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From: The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen <victori...@generalsociety.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 12:42 PM
Subject: The Restoration of Tudor City with Bertolini Architectural Works, Thursday, September 15th at 6 P. M, Online and In-Person
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THE GENERAL SOCIETY

OF MECHANICS & TRADESMEN

OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

FOUNDED 1785

Labor, Literature and Landmark

Lecture Series

Fall 2022

THE RESTORATION OF

TUDOR CITY

With Oswald L. Bertolini, AIA, Principal

and Colleagues from

Bertolini Architectural Works

Including: Eric Vonderhyde, Principal;

Ryan Hopewell, Associate Principal; and

Carlos Honorio, Jr., AIA, Associate Principal

Presented in Partnership with

The New York Landmarks Conservancy

Thursday, September 15th at 6 P.M.

This will be both an In-Person

and Online Lecture

The Fascinating History and Restoration of the Tudor City Landmark District

For an In-Person reservation, please click here

For an Online reservation please click here

Bertolini Architectural Works have spearheaded many large-scale façade projects in the Tudor City Landmark District. In this presentation Oswald L. Bertolini, AIA, Principal, along with his colleagues, architects Eric Vonderhyde, Ryan Hopewell and Carlos Honorio Jr., AIA, will discuss the history of the area that transformed into Tudor City, including prewar construction techniques. Together they will also discuss the conditions of these buildings in the early 1990’s when they were first engaged to specify repairs.

In addition, they will discuss the history of the Façade Inspection Safety Program (Local Law 10/80 & Local 11/98), and how these laws have evolved. There will be a discussion of the repairs and how the laws are driving the technology used to make the repairs. The delicate balance between safety, costs, aesthetics, and practical construction issues will also be reviewed. Among other things Bertolini Architectural Works have recently replaced the prominent center cartouche at 5 Tudor City Place from terra cotta to fiberglass and a few gargoyles in terra-cotta.

Tudor City is an apartment complex located on Manhattan’s East 40’s, situated on a low cliff. Originally constructed between 1925 to 1928, it was the first residential skyscraper complex in the world. It was also one of the largest, and most important examples of a planned middle-class residential community in New York City . It is famous for its castle-like apartment buildings in the Tudor revival style that was designed by architects Fred French and H. Douglas Ives, and has been featured numerous times as a setting for movies, TV, fashion magazines, and commercials.