In 2020 the DC Preservation League received a $50,000 grant from the African American Civil Rights Program, as administered by the National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior, to fund the creation of a study entitled Black Power in 20th Century Washington, DC: A Context Study. This episode features excerpts from that study.

Links:

• Link to Ep. 34 - Live Show with Sarah Shoenfeld & G. Derek Musgrove
• Chocolate City by Chris Myers Asch & G. Derek Musgrove
• Black Power in 20th Century Washington, DC: A Context Study
• Link to other DC Preservation League nominations and studies
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

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This episode is a crossover, featuring the bonus episode from the limited series Going Green, a Spaces podcast story.  This series was created by fellow Gabl Media podcaster, Dimitrius Lynch, is well researched , and beautifully produced.  I loved listening to the series and was super excited to interview him for the bonus recap episode of the series.

In our conversation we discuss the importance of sustainability and the potential benefits of a sustainable future. We reflect on the impact of climate change, the journey of creating the 'Going Green' series, and the interconnectedness of history, media, and corporate responsibility in shaping public perception about climate issues. Our discussion emphasizes the need for collective action and the role of communication in addressing environmental challenges, while also exploring surprising discoveries made during his research process.

Links:

• Going Green, a SPACES podcast story
• All Access Series - Gābl Media // A Digital Media Network for the AEC Industry
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: Dimitrius Lynch is an architecture graduate of California Poly Paloma. He’s a licensed architect in the State of California with over 12 years of experience in design and project management. HE’s practiced in both domestic and international projects. He is a LEED and WELL accredited professional, WELL AP denoting expertise and commitment to advancing human heath and wellness in buildings and communities.

He's the (co)host of the Spaces podcast, a podcast aiming to elevate the appreciation for and understanding of how our spaces are evolving. The podcast has a diverse panel of hosts and explore the design and construction of various spaces to highlight how their evolution has affected society throughout history and will continue to do so into the future.

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This week's episode features a conversation with Sara Bronin, the chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). In this episode she shares her journey through the profession and her interest in historic preservation. She discusses the intersection of architecture and law, specifically focusing on property law and land use law. Sara explains the role of the ACHP as the Federal Historic Preservation Agency and its regulatory and policy functions. She highlights the recent program comment on accessible climate resilient and connected communities, which aims to accelerate the creation of housing and promote energy-efficient and climate-friendly buildings and transportation. Sara also discusses the importance of incorporating Indigenous knowledge into the Section 106 process and the recent resolution of two historic buildings in Chicago.

One of the main takeaways for me from this conversation is the importance of public involvement in the Section 106 process.  As you'll hear in the episode the public comment period for the Program Comments we discuss is now open.  Written feedback or questions on the proposed Program Comment may be emailed directly to [email protected] through October 9, 2024.

Links:

•  ACHP Announcement on draft Program Comment on Accessible, Climate Resilient, Connected Communities
• Submit program comments via email: [email protected]
• Bloomberg article: Biden Aims to Speed Up Historic Preservation Reviews in Projects
• Latinos in Heritage Conservation
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: Sara C. Bronin was confirmed by unanimous consent by the United States Senate in December 2022 to serve as the 12th chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. A Mexican American, she is the first person of color to serve in this position. Chair Bronin is on leave from her tenured position at Cornell University, where she serves as a Professor in the College of Architecture Art &; Planning, a Professor in the Rubacha Department of Real Estate, an Associate Faculty Member of the Law School, and an member of the Graduate Faculty in the Field of Architecture. Chair Bronin received a J.D. from Yale Law School, an M.Sc. in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and received a B.Arch. and B.A. in the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program from the University of Texas at Austin.

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This week's episode features an insightful episode with Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC. Steven touches on the challenges faced by Black architects in the profession and the importance of unity and love in addressing these issues. He also talks about his recent bid for the presidency of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and his current initiative, Communities by Design Corps, which aims to engage architects in community projects.

We discuss the importance of architecture in connecting with communities and the impact it can have on people's lives. We also talk about the need for authentic community engagement and the value of service in the profession as well as the need for young designers to understand the social and policy aspects of architecture, as well as the role of empathy in design.

Links:

• NOMA 2024 Conference Registration
• A History of the Freedom Riders
• Steven Lewis at ZGF
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC

Steven Lewis is an architect and a tireless advocate for social justice and diversity within the field of architecture. He is currently a principal with the firm ZGF Architects, where he leads the Los Angeles office’s urban design practice. Prior to joining ZGF, Steven served as Urban Design Director for Central Detroit, where he played a key role in shaping the vision of present and future development. Steven is the AIA 2016 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award recipient, and was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in December of 2015. Steven was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard GSD in 2006-07. He was a founding partner of RAW International in 1984, and for twenty years, was an essential part of the firm’s growth and success. In 2010, he concluded a two-year term as President of NOMA, traveling around the country advocating for architects-of-color, while cultivating the next generation of diverse architects and designers. More than anything, Steven is a facilitator of partnerships and alliances between groups and individuals who seek to use architecture and design to effect positive change to our world.

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This episode features a conversation with my longtime friend, Katie Hughes-Pucci.  We went to summer camp together decades ago (shout out to Independent Lake Camp in Orson, PA) and there's a group of us that still stay in touch. 

She's not an architect or preservationist but she gets that old houses have stories to tell and that being a steward of an old house means honoring and respecting the house's history and taking care of it for future generations.

Check out our Instagram to see photos of her 1903 home that is discussed in the episode.

Links:

• Independent Lake Camp
• OldHomesRI on Instagram
• Tree species calculator
• Lead window safety resources by Nzilani Glass
• The Overstory by Richard Powers
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: Katie Hughes-Pucci is a Rhode Island-based writer and sometimes-adjunct professor. She lives with her husband and daughter in the historic Edgewood neighborhood in what she lovingly calls a “stunning Victorian death trap” (Child safety wasn’t at the forefront at the turn of the century).

Likes: Elder millennial pop culture, old homes, buying craft supplies and then abandoning the project, and fighting the patriarchy. Dislikes: Wet socks, open floor plans, parties that don’t serve cheese, and putting books on the shelf backwards as an aesthetic.

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A tangible remnant is a historic building that left a mark on the built environment and tells the story of people who came before us. This episode explores the tangible remnant that is the Domingo Tafoya House in Albuquerque, NM. Listen to learn about the building, historical figure, and how the building is being used today.

Links:

• National Register nomination on the Domingo Tafoya house
• Learn about other Tafoya family members
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

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This week's episode features a conversation with Jason Green. He shares his journey from working at the White House to creating the documentary, Finding Fellowship. His documentary explores the history of the Pleasant View Historic Site, a three-acre piece of land that his great-great-grandfather helped purchase in 1868. The site includes a schoolhouse, a church, and a social hall that were central to the black community of Quince Orchard. Jason emphasizes the importance of preserving and restoring these buildings as a way to connect with history, build community, and pass on a legacy to future generations.

There were some fun takeaways from this one including:

• How taking the time to connect with our ancestors and learn their stories can have a profound impact on our own lives.
• How giving back to your community can lead to unexpected outcomes and starting a project before you feel ready (or before you even have a camera in his case) can lead to meaningful outcomes.

Links:

• Finding Fellowship Documentary on PBS: https://www.pbs.org/video/finding-fellowship-3bz18O/
• Pleasant View restoration site: www.pleasantviewsite.org
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: Jason Green is a MD-based business executive, board advisor, and early-stage investor in future of work and economic opportunity and mobility companies. In 2013, he co-founded SkillSmart, an award-winning enterprise that empowers communities by providing a skills-based ecosystem to match employers, job seekers and education providers, and has ensured that local communities and diverse resources equitably participated in more than $100B in economic development. He also serves as the Executive-in- Residence for Zeal Capital Partners, a DC-based inclusive investingTM venture firm focused on eliminating the health, skills and wealth gap.

Before founding SkillSmart, Jason worked in local and federal government, most recently serving as Associate Counsel to President Barack Obama, advising the president and senior staff on legal, economic and domestic policy matters. Green’s work at the White House was largely in response to the Great Recession and included strategies to retrain the American workforce, enhance placed based economic stimuli, and track the economic impact of economic development initiatives. Further, exposure to local and national unemployment, policy responses and their economic effects inspired the SkillSmart platform.

Jason is the son of a preacher and public school teacher, and learned the importance of community at an early age. He serves on a number of corporate and non-profit boards and commissions, including chairing the Montgomery County Remembrance and Reconciliation Commission.

Recently Jason also directed and co-produced Finding Fellowship an award-winning PBS documentary that explores the hopeful story of an unlikely merger of three racially-segregated churches in the divided 1960s in the DC region. Green is a TEDx speaker and frequent contributor who has been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC, and NPR discussing workforce trends, politics and the economy.

Jason is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and earned a law degree from Yale Law School.

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In this week's episode I got to chat with California based architect, Michael Bohn. Michael is an architect and advocate for preserving historic buildings. During the episode he shares his journey into the profession and his passion for adaptive reuse and affordable housing. He discusses his activism and preservation efforts, including chaining himself to a building slated for demolition. Michael's firm, Studio 111, focuses on creating community and revitalizing overlooked areas through adaptive reuse projects. We also chat about the importance of sustainability and leveraging the existing character of buildings in adaptive reuse projects.

Links:

• Studio 111 website
• Studio 111 Workplace
• Jergins Trust building
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
• Earn CEUs for listening to this podcast
• Signup for Ask Me Anything w/ Nakita Reed
• Gabl Media Network
• Sarah Gilberg's Music

Bio: As Partner of Studio One Eleven, Michael Bohn, AIA, takes an integrated approach to architecture, landscape, and urban design. One of his focuses is on the studio’s housing practice with an emphasis on modular, transit-oriented developments, affordable housing, and adaptive re-use projects. His experience includes supportive, student, and market-rate projects that serve seniors, families, artists, and the homeless. A sustainability stalwart, Bohn led the development of the firm’s Downtown Long Beach headquarters to LEED platinum and WELL gold certifications and is currently pursuing Net Zero Energy. In addition, he established an awarding-winning landscape studio and co-established an urban design practice that uplifts underserved communities. Bohn received his Architecture Degree from Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, studied at the Ecole de Beaux Arts in Fontainebleau France, and worked at the State Archaeological Camp in Hampi, India sponsored by the British Institute. He is a licensed architect with over 35 years of experience and is a Board Member for the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Urban Land Institute Affordable/Workforce Housing Council, and the American Institute of Architects California.

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This week's conversation is with Burt Pinnock. Burt is one of the most sought after preservation architects in Virginia - especially for memorialization work - and I am super grateful to have met him in recent years. We discuss his background and experiences growing up in Tuskegee, AL before moving north to southern Virginia. He has had a fascinating career so far with the opportunity to focus architectural conversations on the importance of contextualizing race and history, as well as the need for inclusive and collaborative approaches to memorialization.

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• The Hearth at William & Mary
• Afrikana Film Festival in Richmond
• The Shockoe Project
• Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground
• Baskervill
• JXN Skipwidth-Roper Cottage
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
• LinkedTr.ee for resources
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Bio: Burt Pinnock, FAIA, NOMA is Principal & Chairman of the Board at Baskervill in Richmond, VA.  His passion for design has created award-winning work time and time again, from historic sites and cultural institutions to forward-thinking companies and foundations. He previously served as Chair of the Commonwealth of Virginia Art & Architectural Review Board and Vice Chair of the Richmond 300 Advisory Board, and is a co-founder of Storefront for Community Design, amongst many other notable board and committee engagements. For Burt, architecture isn’t a job; it’s his personal contribution to the wellbeing and vitality of our communities.

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In this weeks episode I talk with Regan Shields Ives and Rebecca Berry of Finegold Alexander Architects about some of the interesting institutional projects they’re working on.  It was fun to chat with them to learn more about what got them to the profession and to hear their experiences of working with existing buildings. We talk about helping clients get the biggest Bang for their buck on renovations. We touch on the impact of comfort on how people experience existing buildings and how often that comfort is achieved by things that aren’t flashy - like better insulation and improved accessibility.

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• Finegold Alexander Architects website
• Tangible Remnants on Instagram
• Tangible Remnants Website
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Bios:

Regan is a Principal and studio leader for Finegold Alexander’s educational and cultural projects. She is passionate about design for education and creating spaces that are welcoming, safe, and inspiring. She is also an advocate and thought leader in restoring and preserving our historic buildings, including adapting them for new, contemporary uses. Regan is a long-time member of the Boston Preservation Alliance where she serves as President of the Board of Directors. She is actively involved with the New England Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments. Regan serves as a mentor through the Boston Society of Architecture’s Women in Design Mid-Career mentoring program and is a member of the BSA Women’s Principal Group. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Architecture and earned a Bachelor of Arts from Lehigh University.

Rebecca leads Finegold Alexander’s higher education, institutional and religious practice areas. She is also Finegold Alexander’s Director of Sustainability, promoting sustainable design practices, conversations and reviews firm wide. Rebecca’s long history of volunteerism and civic engagement attests to her passion for serving people and their greater communities, whether they be mission-driven organizations, schools, or other entities. She earned a BS in Art & Design, a BS in Political Science and Master of Architecture, all from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she received the Alpha Rho Chi medal, a national award in recognition for service. In each of her endeavors, Rebecca focuses on client service and on providing the best possible design solutions that adhere to the budget and schedule concerns of each client. When not in Finegold Alexander’s offices, meeting with clients or on a job site, you might find Rebecca on the ski slopes with her family, either here or out West.

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