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How Do You Design a New Building to Complement a Historic Setting?

There are timeless characteristics that can be found in well-designed buildings today, and in the past. 
As we launched our Citizen's Guide to the Downtown Renewal Plan we asked Rick Jones, principle of Jones Architecture and Anne Brockleman of Perry Dean Rogers to discuss these principles with HSI President Caroline Watson-Felt and Board Member and designer Vijay Joyce. 

Jones and Brockelman haven't dealt specifically with Salem's Renewal Plan guidelines, yet the methods they've been trained in corelate easily with the guidelines. 

Part 1 - Jones and Brockelman present case studies of projects that use traditional design concepts to create contemporary new construction designs.
Part 2 - The Q&A portion of the panel addresses some specific and local issues. 

Interested in learning more?  You can download the Citizen's Guide to the Downtown Renewal Plan

These files were last updated 4/10/2021*.  
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*Summary of updates
Update 4/10/2021 - Corrected third full paragraph on page 4, removing MGL 121A, removing "one of whom must be a representative of organized labor" (which only applies to Housing Authorities), and changing language to reflect the very newly adopted policy to notify abutters of development and outdoor dining projects in the SRA boundaries.
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  • Home
    • About HSI
    • Mission
    • Board & Staff
    • JOIN & GIVE >
      • Join or Renew Membership
      • Donate
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Join Our Mailing List
    • The Bowditch House >
      • Nathaniel Bowditch
    • Contact Us
  • Preservation
    • Preservation Award Recipients
    • About the Advocacy Summaries >
      • 301 Essex - Former Jerry's
      • Pioneer Village and Camp Naumkeag
      • Demolition Delay
    • Protecting Neighborhoods >
      • North Salem and Mack Park
      • Bridge Street Neck Neighborhood
      • Salem Willows Neighborhood
    • Council Candidates 2025
    • Protect Historic Resources >
      • Brick Committee
    • New Development in Historic Neighborhoods
    • Successes >
      • 2011 Update of Renewal Plan
      • 1740 Samuel Pope House
      • Beckford Way
      • Historic Salem Jail
      • Wendt House, 18 Crombie Street
    • For Historic Homeowners
    • Planning & Study Documents
    • Archives
  • Histories & Plaques
    • Overview
    • HHP Request Form
    • Refresh Your Plaque
    • House Relocation Database
    • HSI House History Database
  • TALK ABOUT DESIGN
    • Citizens Guide to the Downtown Renewal Plan >
      • Design in Historic Context Panel
    • Preservation Education
  • CHRISTMAS IN SALEM
    • Christmas in Salem
  • News & Events
    • News and Opinion
    • Video