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Why do old places matter to people? What difference does it make if we save and reuse the old places in our communities? Tom Mayes, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, explores reasons from continuity and memory, to beauty and sacredness, to sustainability and economics, based on his recent book Why Old Places Matter. Randall Mason and Starr Herr-Cardillo will respond and probe these ideas and the way they suggest future directions for the field of historic preservation.About Tom Mayes:
Tom Mayes is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He has written and spoken widely on preservation law, the underlying purposes of historic preservation, and the future of preservation. For many years, he taught historic preservation law at the University of Maryland. A recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Rome Prize in Historic Preservation in 2013, Mr. Mayes is the author of Why Old Places Matter (Rowman and Littlefield, 2018). Mr. Mayes received his B.A. with honors in History in 1981 and his J.D. in 1985 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an M.A. in writing from Johns Hopkins University.
About Randall Mason:
Randall Mason is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design, Senior Fellow at PennPraxis, and former Chair of its Graduate Program in Historic Preservation. His scholarly and professional work addresses preservation, planning, and public space issues, working with organizations including the Getty Conservation Institute, William Penn Foundation, City of Philadelphia, National Park Service, and the government of Rwanda. He is educated in geography, history and urban planning, with a PhD from Columbia University. Since 2020, he has served as founding Faculty Director of the WSOD’s Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.
About Starr Herr-Cardillo:
Starr Herr-Cardillo is a freelance writer and historic preservation professional working in the nonprofit sector. She holds a Master’s in historic preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, United States
Tickets
USD 10 to USD 20