The Restoration and Adaptive Reuse of Two Iconic Airport Terminals

Join us on Thursday, June 25, from 6–9 PM for General Meeting #3, featuring special guest speaker Richard Southwick, FAIA, Partner Emeritus at Beyer Blinder Belle. He will present on The Restoration and Adaptive Reuse of Two Iconic Airport Terminals.

Dinner and open bar!

Two of the country’s most significant airport structures, the pre-war 1935 art deco Newark Airport Administration Building and the post-war modernist 1962 TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport, both sat vacant for decades prior to their revitalization.  This is the story of their historic significance, their decline into obsolescence, and the subsequent campaigns to find new aviation uses and ultimately avoid demolition.

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About the Speaker

Richard is a recently retired partner emeritus and long-time former Director of Historic Preservation at Beyer Blinder Belle.  He has guided the revitalization of many of New York’s most celebrated historic buildings, as well as international sites of cultural significance. Notable projects include the Thomas Edison National Historic Park, Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Morgan Library & Museum, the Frick Collection, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Hall, TWA Hotel at JFK, the Marine Air Terminal at LAG, the U.S. Capitol, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, and the Red Star Line Museum in Antwerp, Belgium.   As a strong advocate for preservation, Richard has spoken widely on the topic and has served on the boards of the New York City Historic House Trust, the Save Ellis Island Foundation, Preservation New Jersey and the New York Landmarks Conservancy.