DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE13.99
Authors: Chu-Tsen LIAO, Liang-Yun WANG, Heui-Yung CHANG
Abstract:
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was established in 1965, and the Landmarks Law was enacted at the same time in response to New Yorkers' growing concern that important physical elements of the City's history were being lost despite the fact that these buildings could be reused. According to Landmarks Law, people who take responsibility for landmark buildings’ repair works related to the façade have not only to submit the application to the Department of Building but Landmarks Preservation Commission in New York City. “Gainsborough Studios” is a rare surviving example of artists’ cooperative housing, a building type popular in Manhattan for a brief period in the early twentieth century, which was designated as a New York City Landmark in 1988, will be examined as a practical case for this study. The objective of this study is to investigate how the landmark’s repair works related to facade were undertaken by New York City Landmarks Law. The purpose of this paper is to identify the main content of the repair works related to Landmarks Law, as well as examine and generalize the management for Landmark buildings’ repair work of Landmarks Preservation Commission. In conclusion, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission inspects repair work projects very strongly. Many guidelines and regulations were established for the both the staff of Landmarks Preservation Commission and A person in charge of the repair work. Another, the Historic Preservation Grant Program helps low‐ and moderate‐income occupants of designated New York City landmarked buildings. I hope to give suggestions to some cities without landmark preservation organizations about the management of the repair work from the policy and grant side.
Keywords: repair work;management; landmark; New York City
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