Renovating an historic townhouse can be a tricky proposal, where the architect has to wrangle crumbling materials, homeowners with a lot of money on the line, and a Landmarks Preservation Commission that has to approve all changes. Asad and Jeremiah talk to Brent Buck, an architect who specializes in such renovations in New York City, about his approach to preservation, and, of course, Instagram.

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