News

News
Treasures of New York: Tenement Museum
Treasures of New York: Tenement Museum

The Lower East Side Tenement, for which LSA is the Preservation Architect, was featured in an episode of WLIW’s Treasures of New York. Learn about this iconic landmark’s history as a museum of immigrant life by watching the 26 minute mini-documentary via the WLIW website, or by catching one of the following broadcasts:

WLIW- Sunday, January 21st, 2024 at 7PM ET (Premiere)
THIRTEEN- Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at 7PM ET
NJ PBS- Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at 7PM ET
ALL ARTS- Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 8PM ET

The Literature of Classical Architecture: An Introduction
The Literature of Classical Architecture: An Introduction

Institute of Classical Architecture and Art

December 14, 2023

Michael Middleton

Meisha Hunter is honored at ICE Awards Ceremony
Meisha Hunter is honored at ICE Awards Ceremony

On October 13, 2023, LSA’s Senior Preservationist Meisha Hunter was honored at a ceremony held at the British Institution of Civil Engineers in London on October 13. Her paper Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance, was awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Asset Management Prize by ICE Publishing.

Link to program

Link to awardee list

"Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance"
"Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance"

Infrastructure Asset Management

Volume 9 Issue 4, pp. 170-179

December 2022

Received Infrastructure Asset Management Prize from ICE Publishing

Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew receives Victorian Society New York's Preservation Award
Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew receives Victorian Society New York's Preservation Award

Congratulations to the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew for receiving Victorian Society New York’s Preservation Award! The project team was honored at the 56th Annual Meeting on June 6th, 2023.

"Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation" (Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew)
"Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation" (Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew)

Skylines Issue #44

Winter 2023

Michael Middleton

Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew Receives Lucy G. Moses Award
Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew Receives Lucy G. Moses Award

Congratulations to the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, which will receive the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Lucy G. Moses Award, the Conservancy’s highest honor. The Church and other award recipients will be honored at this year’s award ceremony on Wednesday, April 19. LSA served as the Historic Preservation Architect for the exterior restoration of the Church.

Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew receives Excellence in Preservation Award
Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew receives Excellence in Preservation Award

Congratulations to the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew which received one of this year’s Excellence in Preservation Awards from the Preservation League of the State of New York! LSA served as the Preservation Architect for the exterior restoration.
For more about the restoration of the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, check out the Preservation League of New York State’s website via the link below:
https://www.preservenys.org/blog/excellence-award-spotlight-church-of-slsm

Old Stone, New Anchors
Old Stone, New Anchors

ICRI Metro NY 2022 Symposium - Tying It All Together: The Crucial Roles Fasteners Play In Restoration
International Concrete Repair Institute
April 28, 2022

Michael Middleton

"Politics and Aesthetics of Ripristino: A Select Study of the Preservation Work of Antonio Muñoz in Rome"
"Politics and Aesthetics of Ripristino: A Select Study of the Preservation Work of Antonio Muñoz in Rome"

Society of Architectural Historians
2020 Annual International Conference
May 1, 2020

Aura María Jaramillo

 

Publications

News
"Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance"
"Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance"

Infrastructure Asset Management

Volume 9 Issue 4, pp. 170-179

December 2022

Received Infrastructure Asset Management Prize from ICE Publishing

"Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation" (Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew)
"Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation" (Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew)

Skylines Issue #44

Winter 2023

Michael Middleton

"Silent and Unseen: Stewardship of Water Infrastructural Heritage"
"Silent and Unseen: Stewardship of Water Infrastructural Heritage"

Adaptive Strategies for Water Heritage: Past, Present, Future
Carola Hein, editor
Springer Nature, 2020

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

"Adaptive Use of Small-Scale, Civic Infrastructural Heritage"
"Adaptive Use of Small-Scale, Civic Infrastructural Heritage"

Engineering History & Heritage Themed Issue
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
Volume 172, Issues EH 1-4
2019

Meisha Hunter Burkett & Andrew Burdick (contributors)

"Old Croton Aqueduct"
"Old Croton Aqueduct"

The Water Industry as World Heritage Thematic Study
The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage
James Douet, coordinator
2018

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

"The Croton Aqueduct’s Fountains: Preservation, Conservation and Significance"
"The Croton Aqueduct’s Fountains: Preservation, Conservation and Significance"

L’acqua le Pietre i Bronzi, le Fontane Monumentali: Gestione e Conservazione Esperienze a Confronto
Comune di Roma, Sovraintendenza ai Beni Culturali Roma
Palombi Editori
2012

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

City Secrets: Rome (Revised edition) Fang Duff Kahn New York, 2011 Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

City Secrets: Rome (Revised edition)
Fang Duff Kahn
New York, 2011

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

"Stewardship and Sustainability of Historic Waterworks Infrastructure"
"Stewardship and Sustainability of Historic Waterworks Infrastructure"

Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Richard Longstreth, editor
University of Delaware Press
2011

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

"Serbatoio di Gianicolo"
"Serbatoio di Gianicolo"

The Janus View: Essays on the Janiculum
The American Academy in Rome
Rome, 2007

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contributor)

 

Lectures

News
The Literature of Classical Architecture: An Introduction
The Literature of Classical Architecture: An Introduction

Institute of Classical Architecture and Art

December 14, 2023

Michael Middleton

Old Stone, New Anchors
Old Stone, New Anchors

ICRI Metro NY 2022 Symposium - Tying It All Together: The Crucial Roles Fasteners Play In Restoration
International Concrete Repair Institute
April 28, 2022

Michael Middleton

"Politics and Aesthetics of Ripristino: A Select Study of the Preservation Work of Antonio Muñoz in Rome"
"Politics and Aesthetics of Ripristino: A Select Study of the Preservation Work of Antonio Muñoz in Rome"

Society of Architectural Historians
2020 Annual International Conference
May 1, 2020

Aura María Jaramillo

Shifting Paradigms in the Preservation and Adaptive Use of Theaters
Shifting Paradigms in the Preservation and Adaptive Use of Theaters

APTNE Annual Meeting & Symposium “Restoring Historic Theaters in the 21st Century”
Association for Preservation Technology
February 1, 2019

Judith Saltzman

"Catalyzing Small Scale Adaptive Use: The 119th Street Gatehouse"
"Catalyzing Small Scale Adaptive Use: The 119th Street Gatehouse"

General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen
New York, 2018

Meisha Hunter Burkett

Bakas Pilipinas Exhibit: UN Forum on Sustainable Development
Bakas Pilipinas Exhibit: UN Forum on Sustainable Development

Bakás Pilipinas
New York, NY
July 22, 2018

Roz Li

Bakás Pilipinas participated in an exhibit and event on Heritage and Sustainability, under the sponsorship of the International Council of Monuments and Sites.

International Symposium on the Seismic Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Heritage Churches of the Philipines
International Symposium on the Seismic Retrofit of Unreinforced Masonry Heritage Churches of the Philipines

Bakás Pilipinas
Manila, Philippines
January 13-14, 2016

Roz Li

After a devastating earthquake damaged several heritage churches in Bohol, Bakás Pilipinas invited leading international and local heritage engineering and architectural experts who gave technical presentations to an audience of Filipino structural engineers, architects, conservators and students about the best and most advanced practices in the field of historic preservation.

"Culture and Heritage Encounters - The Boix House"
"Culture and Heritage Encounters - The Boix House"

Bakás Pilipinas
Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
April 30, 2017

Roz Li

Based on a grant to Bakás Pilipinas from the World Monuments Fund, the historic Boix House in Quiapo, Manila served as the focus for one day, as the point of convergence for encounters between past and present, between Christians and Muslims, and between residents and visitors, to call attention to the significance of the house and the Quiapo area, the historic commercial and residential core of Manila.

Silent and Unseen: Historic Water Infrastructure in the Face of Sea Level Rise
Silent and Unseen: Historic Water Infrastructure in the Face of Sea Level Rise

Keeping History Above Water Conference
Newport Restoration Foundation
Newport, RI
2016

Meisha Hunter Burkett (contracted for publication)

Preservation Challenges/Opportunities
Preservation Challenges/Opportunities

American Institute of Architects, Connecticut Chapter
New Haven, 2014

Meisha Hunter Burkett & Cece Saunders

Preserving the Metropolis Conference Association for Preservation Technology New York, 2013 Meisha Hunter Burkett

Preserving the Metropolis Conference
Association for Preservation Technology
New York, 2013

Meisha Hunter Burkett

"Historic Water Infrastructure"
"Historic Water Infrastructure"

Third International Symposium on Water and Wastewater Technologies in Ancient Civilizations
International Water Association
Istanbul, 2012

Meisha Hunter Burkett

"Historic Infrastructure Panel"
"Historic Infrastructure Panel"

Smart Infrastructure: Negotiating the Future of Design
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation
2011

Meisha Hunter Burkett, Roz Li, John Krawchuk, Robert Kornfield

 

Awards

Preservation League of the State of New York

2022: Excellence in Preservation Award for the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew

American Institute of Architects, New York Chapter

2013: Architecture Merit Award for City Center
1994: Design Award and Special Commendation for the Restoration of the Fred F. French Building

Cast Stone Institute

2023: Design Excellence Award for Preservation for the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew

The Municipal Art Society of New York

2016: MASterworks Award for Best Neighborhood Catalyst for the High Bridge
2012: MASterworks Award for Best Restoration for City Center, Li · Saltzman: Historic Preservation Consultant
2005: MASterworks Award for Outstanding Commercial Restoration Project for The Biltmore Theatre
1996: New York State Preservation Award for the Restoration of The Century Building, by The Municipal Art Society and Williams Real Estate Co.

The New York Landmarks Conservancy: Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award

2023: Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
2022: Highbridge Water Tower
2015: High Bridge
2014: Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Building E
2014: New York Public Library, Jefferson Market
2012: Brown Memorial Baptist Church
2012: New York City Center, Li · Saltzman: Historic Preservation Consultant
2004: Interior Restoration of The Biltmore Theater, Li · Saltzman: Historic Preservation Consultant
2004: Exterior Restoration of Curtis High School, Staten Island, Li · Saltzman: Historic Preservation Consultant
2003: Interior Restoration of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Brooklyn
1999: Lower East Side Tenement Museum

Institute of Classical Architecture & Art

2020: Stanford White Award for Excellence in Classical and New Traditional Design for Henry Street Settlement

American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter

2014: New York Design Award for West Point Foundry Preserve

Friends of the Upper East Side

2013: Restoration Award for Thomas Hunter Hall
1986: Restoration Award for Polo/Ralph Lauren Store


NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Certificate of Merit

1996: Restoration of the Fulton Ferry Fireboat House, Hose Shed, and Pier
1993: Exterior Restoration of Tysen-Neville House
1991: Exterior Restoration of St. Alban’s Church

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation

2014: Lower East Side Tenement Museum. One of "100 Outstanding Buildings and Structures in New York City," Built By Women

Sustainable Sites Initiative

2014: West Point Foundry Preserve. Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES™) Certified Pilot Project

Roebling Chapter, Society for Industrial Archeology

2014: West Point Foundry Preserve. John A. Roebling Award, Roebling Chapter of Society for Industrial Archaeology

The Victorian Society of New York

2023: Preservation Award for Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew
2012: Preservation Award for Tifereth Israel
2012: Preservation Award for Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church
2002: Preservation Award for the Interior Restoration of Emmanuel Baptist Church
1996: Award for Outstanding Contribution to Preservation and Restoration for The Century Building

Downtown New Jersey Excellence Awards

1999: Restoration of the Perth Amboy Ferry Slip