http://preservationatpratt.org Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:51:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This semester, the Pratt Historic Preservation Organization started a new venture opening up the doors to some of New York's most interesting heritage resources for our students. The 5-part series introduced Pratt students to our Manhattan neighbors at the Eldridge Street Synagogue and the Merchant's House Museum, as well as ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/05/13/phpos-tuesday-tours/ http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/05/13/spring-2011-newsletter/ Are you interested in getting an internship? Want to know what your classmates have been up to in their internships? Internship Presentations begin this Thursday March 31st!  Current Students can join us for the next four Thursdays at 3pm in room 406 for pizza and presentations by students taking Internships for ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/03/29/pratt-pspd-internship-presentations/   Dust off your wingtip shoes, slip on a flapper dress, or don a fedora for a 1920s Synagogue Soiree at the Museum at Eldridge Street. This Wednesday, February 23 join Pratt Historic Preservation students Nikki Westfall and Chelsea Dowell (organizers of the event) and travel back in time. Channel the Roaring ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/02/21/synagogue-soiree-this-wednesday-museum-at-eldrigde-street/ Pratt Institute’s Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development will begin an exciting Spring Lecture Series on Friday, February 4, 2011. This dynamic series will feature local leaders and internationally renowned practitioners discussing and debating current planning, preservation and environmental topics. Lectures are free and open to the public. Please see the attached document for more information: PSPD ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/01/23/announcing-spring-2011-lecture-series/ Francis Morrone presents "The Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Neighborhood and Architectural History Guide" at Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton St. at S. Portland Avenue in Fort Greene, (718) 246-0200], Jan. 12 at 7:30 pm. FREE. For information, visit www.brooklynhistory.org. The historian has two neighborhood ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2011/01/04/january-12-francis-morrone-presents-%e2%80%9cthe-fort-greene-and-clinton-hill-neighborhood-and-architectural-history-guide%e2%80%9d/ The 2010 National Preservation Conference (Oct. 27-30) brought twelve students from Pratt to the great state capital of Austin, Texas. Pratt Historic Preservation Organization (PHPO) secured funding from both Pratt SGA and the Historic Preservation Department to subsidize ten students' travel, registration, and educational sessions at the conference.  PHPO is ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2010/11/09/the-2010-national-preservation-conference/ Pratt Historic Preservation Organization & Cape Cod Modern House Trust Present a conversation: Peter McMahon, CCMHT Executive Director & Malachi Connolly, Architect, Filmmaker Tuesday, October 19th at 8PM Pratt Manhattan, Room 213 114 West 14th Street  Peter McMahon, the founder of the Cape Cod Modern House Trust will give a talk about the trust's mission ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2010/10/15/lecture-series-fall-2010/ I spent the summer as a conservation technician for the Central Park Conservancy, overseeing the treatment and conservation of the 60+ monuments and sculptures that dot this nation’s foremost public space. I worked with materials and conservation techniques on a level that very few other internship programs in ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2010/08/16/summer-2010-internships/ On Tuesday May 11th, students from the Pratt Historic Preservation program visited Governor's Island.  Recently acquired by the city of New York from the state, Governor's Island boasts the largest historic district in New York state (92-acres) and is home to 3 historic fortifications. With the park ... http://preservationatpratt.org/index.php/2010/05/13/a-visit-to-governors-island/