Praxis Dialogues: Preservation and the Public Good

Even in the most settled times, the status of historic preservation as a public good is unsettled and contentious. The third installment of Praxis Dialogues explores the underpinnings of historic preservation as a public good, focused on Philadelphia. Panelists will discuss preservation's role in civic life, how it contributes to neighborhood identity,collective memory, and economic development; and the politics of our right and responsibility to preserve.

Panelists include:

• Wendell Pritchett, Presidential Professor of Law and Education, PennLaw
• Prema Gupta (MSHP’05), Senior Vice President, Navy Yard Planning & Real Estate Development, PIDC
• Aaron Wunsch, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
• Faye Anderson, Director, All that Philly Jazz

Moderated by Randy Mason, PennPraxis Executive Director and Chair/ Associate Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, PennDesign. 

This event is co-presented by PlanPhilly.  Essays by each of the panelists will be published leading up to the event on PlanPhilly's Eyes on the Street