The biennial Dissertation Colloquium brings together a select group of doctoral students from diverse institutional and disciplinary backgrounds working on dissertation topics related to the history, theory, and criticism of American architecture, urbanism, and landscape. 

The Buell Conference on the History of Architecture brings together scholars in architectural and urban history to discuss topics in architecture, urbanism, and modernity as broadly understood.

October 19, 1988

A symposium conceived and coordinated by the New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation at the New York Public Library.

 

First Session

Opening Remarks  
Barbaralee Diamonstein

Preservation: Establishing an Agenda for the 1990s 
Robert A. M. Stern

Preservation and the Future of Cities: Opportunities and Dilemmas, Allies and Enemies (Panel Discussion)
Laurie Beckelman, Gerald McCue, Kevin Roche

Statement by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan 
Elizabeth Barlow Rogers, Mortimer Zuckerman, Robert Campbell

Question and Answer Period

Final Comments

 

Second Session

The City of London: Big Money, Small Buildings and the Cry for Heritage  
Michael Cassidy

Landmarks: Finders and Keepers, Losers and Litigators (Panel Discussion)
Susanne Stephens, Richard Wade, Ann Beha, John Kerr Jr., Gene Norman\

Is the Preservation Part Over? The Challenge Ahead (Panel Discussion) 
Hugh Hardy, Michael Kramer, Richard Kahan, Kent Barwick, Gene Norman, Paul Goldberger

Question and Answer Period

Final Comments