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59. Concrete, the Cheech, and Principles of Preservation
John Lesak is a Principal at Page & Turnbull in Los Angeles,
where he specializes in in the preservation, rehabilitation, repair, and reuse of historic structures. His work includes the adaption of historic modern office buildings, 1970s concrete structures, and a 1960s library into The Cheech, a museum for Chicano art in Riverside, California that opened last year to house the collection of actor Cheech Marin. Unfrozen and Lesak chat concrete, the broad meaning of historic preservation, and of course, the Cheech – the man and the museum.
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Intro: “Born in East L.A.,” by Cheech & Chong
Discussed:
The Cheech
The Mercury (Union Bank, Getty Realty Building) – Claud Beelman, converted to residential in 2007
Local Law 97 – New York City
Empire State Building retrofit by Johnson Controls
Ranking of NYC buildings for energy performance
Shift of LEED from incentive-based program to code
Concrete cage match: Walter Netsch vs William Pereira
Consider also Max Abramowitz
Boston City Hall
Early recognition of embodied energy impact, 1976-1980: Energy Use for Building Construction, Richard G. Stein & Associates + Center for Advanced Computation at the University of Illinois
New Energy from Old Buildings, National Trust, 1981
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Outro: “Concrete,”
by the Darkness
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John Lesak is a Principal at Page & Turnbull in Los Angeles,
where he specializes in in the preservation, rehabilitation, repair, and reuse of historic structures. His work includes the adaption of historic modern office buildings, 1970s concrete structures, and a 1960s library into The Cheech, a museum for Chicano art in Riverside, California that opened last year to house the collection of actor Cheech Marin. Unfrozen and Lesak chat concrete, the broad meaning of historic preservation, and of course, the Cheech – the man and the museum.
--
Intro: “Born in East L.A.,” by Cheech & Chong
Discussed:
The Cheech
The Mercury (Union Bank, Getty Realty Building) – Claud Beelman, converted to residential in 2007
Local Law 97 – New York City
Empire State Building retrofit by Johnson Controls
Ranking of NYC buildings for energy performance
Shift of LEED from incentive-based program to code
Concrete cage match: Walter Netsch vs William Pereira
Consider also Max Abramowitz
Boston City Hall
Early recognition of embodied energy impact, 1976-1980: Energy Use for Building Construction, Richard G. Stein & Associates + Center for Advanced Computation at the University of Illinois
New Energy from Old Buildings, National Trust, 1981
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Outro: “Concrete,”
by the Darkness
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