Saturday, November 28, 2009

Old News :: Good News

Docomomo Louisiana Originally uploaded by regional.modernism

Last month members of the board of Docomomo Louisiana presented a slideshow to the City Council Special Housing Committee at the request of Council Member Stacy Head. We were joined by Eliot Perkins, Executive Director of the Historic District Landmarks Commission. Head had requested this meeting to learn more about our mission and challenges. Ms. Head noted that seeing images of the buildings in better days helped her recognize their significance. She recommended we take our slide show on the road and present to neighborhood groups. Unfortunately the video of the meeting has not yet been made available through City Council video archives online. In the meantime, click the arrows on the embedded slideshow to view it fullscreen.


Update on
Whitney Bank :: The City Council voted to uphold the HDLC designation as a historic landmark.


Update on Wheatley School :: The World Monuments Fund Watch listing has brought significant attention. Its possible we may have found the right fit for adaptive reuse. John Klingman was interviewed by
Dave Egbert at Living Green Radio about sustainable reuse of Wheatley and other modernist structures. Listen here.


AIA Louisiana honors
Albert Ledner with the Medal of Honor.

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