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Richard Haas, New York based artist, discusses one of his works on the White Street Detention Center Bridge, depicting the biblical Judgment of Solomon, a tale existing in similar ways in both Jewish and Chinese culture: the Judgment of Solomon and the Judgment of Pao Kung.  Both are tales in which someone of authority uses a strategy to discover who is a liar and who is telling the truth. 

Richard Haas, New York based artist, discusses his mural on the façade of 426 West Broadway.

On Richard Haas's mural Eight Manhattan Views, completed in 1979. It can be found at the New York University Center for Continuing Education at 11 W 42nd St.

Richard Haas, NYC muralist, discusses one of his projects on the White Street Detention Center, depicting the history of immigration on the Lower East Side.

Douglas G. Bucher, building conservator and restoration specialist at John G. Waite Associates Architects, discusses the process of restoring Hamilton Grange National Monument, New York. Historic Preservation firm John G. Waite Associates, Architects spent three years investigating the original building fabric, searching for clues of its original appearance and ensuring that the move, new systems, and accessibility features would cause minimal damage to the house. In this podcast, he talks about the Green Room in the Grange.

Douglas G. Bucher, building conservator and restoration specialist at John G. Waite Associates Architects, discusses the process of restoring Hamilton Grange National Monument, New York. Historic Preservation firm John G. Waite Associates, Architects spent three years investigating the original building fabric, searching for clues of its original appearance and ensuring that the move, new systems, and accessibility features would cause minimal damage to the house. In this podcast, he talks about the mirrored doors in the building.

Douglas G. Bucher, building conservator and restoration specialist at John G. Waite Associates Architects, discusses the process of restoring Hamilton Grange National Monument, New York. Historic Preservation firm John G. Waite Associates, Architects spent three years investigating the original building fabric, searching for clues of its original appearance and ensuring that the move, new systems, and accessibility features would cause minimal damage to the house. JGWA designed the move and oversaw the construction of a new cellar and basement for mechanical systems and exhibits. In 2008 the Grange was finally lifted over the adjacent church and then moved – no ordinary technical feat. 

Douglas G. Bucher, building conservator and restoration specialist at John G. Waite Associates Architects, discusses the process of restoring Hamilton Grange National Monument, New York. Historic Preservation firm John G. Waite Associates, Architects spent three years investigating the original building fabric, searching for clues of its original appearance and ensuring that the move, new systems, and accessibility features would cause minimal damage to the house. In this podcast, he talks about the stairway in the building.

Jean Parker Phifer, New York based architect and author of Public Art New York, reads a selection about The Battery, located in downtown Manhattan. Located at the southernmost tip of Manhattan, The Battery is one of New York City's oldest public open spaces. It is where Dutch settlers landed in 1623, and where the first "battery" of cannons was erected to defend New Amsterdam. Encompassing 23 acres of waterfront parkland, The Battery is the largest public open space downtown. Over 350,000 people work within walking distance of The Battery, and over 20,000 residents live in the surrounding area.