Angel Ayón addressed the New York Landmarks Conservancy and their guests during a discussion of “Planning, Preservation, and Community Participation: Through the lens of New York's Neighborhoods” on Thursday, April 6th. Sharing the stage with NY State Senator Liz Krueger and New York City Councilmember Steve Levin, among others, Angel shared his perspective on the impact of NYC’s growing population and how to balance both historic preservation and new development. See more about the event here.
Angel Ayón discusses Modern glazing at APTNE Symposium
At the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association for Preservation Technology Northeast Chapter (APTNE), Principal Angel Ayón shared his knowledge about historic, metal-frame glazed enclosures in Modern architecture. His presentation, titled “Reglazing Modernism: The American and European Experience to Date: Part 1 Steel Frame Assemblies,” summarized the findings of his grant-funded research developed in collaboration with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uta Pottgiesser from the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold, Germany and Nathaniel Richards from W&W Glass in New York. The single-day symposium, “Coming of Age: Preserving Buildings of the Modern Era” took place in Albany, NY, also featured in-person area building tours the following morning. Click here for more info.
See us on TV with NY1
AYON Studio is pleased to report that Principal Angel Ayón's advocacy to protect cultural resources at risk in Harlem was featured in a segment on NY1 that aired last Sunday, March 27. Angel is a founding member of Save Harlem Now!, a not for profit advocacy organization dedicated to protecting, preserving, and celebrating Harlem's irreplaceable built heritage. Click here to see the NY1 coverage.
Angel Ayón receives Fitch Foundation Fellowship
AYON's curtain-wall expertise featured in APT Bulletin
The Association for Preservation Technology International (APTi) published an article by Principal Angel Ayón and his former colleague Pamela Jerome. Titled "Can the 1960's Single Glazed Curtain Wall Be Saved?" the essay discusses the conservation of modern single-glazed curtain-wall buildings. The article springs from Mr. Ayón and Ms. Jerome's experience working together on the façade renovation of 60 Broad Street in Lower Manhattan. For more on this issue of the APT Bulletin (The Journal of Preservation Technology), see here.
Columbia GSAPP Celebrates 50 years of Historic Preservation
Angel Ayón, AYON Studio's Principal, is a featured alumnus in a video by Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Columbia Historic Preservation Program. “What I’ve learned at Columbia has definitely had an impact in my professional career,” he says. “What you learn here…is really about the overall idea of what preservation is supposed to be about.” Check out the video here.
NY Times quotes Angel Ayón in weekly Building Blocks column
Angel Ayón, AYON Studio's Principal, has been advocating for the conservation of the Mount Morris Fire Watchtower in Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park since 2000. He is featured in "Promise Made for Harlem Watchtower’s Restoration, but Not in Ink", by David Dunlap in the September 17, 2014 issue of The New York Times. The column addresses Mr. Ayón's concerns about the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation's plans to dismantle and store the historic fire watchtower. Click here to read the article.
Harlem Watchtower is featured in the NY Times
Angel Ayón, AYON Studio's Principal, has been advocating for the conservation of the Mount Morris Fire Watchtower in Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park since 2000. He is featured in "Promise Made for Harlem Watchtower’s Restoration, but Not in Ink", an article by David Dunlap in the September 17, 2014 issue of The New York Times. The article addresses Mr. Ayón's concerns about the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation's plans to dismantle and store the historic fire watchtower. Click here to read the article.