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Re: Modern Icons in the 21st Century
The United Nations Capital Master Plan
Museum Director Carol Willis begins the evening with an overview and introduction.
- Carol Willis, Introduction
- Michael Adlerstein, Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations
- John Gering HLW International, Architect and Structural Engineer
- Keith Fitzpatrick, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc., MEP Engineer.
- R.A. Heintges, R.A. Heintges & Associates
- Panel Discussion featuring Adlerstein, Gering, Heintges and Fitzpatrick.
Historic preservation and sustainable design pose special challenges in the renovation and energy-efficient retrofit of classic early works of International Style modernism. The United Nations Capital Master Plan addresses complex issues of architecture, curtain wall design and technology, building systems, and landscaping with a thorough, state-of-the art strategy and nearly $1.9 billion budget. The project encompasses the entire complex including the Secretariat, General Assembly Building, and South Annex and Library buildings and will be presented by the project’s leadership and key consulting architects and engineers.
