Archtober in Newburgh
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Venue: 15 S Johnston St, Newburgh, NY 12550
Credits: 3 AIA HSW for am sessions, 3 AIA HSW for pm sessions (Please sign in with AIA # to receive credits)
Archtober in Newburgh is a mini city festival featuring architectural walking tours, kids scavenger hunts, preservation workshops, short film series, and more to reveal the unique features of our city and to explore topics of neighborhood preservation. This festival is presented as part of Archtober, NYC's annual architecture and design festival.
For the morning of Saturday, October 7th, there will be the following programs:
Keep Newburgh Beautiful Talks Trash!
Architects Demystifying the ARC Process
Newburgh Creates: Experimental Lego Printmaking
Look! Mira! Walking Tour- Johnston St
Explain the benefits of cleanup programs and how they enhance neighborhood quality of life by making urban life healthier, more pleasant and transforming the image of a place
Describe how to start a cleanup program in your own community
Understand how residents and the municipality (DPW) can work together on trash cleanup efforts.
Explain the Newburgh Architectural Review Commission application process, including how to prepare the application and present at the ARC meeting
Define key vocabulary terms that are helpful when preparing the application materials (cut sheets, elevation drawings, etc.)
Learn what additional resources are available to help with the application process (Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and more)
Describe Newburgh’s historic architecture and the various structural and decorative elements
Actively engage in the design-making process and learn hands on printmaking skills
Discuss the history of real estate and development in Newburgh, using Johnston Street as a case study
Identify the architectural styles and elements seen along the Johnston Street corridor
Learn about the City of Newburgh’s new SeeClickFix app that allows residents to report building-related issues
Define the “building shells” typology and discuss proactive ways that the community and municipality can work together to prevent historic buildings from falling into disrepair.
Identify the tell-tale signs that a structure is on the path to becoming a building shell
For the afternoon of October 7th, the following programs will be presented:
Demolition by Neglect: You Can Save a Building in 4-Days
Worth Saving: Andrew Jackson Downing
Look! Mira! Walking Tour- William St
Latinos in Preservation
Showing of 'The Sixth Section'
Understand the legal term “demolition by neglect”
Grasp the history and breadth of vacancies in Newburgh and how that number has shrunken over the years
Learn the strategies and techniques for launching a community campaign to protect a building.
Understand the historical roots of establishing the East End HIstoric District in Newburgh
Discuss the immigrant history in Newburgh, using William Street as a case study
Identify the architectural styles and elements seen along the William Street corridor
Learn about the City of Newburgh’s new SeeClickFix app that allows residents to report building-related issues
Define the “building shells” typology and discuss proactive ways that the community and municipality can work together to prevent historic buildings from falling into disrepair.
Identify the tell-tale signs that a structure is on the path to becoming a building shell
Discuss the intersection of historic preservation and the Latino community in Newburgh and beyond
Share case study examples of projects that have shed light on the significance of historic preservation for immigrant groups, particularly the Latino community in the US
Learn strategies for conducting survey-related work and interviews to understand the Latino community’s experience with historic preservation in Newburgh
Discuss Newburgh’s new immigrant community and the city’s status as a sanctuary city
Discuss how Newburgh’s historic housing stock is an attractor to migrants and new immigrants to the city
Learn about immigrant communities in building informal infrastructures of resilience and reparation.