Historic Preservation in the 21st Century: Protecting Built and Natural Environments

Location: University of Virginia School of Law, Purcell Reading Room
Date: November 2, 2018

Historic preservation endows our community with a shared remembrance of the past. Old buildings physically mark a space, place and time. And we, as a community, not only observe historic buildings and monuments, we also interact with them. We will give thought to the terms on which we engage with historic spaces.

In our first panel, we will look at the tension between historic preservation and the use of cultural and environmental resources. In our second panel, we will consider how preserving historically significant buildings affects housing access and availability. Professor Peter Byrne’s concluding keynote will provide contextualizing commentary.

Schedule: 
9:00 AM - Welcome Breakfast

9:30 AM - Introduction

9:45 AM-10:45 AM - Panel 1: Panel on Cultural and Environmental Resources 
Co-sponsored by J.B. Moore International Law Society

This panel will address the intersection of cultural preservation and environmental issues like climate change and energy development. Our panelists will explore how these issues are addressed both domestically and internationally.

Panelists:

• Professor Scott Davis / Principal, SGD Urban Solutions and Faculty, Georgetown University
• Marion Werkheiser / Founding Partner & Attorney at Law, Cultural Heritage Partners
• Greg Werkheiser / Founding Partner & Attorney at Law, Cultural Heritage Partners
• Parker Agelasto / Councilman, Richmond City Council and Executive Director, Capital Region Land Conservancy

11:00 AM-12 PM - Panel 2: Panel on New Urbanism and Historic Preservation
Co-sponsored by Virginia Environmental Law Forum

This panel will be a discussion about balancing development and housing access/availability with the preservation of historically significant buildings and areas.

Panelists:

• Will Cook / Associate General Counsel, National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Trip Pollard / Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center
• Sara Bronin / Professor of Law and Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law, University of Connecticut School of Law

12-12:15 PM Lunch

12:15-1:15 PM Keynote 

Peter Byrne / Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Program and Georgetown Climate Resource Center, Georgetown University Law Center