Archive for March, 2011

Announcing the 2011 Tsongas Award Recipients!

EKelly | March 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »

Preservation Massachusetts is pleased to announce the 2011 Paul E. Tsongas Award recipients who will be honored at our Annual Awards Dinner on Wednesday May 4 at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston!

This year’s honorees are Massachusetts colleges, universities and preparatory schools that have embraced and incorporated preservation into their educational identity. Whether through master planning, stewardship or sustainable restorations, the projects at these institutions demonstrate the versatility, viability and importance of historic preservation within higher education.

Be sure to reserve your tickets and tables today and mark your calendars for May 4!

The 2011 Paul E. Tsongas Award Recipients

  • Amherst College for Stewardship
  • The Berkshire School for Rehabilitation
  • Boston College for St. Clements Hall
  • Brimmer & May for the Corkin Visual Arts Center
  • College of the Holy Cross for Campus Commitment
  • Emerson College for the Paramount Center
  • Emmanuel College for Campus Commitment
  • Harvard University for Appleton Chapel
  • Harvard University Law School for North Hall Site Rehabilitations
  • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for Community Commitment
  • Middlesex Community College for the Federal Building
  • New England Conservatory for Campus Rehabilitations
  • Philips Academy for Paresky Commons
  • Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study for the Sunken Garden
  • Springfield College for the Judd/Sitzer YMCA Center
  • Suffolk University for the Modern Theater
  • Tufts University for West Hall
  • University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth and Bristol Community College for the Star Store Building
  • Wellesley College for Alumnae Hall
  • Wellesley College for Campus Commitment and Rehabilitations
  • Worcester Academy for Kinglsley Hall
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Capewide Preservation Workshop: 4/7/11

EKelly | March 1st, 2011 | No Comments »

SAVE THE DATE! for the Annual Cape-Wide Historic Preservation Workshop: Current Issues in Preservation
Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 11am 3 pm
Harwich Community Center, Harwich, MA

Sponsored by the Cape Cod Commission, Preservation Massachusetts, and
National Trust for Historic Preservation

Workshop speakers include: Valerie Talmage, Preserve Rhode Island; Wendall Kalsow,
Architect, McGinley Kalsow & Associates; Eric Dray, Preservation Consultant.

For more information, contact Sarah Korjeff (skorjeff@capecodcommission.org)
or Dorr Fox (dfox@preservationmass.org). Check back for more information on registration.

Workshop Program: Current Issues in Preservation

11 am
Welcome and Introduction
Sarah Korjeff, Cape Cod Commission
Jim Igoe, Preservation Massachusetts

11:15 am 12:15 pm
“Improving Collaboration between Land Conservation and Historic
Preservation”

Valerie Talmage, Preserve Rhode Island

12:15 12:45 pm Buffet Lunch

12:45 – 1:15 pm
“Recent Town Hall Restorations: Case Studies from Provincetown and Sandwich”
Wendall Kalsow, McGinley Kalsow & Associates

1:15 – 2 pm
“Guidelines for Historic District Commissions”
Eric Dray, Preservation Consultant

2 – 2:45 pm
“Architectural Styles and the Stories they Tell”
Sarah Korjeff, The Cape Cod Commission

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