Pratt Historic Preservation Organization

Beginning in the late 1990s with support from American Express, WMF took part in a comprehensive conservation program at the Temple of Hercules and Temple of Po...rtunus in Rome, Italy. Restoration work at both temples included façade conservation, biocide cleaning, stabilization, and conservation of its eroding marble surfaces. Located in the Forum Boarium, these temples are some of ancient Rome’s oldest structures. Today they are an educational resource for those interested in this ancient commercial center. Pictured is Temple of Hercules in the foreground, and Temple of Portunus in the background. More on Temple of Hercules: wmf.org/project/temple-hercules More on Temple of Portunus: wmf.org/project/temple-portunus

Opportunity for experienced alumni:

The Garden Conservancy is looking for a Director of Preservation.

Searching for the right incentive program for your industrial or manufacturing business? Try this great interactive tool from Starr Whitehouse! http://madeinnyc.org//thu//Gowanus-BOA-Incentives-2013.pdf

Protesters clash with police over public space in Istanbul: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/63109

James Gulliver Hancock Draws ALL The Buildings Of New York: http://bit.ly/10nSo7g

It's been more than 40 years since a young public school administrator walked into Cleveland's empty State Theatre, saw its potential, and embarked on what beca...me the world’s largest theater restoration project -- PlayhouseSquare. And that's just the *start* of Ray Shepardson's story, which now includes 35 restored theaters nationwide: http://blog.preservationnation.org//clevelands-playhouse/

Whether such objections make a difference remains to be seen.

For alumni with experience, an Historic Site Administrator position in Virginia

Freshmen from Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design are up at the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx today for a field school, learning how to make trellises in the garden. Learn more about the WHSAD program: http://www.wmf.org//preservation-arts-training-williamsbur

Need an LPC permit for work to your landmark property? Our director of grants and outreach, Tenzing Chadotsang, will show you how to get one at a presentation ...of our new permit application guide at the Historic Districts Council on April 1. Learn more: bit.ly/162MfCC Read the guide: on.nyc.gov/Xet2u4 (Photo: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission)

We invite you to see the work of the *original* RGIII--Rafael Guastavino III, that is. Palaces for the People: Guastavino and America's Great Public Spaces opens today! http://www.nbm.org//exhibitions/palaces-for-the-people.html

The application deadline is on Thursday but it could be a good opportunity for students now in their first year and graduating in May of 2014.

The long-running saga in Orange County, NY, over the fate of Paul Rudolph's Government Center (on the 2012 Watch) is over. The building will be restored! Here it is on a snowy December day. Read the Times Herald-Record's story: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article

The symposium in Charleston, SC, on cruise ship tourism in historic ports starts in one week--but there's still time to register! Join us! To register online, ...visit http://www.preservationsociety.org/event_special.asp For more information about the symposium, visit http://www.wmf.org/event/harboring-tourism Photo SC Coastal Conservation League

For current students interested in landscape preservation.

A photo of the vault in the Woolworth Building taken on our tour in 2011. See it for yourself on January 29th. Tickets on sale now! http://ohnywoolworthbuildingtour.eventbrite.com/

What role do you think preservation should have in setting priorities for the retention and protection or documentation and salvage of historic buildings and resources?

Happy New Year's Eve! Interested in learning how New Yorkers have historically celebrated the holiday? Find out in this video: https://www.nyhistory.org/community/new-years-eve

Review> Prime Real Estate: Susan Morris reviews the new movie, 16 Acres, about rebuilding the World Trade Center site. http://www.archpaper.com/news/articles.asp?id=6418

It's been almost two months since Hurricane Sandy, and we've spent that time in close contact with partners such as the National Park Service, as damage is being assessed. Here's the latest from the ground: http://blog.preservationnation.org//update-on-the-nation/

Today in 1903: The Williamsburg Bridge opens; it is the second span to cross the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Developers banking on Manhattan's Midtown East rezoning: Developer proposes new KPF tower: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/51798

More than 100 bungalows in Far Rockaway, the Beach 20 blocks, are, as of yesterday, on New York State's Register of Historic Places! It's fantastic news, and lo...ng in coming. Being on the register is not total protection, and it'd be extremely good if all the bungalows in Beach 20 blocks were included here, but, all the same, the designation is pretty fantastic. See more

French authorities recently announced plans to force shopkeepers to turn off storefront lights between 1-7 AM to conserve energy, meaning that iconic thoroughfa...res like the Champs Elysees (pictured here) will go mostly dark starting in July 2013. What are your thoughts? Read more here: http://www.bloomberg.com//paris-faces-darkness-as-city-of-

Today is English mathematician Ada Lovelace's 197th birthday. As the author of the first computer algorithm, she is often cited as the world's first computer programmer. Did you see Google's tribute to this visionary? https://www.google.com/

Map of the Month: Hooker's Map of the Village of Brooklyn, 1827 This month’s featured map is a reproduction of Hooker’s Map of the Village of Brooklyn in the Ye...ar 1827. The reproduction was made in 1861 for Brooklyn reporter Henry McCloskey’s Manual of the Corporation. Hooker’s map is one of the earliest detailed maps of Brooklyn, showing wards, churches, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the marshlands of Gowanus, and even Andre Parmentier’s Garden, one of Brooklyn’s earliest botanical gardens. Check out the entire post here: http://brooklynhistory.org//map-of-the-month-december-2012/

Get a dose of historic and contemporary architecture with this rescheduled tour of Poe Park in the Bronx. http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=5234

Good news from Chicago! A judge has restored Prentice Women's Hospital's preliminary Landmark recommendation for the time being and barred the city from issuing a demolition permit. http://blog.preservationnation.org//prentice-hospital-gr/

"The Fall of the American Movie Palace" will take you through the history of these magnificent buildings, from their opening in the early 1900s to years after the final curtain.

Speakers from a recent conference organized by the Cultural Landscape Foundation addressing issues surrounding the management of city parks.

Massive new development on the Brooklyn waterfront, Greenpoint Landing, sparks last-ditch protest effort: http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/49835

Good news for the most part from sites across the City. We will be following news from NGOs and other community organizations to see who needs help in the long term.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Brooklyn Historical Society staff members will be documenting the impact of the storm on our neighborhoods and communities as we...ll as recovery efforts underway. Please join us by tweeting your photos and experiences using hashtags #BrooklynPhotos and #Sandy. This album features a selection of the photos collected so far. View the complete documentation project on Storify here: http://storify.com/brookly/hurricane-sandy-brooklyn-stories See more

What do we think of this attempt to preserve and display this historic ship?

Brooklyn Brewery Tour