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"A Revolution in Public-School Design:  

The Legacy of Charles B. J. Snyder"   

A Slide Lecture by Jean Arrington  

TONIGHT! Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 6 p.m.

Macaulay Honors College, 35 West 67th Street

$25, $15 for LW! members   

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$5 tickets available for students and educators (type discount code STUDENT or EDUCATOR on our Eventbrite page) 

 

Visionary and innovative, the Progressive-Era architect Charles B.J. Snyder made more changes to New York City's schools during his 31-year career (1891-1922) as the Superintendent of School Buildings for the NYC Board of Education than have occurred in the subsequent 90 years.     

  

C.B.J. Snyder is most well known for his innovative "H-plan." In LANDMARK WEST!'s February 1994 newsletter, Dr. Amy S. Weisser, Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU, wrote that his architecture "aided [turn-of-the-century] social reformers in boosting the status of the public education system by replacing cramped, dark, unsanitary, fire-prone school houses with safe and secure buildings." 

 

Jean Arrington, C.B.J. Snyder scholar, will provide an overview of Snyder's life and architecture, focusing on his Upper West Side buildings.

 

Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling (212) 496-8110, emailing landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org or clicking here to RSVP online.  Space is limited.