On November 9th, SVA’s School of Interior Design brought together two of NYC’s best preservationist architects for its INSIDE THE BOX Lecture Series — AYON Studio Principal Angel Ayón and Françoise Bollack, a fellow practitioner and Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia GSAPP. Angel and Françoise presented their own thoughts then engaged in a Q+A discussion immediately following.
The Adaptive Reuse Panel was moderated by Dr. Carol Bentel, Chair of SVA’s BFA Interior Design program “Built Environments,” who thanked the speakers afterward, saying they “turned the tide on the conventional understanding of what “adaptive reuse” is… I am certain we will have some continued discussions at school.”
Angel’s presentation offers detailed case studies for protecting historic fabric through adaptive reuse, including two of NYC’s most famous theaters – The Times Square Theater and Flushing RKO Keith’ — as well as the former Excelsior Club, a historic gathering place for African Americans in Charlotte, North Carolina. To learn more about these solutions and others, watch the full lecture here.