Preserve Pittsburgh Summit a Grand Success!
Posted On: August 25, 2011
More than 300 students attended YPA’s third-annual Preserve Pittsburgh Summit to tour historic properties and develop ideas about preservation in Pittsburgh.
Held at the Heinz History Center on Friday, September 30, 2011, the Summit featured seven different tours of the Strip, Lawrenceville, and Downtown. The tours included two food tours, a Main Street Lawrenceville tour, waterfront tour, loft living tour, a bridge tour, and a Downtown walking tour. The tours illustrated how buildings get renovated, the technology behind it, the skills required, and the economic and environmental benefits to communities.
The objective of the Preserve Pittsburgh Summit is to develop a model framework for how young people can shape the future of historic sites in their community by using real-life examples in Pittsburgh. The Summit is designed for young people to learn what goes on behind the scenes to bring old buildings back to life. After the tours, young people formed into small groups and reported back to the larger group about what they learned and the potential of historic preservation to transform communities. Themes such as History, Economics, Technology, and Green Building Design were emphasized.
The keynote speakers included PA State Senator Jim Ferlo, Pittsburgh City Council member Natalia Rudiak, and special guest, Felicia Mayro, Director of the Neighborhood Preservation Center of New York City.
Additional images from the event are featured below:
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| YPA's Preserve Pittsburgh Summit 2011 |
Registration Packet download: Summit Pre-Registration
YPA is grateful to its partners and sponsors, listed below:
Partners
Burgh Bits & Bites Food Tour
Buncher Corporation
Cochran & Associates Architects
Coro Center for Civic Leadership
Senator John Heinz History Center
Neighbors in the Strip
Partner Schools
Allderdice High School
Allegheny Traditional Academy
Carrick High School
Duquesne University
The Ellis School
Martin Luther King Middle School
Pittsburgh Board of Education
Schiller Classical Academy
South Hills Middle School
University of Pittsburgh
Sponsors
Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation
