote Address by Jerold Kayden, Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Panel Discussion led by storied New York preservationist Anne Van Ingen, with Paul Edmondson, Vice President and General Counsel, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Tersh Boasberg, Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown Law and Jerold Kayden.

A Tale of Three Cities: Challenges to Municipal Preservation Laws Across the Nation.

Preservation experts from Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles meet to discuss some of the issues they are currently facing in their respective cities, featuring Brian Goeken, Deputy Commissioner, Historic Preservation Division, City of Chicago Department of Zoning and Land Use Planning; Karen Gordon, City Historic Preservation Officer, Seattle, Washington; and Linda Dishman, Executive Director, Los Angeles Conservancy.  Moderated by Tom Mayes, Deputy General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation.

New York City's Landmarks Law:  Perpetually Young or Showing its Age?

An in-depth discussion with some of New York City's leading preservation experts, featuring Mark Silberman, General Counsel, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Margery Perlmutter, Member, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, Al Butzel, Albert K. Butzel Law Offices and Otis Pearsall, Partner, Arnold & Porter, LLP.  Moderated by Anthony C. Wood, Adjunct Associate Professor of Historic Preservation, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.

Looking Ahead: Challenges and Opportunities for New York City and Beyond.

A series of presentations that will explore some of the more significant challenges, and opportunities, with which preservationists are being confronted around the country.  Topics include:

• Preservation Easements Under Assault.
  Richard Roddewig, President, Clarion Associates.
  
  
• New Ways to Protect Historic Neighborhoods.
  Carol Clark, Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
  
  
• Enhancing Protection: Demolition by Neglect.
  John Weiss, Deputy Counsel, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Closing remarks, Rapporteur Tony Hiss, Author and Visiting Scholar at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. 

Register now to secure your spot! This event has a limited capacity, so advanced ticket purchase is advised!

Please email 2011fitchforum@gmail.com with requests for further information.