Extraordinary Prizes in Ordinary Places: How Preserving Everyday Things Can Save People and the Planet

Evening Public Lecture at The Presidio at the Santa Barbara Trust forHistoric Preservation, 7pm. Dr. Ned Kaufman’s lecture is entitled
“Extraordinary Prizes in Ordinary Places: How Preserving Everyday Things
Can Save People and the Planet.” He will make a presentation around the
general themes of rethinking the economics of heritage and historic
preservation as a tool for achieving social justice, and how the field is
forging new interdisciplinary alliances with public history, folklore,
community planning and tourism promotion in places like Santa Barbara. Book
signing and reception to follow.

Dr. Ned Kaufman is principal of Kaufman Heritage Conservation and Adjunct
Professor of Historic Preservation at Pratt Institute. Previously, Dr.
Kaufman served as director of historic preservation at the Municipal Art
Society of New York, where he led campaigns to protect the African Burial
Ground, Aubudon Ballroom, Ellis and Governors Islands, and other historic
sites. He also founded and co-directed Place Matters as well as the
international research and training program at Rafael Viñoly Architects.
His books include Place, Race, and Story: Essays in the Past and Future of
Historic Preservation (2009) and Pressures and Distortions: City Dwellers
as Builders and Critics (2011), as well as histories of Sagamore Hill and
Springfield Armory National Historic Sites. He has advised the National
Trust on sustainability policy and is a U.S. voting member on the ICOMOS
International Scientific Committee on Intangible Heritage.