ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This report was produced by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP). The report compiles the findings of a semester-long Historic Preservation (HP) studio in the spring of 2021 at GSAPP. This is a studio premised on concepts of community-engaged research and learning as integral aspects of preservation practice. Students and faculty alike have benefited from the knowledge and perspective of a number of representatives of the Harlem community, whom the team would like to thank and acknowledge.

Save Harlem Now! Valerie Jo Bradley, Angel Ayón, and Lynn Hendy

Carver Federal Savings Bank Richard Muskus, Senior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer and Vedelyn Davis, Vice President, Retail Banking Officer Center for Court Innovation Debbie Boar, Senior Advisor of Development

Manhattan Community Board 10 Parks and Recreation Committee

Karen Horry, Chair

The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce Winston Majette, Executive Director

Harlem Arts Alliance Voza Rivers, Chairman

Harlem Community Development Corp Curtis Archer, President

Harlem Community Justice Center Bradley Pierre, Director Harlem Grown Maisha Khalfani, Chief of Staff

Harlem Park to Park Nikoa Evans, Executive Director

Harlem School of the Arts Eric Pryor, President and Lynne Toye, Chief Administrative Officer Harlem Tourism Board Tony Rogers, President

The Harlem Writers Guild Diane Richards, Executive Director

Marcus Garvey Park Alliance Connie Lee, President

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Cheryl Beredo, Curator - Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

Uptown Grand Central Carey King, Director

West Harlem Community Preservation Organization & Harlem One Stop Yuien Chin, Executive Director

The studio team extends its gratitude to preservation and design colleagues who lent time and support to the studio, including Brent Leggs, Kendra Parzen, and Lawana Holland-Moore of The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, and Michael Murphy and Jha D Williams of MASS Design Group, and the faculty at-large of GSAPP’s Historic Preservation Program. Students and faculty also wish to thank Dr. Beverly Prince for graciously providing access to the historic Langston Hughes House.

Students Preme Chaiyatham Jonathan Clemente Christine Hotz Jesse Kling Chris Kumaradjaja Steph LeBlanc Isabella Libassi Ziyu Liu Lindsay Papke Valerie Smith Meghan Vonden Steinen Ziming Wang Jianing Wei Luxi Yang

Student Graphic Designer Lindsay Papke

Teaching Assistants Anna Gasha Tucker Simmons

Faculty Erica Avrami, PhD James Marston Fitch Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Morgan O’Hara Adjunct Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation

Due to the pandemic, this studio was taught remotely with limited onthe-ground access. Students were spread geographically from California to China, and they worked against tremendous challenges to bridge the divides of time and space. The length of the semester was also shortened, abbreviating the time students had for research, analysis, and especially for the development of their final proposals. These limitations should be acknowledged, along with the students’ dedicated efforts to creatively work through them.

Spring 2021 studio students pictured alphabetically (top left to bottom right).

1923 G.W. Bromley map of Harlem.