Photo of the Month

April 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Laura Buchner

Title:          The Oyster Bar After Restoration
Date:          February 2014
Building:   Grand Central Terminal
Location:   New York, NY

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

March 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Claudia Kavenagh

Title:          Chris Gembinski at Work
Date:          July 2013
Building:   Masonic Temple
Location:   Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Description: "As a part of the survey, we used a pachometer as a non-destructive evaluation technique to search for subsurface metal anchorage."

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

February 2015

Winning Entry

Name:        Lauren Drapala

Title:          View From the Altar
Date:          April 2014
Building:   Unity Temple
Location:   Oak Park, IL

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

Summer 2014

Winning Entry

Name:        Claudia Kavenagh

Title:          Multifoils Ad Infinitum
Date:          Fall 2013
Building:   Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Location:   New York, NY

See prior winners here.

Photo of the Month

March

Winning Entry

Name:        Lisa Harrington

Title:          At the Cornice

Date:          October 2008

Building:    Ames Hotel

Location:    Boston, MA

At the cornice of the Ames Hotel, the mason doing repairs took it upon himself to give this guy a set of Jahn buckies.

February

Winning Entry

Name:            Lauren Drapala
Title:              Surveying Fort Sumter
Date:              December 2013
Building:       Fort Sumter
Location:      Charleston, SC

Dorothy Krotzer, Director of BCA South, is shown walking along the parapet wall of Fort Sumter. This important Civil War fortification is entirely surrounded by Charleston Harbor. BCA's survey of the masonry required inspection from the ground, ramparts, and by boat.

January

Winning Entry

Name:         Cory Trembath Rouillard

Title:           Construction Commencement Ceremony
Date:           September 17, 2013
Building:     The Filene's Building
Location:     Boston, MA

BCA is responsible for the exterior restoration of the Filene's Building, including the white and green terra cotta visible in the photo, and the massive wood windows.  The ceremony, which included a speech by Mayor Thomas Menino, is for both the restoration of the 1912 Filene's Building (already well underway) and the construction of the 60 story glass Millenium Tower next door.  The Filene's Building, which has stood empty for a number of years now, is a beloved iconic building in the heart of Boston.  Its restoration promises to help revitalize the Downtown Crossing neighborhood. Read more here: http://bit.ly/1jcsRwy

November

Winning Entry

Name:           Assya Plavskina

Title:             Dean in the Attic of St. Patrick's Cathedral
Date:             June 18, 2013
Building:      St. Patrick's Cathedral
Location:      New York, NY

October
Winning Entry

Name:           Laura Buchner

Title:             Surveying at St. John's
Date:             2013
Building:      Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
Location:      New York, NY

September
Winning Entry

Name:      Ric Viera

Title:        Our Friend Kissed by an Angel

Date:        May 6, 2004

Building:  Columbus Monument

Location:  New York, NY

It was the statue of Discovery (the Angel ) that appears to be kissing [Richard] him. It is located at the Columbus Circle monument at 59th street Columbus Circle. It was taken on May 6, 2004, and it will be a moment that I will never forget.

Central Park Police Precinct Renewed

Central Park Police Precinct, the Stable Complex

The restoration of Central Park Police Precinct is being honored this month by the New York Landmarks Conservancy with a Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award. This is the story of how a mid-19th century Victorian horse stable, designed by the architects of Central Park, was adapted to serve the needs of a technologically modern police precinct. It would not have happened without the enlightened support of NYC's Department of Design and Construction and the Police Department, whose CP Precinct is now happily ensconced inside a new two story glass atrium enveloping part of the original building as though it were a precious museum object--and it is. The design team of Karlsberger Architecture (Fred Basch, Fred Basch Architect, PLLC), Building Conservation Associates, Inc., and Robert Silman Associates, is especially proud of the restoration's harmonious balance between new functions and historic features. The respectful intersection of old and new does not detract from the historic character of the buildings, because it can still be experienced in its entirety. This modern intervention assures active, respectful stewardship, and illustrates how preservation is relevant in today’s world. 

Travelogue: Mona Island

The picturesque Mona Island lighthouse (1900), often attributed to the designer Gustave Eiffel, is still standing, but rust is steadily replacing iron. It stopped functioning as a lighthouse in 1976 when it was replaced by an automated signal. Given its condition it must be among the most endangered lighthouses in the United States.