Praxis Dialogues: Preservation and the Public Good
Posted by University of Pennsylvania on February 6, 2017
Praxis Dialogues: Preservation and the Public Good
Tue, February 28, 2017
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Philadelphia History Museum
15 South 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Even in the most settled times, the status of historic preservation as a public good is unsettled and contentious. The third installment of Praxis Dialogues explores the underpinnings of historic preservation as a public good, focused on Philadelphia. Panelists will discuss preservation’s role in civic life, how it contributes to neighborhood identity,collective memory, and economic development; and the politics of our right and responsibility to preserve.
Panelists include:
- Wendell Pritchett, Presidential Professor of Law and Education, PennLaw
- Prema Gupta (MSHP’05), Senior Vice President, Navy Yard Planning & Real Estate Development, PIDC
- Aaron Wunsch, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
- Faye Anderson, Director, All that Philly Jazz
- Moderated by Randy Mason, PennPraxis Executive Director and Chair/ Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, PennDesign.
This event is co-presented by PlanPhilly. Essays by each of the panelists will be published leading up to the event on PlanPhilly’s Eyes on the Street
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