The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
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GSMT - The Scots Who Built New York With John Kinnear, Historian Preservation Architect
Historian preservation architect John Kinnear examines the considerable impact of Scottish American architects, artisans and engineers on the development of New York - from the 1700s till today.
Scots of all creative endeavors have been part of the making of New York and America. One of the many artisans, engineers and architects of direct Scottish descent that Mr. Kinnear will focus on is John McComb Jr., an architect who designed numerous New York buildings, including Gracie Mansion, New York City Hall and Hamilton Grange.
Mr. Kinnear will also discuss the engineer David Bates Douglass, who was first chief engineer of the Croton Aqueduct and contributed to the rural design of Green-Wood Cemetery.
He will also feature a number of artisans including the acclaimed furniture maker, Duncan Phyfe, considered to be one of the most influential craftsmen of the 19th Century, whose work is still revered today. (Both John McComb Jr. and Duncan Phyfe were active nineteenth century General Society Members; Mr. McComb was Society President in 1818.)
Mr. Kinnear will also introduce Scots whose intellect and talents would today be called ‘influencers’ because their powers of intellect and artistic talent lent to new directions for society.
The Scots Who Built New York is a legacy project of the American-Scottish Foundation chronicling the impact of Scots and American Scots on the development of New York, launched in 2016 as part of the Landmarks50 celebrations.
John Kinnear practices architecture primarily in New York City, Connecticut, and Dutchess County, with projects throughout the United States and Great Britain. Recent projects include the restoration of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century homes. He is President of the American Friends of the Georgian Group and Chairman of the Architectural Advisory Committee and Village District Consultants in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
Discover the activities of our partners in this presentation by visiting:
The American-Scottish Foundation: www.americanscottishfoundation.com/home/index.html
The New York Landmarks Conservancy: nylandmarks.org/
Learn about the architectural work of John Kenyon Kinnear by visiting: johnkinneararchitects.com/
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GSMT - New Building in Old Cities: Historic Preservation & Sustainable New Development; Steven Semes
Переглядів 111Місяць тому
Professor Steven W. Semes discusses the impact of Gustavo Giovannoni (1873-1947) who was a central figure in the fields of architecture, urbanism, and historic preservation in the first half of the 20th century in his native Italy and throughout Europe. His theory and practice have had a profound, if often unacknowledged, influence in these fields up to the present day. Central to his thinking ...
GSMT - 5th Avenue Architecture & Society: History of America's Street of Dreams w Mosette Broderick
Переглядів 117Місяць тому
New York’s Fifth Avenue, America’s ‘Street of Dreams’ is one of the most remarkable thoroughfares in the world. Shown on the Commissioners’ map of 1807 emerging from a country road, then in the proposed grid plan of 1811 as one of the major boulevards, Fifth Avenue by the end of the century was synonymous with a lavish fashionable life, grand mansions, and services catering to the wealthy. Prof...
GSMT - Edinburgh World Heritage: Preserving Heritage & Connecting Cultures, with Christina Sinclair
Переглядів 86Місяць тому
Edinburgh is renowned for its rich history, cultural festivals, and architectural splendor. Scotland’s compact capital houses iconic buildings including a medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and neoclassical buildings. The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, along with the The American-Scottish Foundation and The Royal Oak Foundation, invite you to join Christin...
GSMT - Newport Cottages 1835-1890: The Summer Villas Before the Vanderbilt Era w Michael C. Kathrens
Переглядів 2472 місяці тому
In his latest contribution to America’s architectural record, Michael C. Kathrens gives house enthusiasts a superbly visual and informative account of the incredibly rich period of Newport’s luxurious nineteenth-century summer residences, presented comprehensively for the first time. In a talk related to his book on Newport Cottages, 1835-1890: The Summer Villas Before the Vanderbilt Era, Mr. K...
GSMT - The Restoration of Samuel Yellin's Vanderbilt Weathervane by Artisans Rachel & Timothy Miller
Переглядів 1665 місяців тому
Timothy and Rachel Miller from Spirit Ironworks had the honor of restoring one of Samuel Yellin’s works of art at The Vanderbilt Museum on Long Island. This was a 15 feet high weathervane with a spinning pirate ship that sits on top of a globe decorated with stars. The weathervane held a place of honor on top of a 60 foot Bell Tower at William K. Vanderbilt II’s Long Island estate Eagle's Nest,...
GSMT - THE MET: Head of a Ruler, Reexamined, by Kim Benzel, Curator, & J-F de Lapérouse, Conservator
Переглядів 866 місяців тому
A Museum Object from Antiquity Reexamined, with The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Kim Benzel, Curator in Charge, Ancient Near Eastern Art, and Jean-François de Lapérouse, Conservator, Department of Objects Conservation. This lecture is presented in Partnership with Friends of the Archaeological Institute of America-NYS. The Metropolitan Museum’s Department of Ancient Near Eastern Art cares for ...
GSMT - Making It In America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the USA, by Rachel Slade
Переглядів 1086 місяців тому
In this presentation, author Rachel Slade describes her latest book, "Making It In America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the USA," a deeply personal account of one couple's quest to change the world through manufacturing. Joining her in conversation will be photographer Christopher Payne, whose book, "Made In America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne," is a stun...
GSMT - Voices of the Stones: Cathedral of St. John the Divine with Robert Rodriguez, Photojournalist
Переглядів 916 місяців тому
Forty years ago, the Cathedral of St John the Divine undertook a major project to build its long overdue towers. Despite that effort, they were never completed - thus the Church nickname, "St. John the Unfinished." What most people do not know is that the partially finished south tower is host to an extraordinary array of stone sculptures - not readily visible from street level or otherwise ope...
GSMT - Remaking Penn Station for Riders and the 22nd Century A Panel Discussion
Переглядів 8006 місяців тому
Remaking Penn Station for Riders and the 22nd Century: A Panel Discussion, with: Samuel A. Turvey, Chairperson, ReThinkNYC Karim Ahmed, Senior Transit Advisor, ReThinkNYC Christine Berthet, Chair, Manhattan Community Board 4's Transportation Committee Dr. Robert Paaswell, Emeritus Director, CUNY Transportation Research Center, Region II Moderated by Peg Breen, President, The New York Landmark...
GSMT - Restoration of Stanford White’s Dining Room: The Perils of a Better Idea with Samuel G. White
Переглядів 1697 місяців тому
Between 1889 and 1903 Stanford White expanded a small, mid-nineteenth century farmhouse into a formidable country seat that was a gathering place for his clients, his friends, and his relatives. Today the house continues to be occupied by his descendants, representing the fifth, sixth, and seventh generation of his family to enjoy Box Hill. Throughout a nearly continuous campaign of home improv...
GSMT - CITY | COUNTRY: An Inside Look at New Projects with Peter Pennoyer, Author and Architect
Переглядів 1748 місяців тому
For the past 30 years, Peter Pennoyer Architects has upheld the gold standard of traditional residential architecture. Their diverse portfolio of projects, which includes spectacular single-family houses across the country, museum exhibitions, high-rise buildings, and even the clock at the heart of Moynihan Train Hall at New York Penn Station, represents their refined vision and creative proces...
GSMT - Restoring the Flatiron Building with Howard L. Zimmerman, FAI & Alexei Tajzler, RA, of HLZAE
Переглядів 2448 місяців тому
Completed in 1902, the Flatiron Building has become an iconic symbol of New York City's architectural landscape. Renowned for its distinctive triangular shape footprint, it was one of the tallest buildings in the city at the time of its construction. Despite initial skepticism about its stability, the building has stood the test of time and continues to be a celebrated landmark in the heart of ...
GSMT - Rediscovering New York's Art Deco Architecture, with Anthony W. Robins, Historian and Writer
Переглядів 2458 місяців тому
In 1982, a dozen admirers of Art Deco held the first meeting of the newly incorporated Art Deco Society of New York. Interest in the modernistic styles of the 1920s and ‘30s had been growing worldwide since a seminal Paris retrospective exhibition of 1966, and a number of New York’s Deco superstars Radio City Music Hall, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building had found shelter under t...
GSMT - Jeffrey I. Richman: Building the Brooklyn Bridge 1869 to 1883: An Illustrated History
Переглядів 3018 місяців тому
Author Jeffrey I. Richman will tell the captivating story of how a bridge of unprecedented size and technology was built over the East River, connecting, for the first time, the then independent cities of Brooklyn and New York. This awe-inspiring structure-built during an age of technological innovation- was not only a modern engineering feat of extraordinary imagination, fortitude, and skill, ...
GSMT - Made In America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne
Переглядів 4619 місяців тому
GSMT - Made In America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne
GSMT - Rambusch: Art & Artistry of an Historic Company - A Dialogue with David Hart & Edwin Rambusch
Переглядів 10011 місяців тому
GSMT - Rambusch: Art & Artistry of an Historic Company - A Dialogue with David Hart & Edwin Rambusch
GSMT - Brooklyn Arcadia: Art History & Nature at Majestic Green-Wood by Andrew Garn & Allison Meier
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GSMT - Brooklyn Arcadia: Art History & Nature at Majestic Green-Wood by Andrew Garn & Allison Meier
GSMT - The Rise & Fall (& Return) of Radiator Foundries, by Nick and Annie Baylis, Owners, Castrads
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GSMT - The Rise & Fall (& Return) of Radiator Foundries, by Nick and Annie Baylis, Owners, Castrads
GSMT - Old Buildings - New Ideas...with Author & Architect, Françoise Astorg Bollack
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GSMT - Old Buildings - New Ideas...with Author & Architect, Françoise Astorg Bollack
GSMT - Detroit Steel Artists...with Author Matthew Kilkenny: The History & Art of Automobile Design.
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GSMT - Detroit Steel Artists...with Author Matthew Kilkenny: The History & Art of Automobile Design.
GSMT - "How to Live with Objects," with "Sight Unseen" editors Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer
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GSMT - "How to Live with Objects," with "Sight Unseen" editors Monica Khemsurov and Jill Singer
GSMT - Sky-High: A Critique of NYC's Supertall Towers from Top to Bottom with Eric Nash & Bruce Katz
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GSMT - Sky-High: A Critique of NYC's Supertall Towers from Top to Bottom with Eric Nash & Bruce Katz
GSMT - The History of the Montauk Club: An Architectural Treasure With Mary Brennan and Dylan Yeats
Переглядів 284Рік тому
GSMT - The History of the Montauk Club: An Architectural Treasure With Mary Brennan and Dylan Yeats
GSMT - The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution with Benjamin L Carp
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GSMT - The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution with Benjamin L Carp
GSMT - Preserving New York City’s Rich Cultural Heritage with Kate Lemos McHale, NYCLPC
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GSMT - Preserving New York City’s Rich Cultural Heritage with Kate Lemos McHale, NYCLPC
GSMT - Understanding the History of the R. Guastavino Company with Raymond Pepi and Laura Buchner
Переглядів 361Рік тому
GSMT - Understanding the History of the R. Guastavino Company with Raymond Pepi and Laura Buchner
GSMT - The Business of Music into Film: A Behind the Scenes Look with David Polemeni
Переглядів 146Рік тому
GSMT - The Business of Music into Film: A Behind the Scenes Look with David Polemeni
GSMT - Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments & Marvels of Riverside Park with Stephanie Azzarone
Переглядів 130Рік тому
GSMT - Heaven on the Hudson: Mansions, Monuments & Marvels of Riverside Park with Stephanie Azzarone
GSMT - French Upholstery Then and Now with Bruno Paulin Lopez, Master Artisan in Upholstery
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GSMT - French Upholstery Then and Now with Bruno Paulin Lopez, Master Artisan in Upholstery

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @robertozeladarodriguez5321
    @robertozeladarodriguez5321 3 дні тому

    Great conference!

  • @DeJ-u2g
    @DeJ-u2g 15 днів тому

    How annoying and distracting that doing this presentation there are men jumping up and down supposedly fixing the projector. Sit the “ “ down already!

  • @keithdiaz5081
    @keithdiaz5081 2 місяці тому

    When will the exterior be done and the scaffolding come down

  • @dactylntrochee
    @dactylntrochee 3 місяці тому

    Are the issues of the interior mechanics any less complex and expensive? Plumbing, electrical, HVAC, elevators.

  • @Nealsiegal
    @Nealsiegal 3 місяці тому

    Absolutely astonishing! Bravo! When is this exterior work anticipated to be completed by?

  • @Jon-hx7pe
    @Jon-hx7pe 3 місяці тому

    thermal seasonal efficiency of steam of poor 60 to 80% at best compared to heatpumps and condensing hot water - wipe out any gains of not needing pumps or fans. fan ventilation systems can actually save energy if they have heat recovery.

  • @robr1656
    @robr1656 3 місяці тому

    Great learning.

  • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
    @VictoriaAlfredSmythe 4 місяці тому

    thank you from manhattan 2024

  • @VictoriaAlfredSmythe
    @VictoriaAlfredSmythe 4 місяці тому

    thank you from manhattan ©2024

  • @josephsmith1888
    @josephsmith1888 5 місяців тому

    Interesting

  • @rudy_ad
    @rudy_ad 5 місяців тому

    Thank you.

  • @timp.9582
    @timp.9582 6 місяців тому

    21:28 Take note of the vegetation seen on the floor of what used to be the Coal Storage house. There was likely no remediation of coal residues, yet green nature thrived after the coal was no longer. Proof the environment can self-rehabilitate.

  • @everoshevsky8026
    @everoshevsky8026 6 місяців тому

    A fascinating dilemma and a valuable discussion. I don't have an understanding of THROUGH RUNNING and don't have the time to listen now. But I am an ex-Manhattan dweller and invested 30 years in a publishing career, there . . . Although now exiled to Central NY State I am still a New Yorker at heart, a booster of the Big Apple and vitally interested in your topic, even from this great distance!

    • @MrMarshmallow26
      @MrMarshmallow26 Місяць тому

      Services that utilize Penn Station consist of through running trains and originating/terminating trains. Originating/terminating trains are ones that have Penn Station as a starting or final destination and may sit for several minutes while passengers board or disembark. Meanwhile, through trains stop at Penn Station for a short time to pick up and drop off passengers before continuing on. The idea of making Penn Station a fully "through running" station was proposed in order to reduce congestion in and around the station, with terminal stations being established nearby for trains that would usually terminate or start in Penn Station.

  • @aerodevelopments
    @aerodevelopments 6 місяців тому

    Bingo to dispensing with the some-day-maybe RPA.

  • @abdennacer6329
    @abdennacer6329 7 місяців тому

    I want to learn stone carving really but I can't find it in my country

  • @conor7454
    @conor7454 8 місяців тому

    'Promo SM' 😴

  • @piggyworm
    @piggyworm 10 місяців тому

    thanks for posting this wonderful

  • @VamooseRooter
    @VamooseRooter 11 місяців тому

    Bernoulli’s law 38:21

  • @VamooseRooter
    @VamooseRooter 11 місяців тому

    57:36 Heating Help Wall

  • @VamooseRooter
    @VamooseRooter 11 місяців тому

    51:29 12/18 12/19 1899

  • @VamooseRooter
    @VamooseRooter 11 місяців тому

    1:39 Dan Holohan

  • @VamooseRooter
    @VamooseRooter 11 місяців тому

    3:30 and here’s is DAN HOLOHAN

  • @jd3497
    @jd3497 Рік тому

    Problems in NYC is probably multi fold,: boiler operators are custodial staff; cookie-cutter approach to system design; apathy. You would think they would have some very clever and experienced boiler technicians working for BOE and others city agencies.

  • @jd3497
    @jd3497 Рік тому

    Home many HVAC techs understand steam systems today? Very few.

  • @benhyde975
    @benhyde975 Рік тому

    Delightful trick for casting the new Castrad radiators. Great illustration from the Chicago worlds fair. I admire the industry history given. Fun talk!

  • @kingjames4886
    @kingjames4886 Рік тому

    I can't help feel like this could be kinda interesting if it wasn't presented like a lecture and had better audio...

  • @earFront
    @earFront Рік тому

    One of the more interesting subjects to be interested in.

  • @HisameArtwork
    @HisameArtwork Рік тому

    and I thought my little poney incel fans were a niche fangroup. I wouldn't call myself a radiator fan but I do like me a nice piece of warm metal or ceramic in winter.

  • @laminemed1219
    @laminemed1219 Рік тому

    This was really beautiful to watch, thank you

  • @mofftarkin78
    @mofftarkin78 Рік тому

    Is anyone else surprised how many women are involved in this organization? At least at the leadership level. I thought women were about 2% or less of the entire industry.

  • @jamescarter5041
    @jamescarter5041 Рік тому

    Wonderful, inspirational photography.

  • @AdrianButler86
    @AdrianButler86 Рік тому

    I wanna thank Dan and everyone at the GSMT for putting this together. I have a thing for steam heating and enjoy constantly learning about it. I was in for a pleasant suprise yesterday during the orientation when i connected the dots. The last name Holohan didnt hit me right away until your brother spoke about you. Then bam! I said in my head the following...... O shoot! The steam guy, the steam god, the one and only Dan Holohan. As if i didnt already feel privileged to have enrolled and be accepted in lol

  • @rick08311
    @rick08311 Рік тому

    Wonderful presentation!

  • @cwaldrip
    @cwaldrip Рік тому

    27 missing pages? Or are there!?!?! 😲

  • @KristinP-zi2dj
    @KristinP-zi2dj Рік тому

    This is Emily reincarnated. Get rid of all of the plastic water bottles!!!!!!!

  • @JG-fx2ez
    @JG-fx2ez Рік тому

    Dan rules

  • @brucevilla
    @brucevilla Рік тому

    Thanks for Uploading.

  • @josearevalo292
    @josearevalo292 Рік тому

    Rhett Butler, you member me? I'm Luis, I was working whit you 2004-2008, how are you?

  • @mrad.13
    @mrad.13 Рік тому

    If we eliminate all recycling with exception to metals 'aluminum, copper, stainless, ect' it would streamline collection & have a huge improvement on litter and loose plastics, ect.. landfills are a clean, safe, energy environment when done properly. Then the methane gas will provide clean energy for years

  • @mrad.13
    @mrad.13 Рік тому

    Recycling has a far more negative impact on environmental health of a large city

  • @mrad.13
    @mrad.13 Рік тому

    I did that for our Jewish neighborhood in Pittsburgh... they bring a bunch of trash & burn stuff. Im catholic so i didn't understand what they doing

  • @Bassotronics
    @Bassotronics Рік тому

    Wonderful!

  • @liquiddw2
    @liquiddw2 Рік тому

    Geoff Manaugh speaks at 5:00

  • @elsiprieto2926
    @elsiprieto2926 Рік тому

    Tengo una obra de este fabuloso pintor Dietrich Grunewald, quisiera saber donde se exhiben sus obras.

  • @frankwhite3256
    @frankwhite3256 Рік тому

    Mike Diack vs Nassau 😮h no, Oh Noo., Ooh Noo Noo no 🤦🏽‍♂️🖕🏽🤦🏽‍♂️🖕🏽🤦🏽‍♂️🖕🏽 How did you even get a License being a Level one !?! Was it converting to Jewish that help you !!?!! Inquiring minds wanna know!!!

  • @CoastieLI
    @CoastieLI Рік тому

    Very nice description. I look forward to seeing the building very soon. It was great to hear about the school. And, I’m not surprised hearing about education in your forefront. I have attended a few of your lectures this year and found them quite interesting. Thank you‼️

  • @alby4548
    @alby4548 Рік тому

    Also about the 1918-19 flu was shown later that more deaths were attributed to bacterial pneumonia from wearing breathing inhibitors/masks than the flu. Love listening to Dan as I'm a licensed steam fitter, more industrial than commercial now.

  • @Greg-yu4ij
    @Greg-yu4ij Рік тому

    What a fantastic and satisfying presentation. I understand when he said You cant help but feel a connection to these old buildings. It’s something special to be able to see and touch the same relics our forefathers did. They were hardened by toil but they generally had hearts of gold.

  • @bauhnguefyische667
    @bauhnguefyische667 Рік тому

    Interesting history. But the dead pan delivery off a script, not notes, makes it drag a bit.

  • @HotVoodooWitch
    @HotVoodooWitch Рік тому

    ". . . pored over books about how heating systems . . ." I'd hate to think that Mr. Holohan "poured [something] over" those books. 😉 Unfortunately, I'm having to replace my old house's 50+-year-old boiler and yes, it replaced a coal system. I'd have LOVED to have it repaired but couldn't get anyone old enough to evaluate it beyond its suddenly impaired state. Ah, well--its replacement will supposedly be more efficient.