Archtober in Newburgh
Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023
Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue: 15 S Johnston St, Newburgh, NY 12550
Credits: 3 AIA HSW for am sessions, 3 AIA HSW for pm sessions (Please sign in with AIA # to receive credits)
Archtober in Newburgh is a mini city festival featuring architectural walking tours, kids scavenger hunts, preservation workshops, short film series, and more to reveal the unique features of our city and to explore topics of neighborhood preservation. This festival is presented as part of Archtober, NYC's annual architecture and design festival.
The program offered on Sunday afternoon will include:
Building Shells: Building Community project
Look! Mira! Scavenger Hunt
Look! Mira! Walking Tour- Dubois St
Describe the building shells typology (NYS Property codes 351 & 352)
Learn how to identify the tell-tale signs that a building in Newburgh is on its way to becoming a shell.
Discuss ways in which the community and municipality can work together to prevent buildings from becoming shells (describing both small scale actions and larger interventions)
Describe the benefits of preserving and rehabilitating Newburgh’s building shells
Understand the role of the neighborhood stabilization coordinator in working with preservationists to stabilize buildings and communities.
Learn architectural vocabulary and identify building styles and decorative elements found in Newburgh
Discuss Newburgh’s architectural history and development
Develop building design literacy skills
Discuss past and current historic preservation efforts in Newburgh, using Dubois Street as a case study
Identify the architectural styles and elements seen along the Dubois Street corridor
Learn about the City of Newburgh’s new SeeClickFix app that allows residents to report building-related issues
Define the “building shells” typology and discuss proactive ways that the community and municipality can work together to prevent historic buildings from falling into disrepair.
Identify the tell-tale signs that a structure is on the path to becoming a building shell
Event Schedule/Times: Sunday 1pm to 4pm:
Discuss the federal urban renewal efforts between 1962 and 1974 that cleared roughly 120 acres of Newburgh’s waterfront
Describe the lasting impacts of urban renewal on Newburgh.
Identify buildings and streets that were lost to urban renewal and learn how to recreate these lost assets in virtually in Minecraft
Explain how to safely abate lead paint on windows, and know what resources exist to help with abatement efforts.
Understand the basics of lime mortar repointing –including what to do, and what not to do.
Discuss the character defining features of Newburgh’s historic buildings, including windows and masonry.
Learn the origins of the East End Historic District and what the boundaries entail and implicate
Understand the shortcomings of traditional historic district designation and how new cultural resource surveys account for a broader breadth of history and people
Learn the steps involved in conducting a cultural resource survey