New Uses for Old Buildings:
A Russian-American Workshop on Historic Preservation

June 3-6, 2001
St. Petersburg

Fabergé Arts Foundation sponsored a three-day workshop in St. Petersburg on the adaptive re-use of historic buildings. The participants included American architects and restoration professionals, some of whom participated in the October 2000 training program for six Russian women architects, along with investors and developers from the United States, Russian professionals, and government officials.

The Atrium at Nevsky 25—a modern mixed-use office and retail development in a historic building in the heart of St. Petersburg (photo by: Alina Grazovaya)

Please click on the links below for more information about the workshop.

Background

Agenda

List of Participants

Photos

New Uses for Old Buildings was co-sponsored by the New York Landmarks Conservancy, the Committee on Inspection and Preservation of Historic Monuments of the St. Petersburg City Administration, and the Fabergé Arts Foundation. Funding for the workshop was provided by the Chauncey & Marion Deering McCormick Family Foundation, the Trust for Mutual Understanding, the Hillsdale Fund, and the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg.