And so it begins ...

Next Monday I will begin the final year in graduate school. I am completing an architecture/urban planning dual degree program. Yesterday, I took a bus from Washington, DC, said farewell to the lovely friends who hosted me for the summer as I completed an internship at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and landed in ... Brooklyn, NY! After checking in to the hostel, I made my way via the subway to Weeksville.

(me on the roof of the New York Loft Hostel)







Back in April, my thesis advisors encouraged me to meet with professionals in the preservation field, to learn as much as possible about financing adaptive reuse projects and to gain exposure to preservation-based community development.  Their encouragement and repeated exposure to the importance of real estate development to preserving buildings piqued my interest.  And so, with the help of many friends, I set forth on a summer adventure. This blog documents Part Two (Aug 15-20: NYC, Providence, RI, and Pittsburgh). Part One took place in Durham, NC, and Raleigh, NC, July 23-26.



Thank you to the friends I met along the way ... the kind family who opened their home to me in Arlington, VA, for two months; the folks in Durham, NC, and Pittsburgh, PA, who let me surf their couch; and the lovely friends in Providence, RI, for a place to stay and a bike to get around town!