Anatomy of a Brownstone IV at City Tech - February 3, 2007

‘Anatomy of a Brownstone IV:
Layouts, Lifestyles and Labor’ Seminar
on Brownstone Restoration and Renovation
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2007
Time: 1pm to 5 p.m.
Location: Voorhees Auditorium, 186 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn
Admission: $35 per person
Register in advance by calling 718-552-1170.

The Division of Continuing Education and the Department of Architectural Technology at New York City College of Technology are collaborating once again to present an
afternoon seminar, “Layouts, Lifestyles and Labor,” the fourth offering in the popular “Anatomy of a Brownstone” series.

Registered architects and City Tech Professors Robert Zagaroli and Jill Bouratoglou will present an architectural case study showing varying renderings of the same interior.

Debra Salomon, City Tech adjunct professor and interior designer will demonstrate a variety of options for furnishings and fixtures to fit clients’ lifestyles and choices. Local artisans Jennifer Napioli, tile designer, and Gerrard Owens, kitchen and bath designer, both from A & K Tile Studio, will be joined
by Thomas Tisch, an architectural and wheel cut glass artist, to demonstrate ways in which specialists achieve unusual and artistic effects to enhance renovations.

Licensed general contractor and master craftsman Pietro Calabretta from AllRenovation will present a case study for a recent Brooklyn townhouse brownstone renovation completed for graphic designer/owner Allen Suarez, in which electrical, plumbing and HVAC services were upgraded while retaining historic details. Calabretta and Suarez will share their secrets and experiences in preserving woodwork, stains, plaster, pocket doors, hardware and their sanity during this complex renovation.

WNYC radio personality and NYS licensed building inspector Lawrence Ubell will make us laugh and cry as he gives insights on how to undo or minimize renovation mistakes that never should have happened.

“Anatomy of a Brownstone IV” combines both academic- and
consumer-oriented information in an informative, fun-filled format. “Brooklyn is rich in history with lovely homes,” says Carol Sonnenblick, City Tech’s dean of continuing education, ” and the College can be a wonderful resource for its neighbors.”

‘Anatomy of a Brownstone IV: Layouts, Lifestyles and Labor’ Seminar on Brownstone Restoration and Renovation at City Tech
Date: Saturday, February 3, 2007
Time: 1pm to 5 p.m.
Location: Voorhees Auditorium, 186 Jay Street, Downtown Brooklyn
Admission: $35 per person
Register in advance by calling 718-552-1170