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Gill Cornell, Principal Kim Bruno, Maria Basilio, Giovanni D’Amato, Assistant Principals

257 North 6th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211 1-718-388-1260 (Phone) www.whsad.org

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THE WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN



About Us

The Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design is a 9-12 college preparatory school committed to developing students as imaginative critical thinkers. Our curricula builds a foundation of visual knowledge, skills and literacy for creative problem solving, as students are exposed to design and architecture in stand-alone courses as well as having these studies infused into their core academic courses. The environment at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design promotes academic achievement through the integration of a student’s career interests and aptitude while establishing connections between classroom learning and the world in which we live.

Partnered with the World Monuments Fund and the Park Avenue Armory, the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD for short) offers students a unique and engaging four-year course sequence with a focus in architectural drafting, design principles, and historic preservation. Our inter-disciplinary and hands-on approach to architecture, design, and the visual arts integrates internship experiences and skills training throughout core academic content areas. WHSAD students can earn a Career & Technical Education (CTE) endorsed diploma in Architectural Drafting & Design, and up to 6 college credits upon graduation from our program.

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CTE Architecture Sequence Skill Summary

All students at WHSAD are enrolled in architecture and design classes for their complete four year high school experience. Through these courses, students are exposed to basic design principles, taught both mechanical drafting and computer-aided design/drafting, and gain experience in model building and other practical applications of their classroom learning. Highlighted below are the key elements of each year of WHSAD’s four-year sequence. 9th Grade The 9th grade course introduces student to basic design principles, and allows them to begin developing their skills in both mechanical drafting and computer-aided design. Students will be able to:

• Demonstrate their understanding of the elements and principles of design and architecture • Analyze and/or create: Floor Plans, Elevations, Sections, Isometric & Linear Perspective, by

measurement using a T-square, Triangle, & Architect’s Scale • Know basic computer skills, including but not limited to: presentation design with Microsoft

PowerPoint, email etiquette, and attaching files • Know and apply the basic commands in AutoCAD to generate drawings on the computer

10th Grade The 10th grade course focuses almost exclusively on development of computer-aided design skills. Students will be able to do the following in AutoCAD:

• Floor Plans: basic symbols, residential doors, windows, and roofs • Create Elevations in AutoCAD Architecture • Create an Elevation derived from a floor plan, through the use of projection lines • Construction Drawings: footings and foundations, box and solid sill construction, brick veneer

and solid brick construction, wall framing Students will also complete a unit on Basic Model Building, which will include garage and roof framing 11th Grade The 11th grade course focuses on the application of the design skills introduced in the previous years. Students will study the following units: • Basic wood-working skills • Model making • Orthographic and isometric drawing • Basic electrical wiring

• Shop safety • Hand too usage • 3D Design: plaster, clay, metal, and wood • Basic Design Concept development

12th Grade The 12th grade course is the capstone course of the four-year sequence. Working primarily with AutoCAD, students will continue to develop their computer-aided design skills, culminating in a final project presentation in the Spring. Topics covered include: • Advanced 3D modeling and design concept

development • 3D visualization of interior and exterior

space

• Design presentation (PowerPoint) of work • Company Organization • Business/Marketing Skills

THE WILLIAMSBURG HIGH SCHOOL FOR

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN



All of our students are given the opportunity to participate in paid internships with industry partners.

Internship Partners for Summer 2015: Green-Wood Cemetery World Monuments Fund Park Avenue Armory Landmark West! PortSideNY The Royal Oak Society Office of Assemblyman Joseph P. Lentol Brooklyn Borough President -- Office of Topography Silman Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Groundswell Chris Pelletieri, Stone Carver Neighborhood Preservation Center Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Inspiron Construction

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Williamsburg Students Instrumental in Brooklyn Barge Bar Design

June 04, 2015 by Greenpoint Gazette

On May 27, WHSAD students were awarded brand new laptops by the owners of Brooklyn Barge as thanks for their work in creating the Brooklyn Barge Auto-Cad designs and renderings. Back Row (L-R): Alain Codio (WHSAD Architecture Teacher), William Drawbridge, (Genaral Manager, Brooklyn Barge), Thomas Morgan (Operating Partner, Brooklyn Barge), Evelyn Rivera (WHSAD Architecture Teacher) Front Row (L-R): WHSAD Students Kyle Lewis, Arlene Lindo, Joselin Flores, Luis Barrera-Pastuizaca Photo by Jay Wiprovnick

While it’s impending opening has generated controversy among locals, and a liquor license is still

pending for the establishment, owners of the Brooklyn Barge Bar are showing their commitment to the

neighborhood and their efforts to keep the establishment a family-friendly affair.

Over the last few months, the owners have been working with students at the Williamsburg High School

for Architecture and Design (WHSAD), who created detailed drawings for the space, that the owners

then used for the construction and permitting process that followed subsequently.

“This is just the kind of opportunity we work very hard to create for our students,” said Gill Cornell, the

principal at WHSAD. “It’s just these kinds of projects that illustrate to the students how the skills we are

teaching in the classroom will enable them to succeed in life.”

The Barge Bar, which is located adjacent to Transmitter Park, envisions itself more than just an eatery

or a bar – it wants to be a hub of community activity. The bar will offer free community fishing,

kayaking, sailing, and historic vessel tours when it opens.

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The Barge Bar will also be one of the sites of the Billion Oyster Project, a project that seeks to restore the

New York Harbor with a billion oysters by 2030.

WHSAD students had all these proposals in mind as they submitted designs for the space.

“Our whole focus is on working with the local community,” said Thomas Morgan, one of the partners of

the new location. “We looked to WHSAD to create all the architectural drawings and renderings for our

project. Our expectations were very much exceeded.”

In recognition of their work, the WHSAD students were given new laptops to continue pursuing in their

interests in the design world.

The Barge Bar is expected to open sometime in the middle of this month.

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WHSAD Students Put Artistic Skills on Display at the Armory

May 21, 2014

by Tanay Warerkar

The re-imagining of the Brooklyn Bridge by Deron McAlmont inspired by

Ankh the Egyptian symbol for eternal life

North Brooklyn’s budding architects and designers had their talents on display at the Park

Avenue Armory Monday night to celebrate the Partnership School Evening of the Arts.

The Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design (WHSAD) was one of four

participating schools taking part in the annual residency program run at the armory, with the

Evening of the Arts event the culmination of their efforts.

“The students’ thoughtful and intelligent responses to this challenging series of artwork have

inspired the entire Armory staff,” said Rebecca Robertson, the President and Executive Editor

at the Armory. “We continue to be impressed with the caliber of work that comes out of the

classrooms at each of the partner schools.”

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For the students at WHSAD – it is the 7th year running that they have put up a show at the

Armory. A large part of this year’s involved interpretations and responses to Shakespeare’s

Macbeth.

WHSAD students in particular interpreted the play in the form of design and construction –

some contributed directly to the creation of the set and props used by students to perform short

modern re-imaginations of the play at Monday’s event.

Others still responded to it an abstract form. A group of students created models of buildings

based on dialogue from the play – when looked from afar they looked like cardboard

skyscrapers – but an up close and top down view revealed that the tops of the buildings were in

fact designed in a way that they read as quotes from the play.

“I’m so thrilled for the students and I think that this has been their best year yet,” said Gill

Cornell, the principal at WHSAD. “It’s a fusion between the academic and the artistic, and

that’s what all our studies should really be about.”

A group of WHSAD seniors had been asked to interpret something personal and meaningful to

them in the form of design – working on AUTOCAD to create three-dimensional models of the

same.

Deron McAlmont, 17, had created a re-imagining of the Brooklyn Bridge based on a pendant

he wears around his neck – “Ankh,” the Egyptian symbol for eternal life.

“For me it was not just about creating something abstract, but a project like this allowed me the

most amount of freedom to create what I wanted and to work with whatever materials I

wanted,” said McAlmont who will start his Major in Architecture at the University of Buffalo

in the fall.

Over the years, the Park Avenue Armory has served as home to unconventional performing and

visual arts. The Armory has placed a strong emphasis on education and their programs with the

city’s public schools are a reflection of the organization’s efforts to expose students to different

forms of learning.

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Student Designed Garden Boxes

Beautify Greenpoint

Apr 25, 2014

by Tanay Warerkar

Assemblyman Joe Lentol, NBDC Director Richard Mazur and the students pose

by the Huron Street Tree Box TANAY WARERKAR

About two dozen students from the Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design

(WHSAD), the Greenpoint Youth Court and the Frances Perkins Academy gathered in front of

the North Brooklyn Development Corporation Offices on Huron Street to install garden boxes

Thursday evening – part of a neighborhood beautification project the students have been

working on since January this year.

Operation Teach Learn Grown, largely funded through a Walentas Family Foundation

Neighborhood School Grant, allowed students a chance to survey the neighborhood, identify

spots that needed more greenery, and then work on the creation of the garden boxes.

Students chose 25 sites throughout the neighborhood, and proceeded to design the wooden

frames of the boxes based on different landmarks in Greenpoint. Students designed the boxes

on AutoCAD and then used lasers to create the boxes using wood.

“It was a new experience creating something entirely from the start,” said Randy Morfe, 18, a

senior at WHSAD, and one of the members of the design team. “It’s great that we got to work

with our hands.”

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On Thursday, students placed the wooden frames at the Huron Street location and planted seeds

and flowers in the garden box. The Huron Street boxes are emblazoned and carved with designs

of the Greenpoint Monitor, in commemoration of the locally built Civil War Naval ship. The

students will take on the responsibility for the maintenance of the boxes once they’re all in

place.

“Aside from doing something with our hands, we actually did something selflessly for the

community for nothing in return, and it feels really good to be able to do something like this,”

said Anthony Villegas, 16, a student at the Youth Court.

The goal behind the project was to allow students get a hands-on approach on working towards

the betterment of their community. The idea behind the gardening and the beautification was

that the project would act as means to counter the negative effects of the pollution caused by

Newtown Creek, and would support the neighborhood’s shift from an industrial zone to a more

residential one.

“The greatest value of this project is that the kids are the front and center of taking charge in the

neighborhood,” said Dana Rachlin, program coordinator at the Greenpoint Youth Court. “This is

a highly visible form of community service, it beautifies the neighborhood and everyone is

happy in the bargain.”

The project also received support from the Greenpoint Chamber of Commerce, and local electeds

including City Councilmember Steve Levin and Assemblyman Joe Lentol, who attended the

inauguration ceremony for the garden boxes on Huron Street.

“This will really be great for our community,” said Lentol to the students present. “I also hope

this will serve as a lesson to the community to show them what young people are really capable

of.”

Students will continue working on the project through the summer and until October when the

last of the garden boxes will be installed.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/high-schoolers-pitch-clean-green-wood-cemetery-article-1.1219008

High school seniors lend a helping hand to

restore Green-Wood Cemetery to order after

Hurricane Sandy leaves it in disarray Students from Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design are helping to clear

more than 200 trees ripped from the ground and stand up tombstones. 'This is

unprecedented damage,' said the head groundskeeper.

BY MARK MORALES

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012, 10:18 PM

A group of students work to repair Sandy-damaged Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

"All help is significant," said head groundskeeper Art Presson. "We're happy that

they're here."

BROOKLYN, NY A 150-year-old oak tree at Green-Wood Cemetery that met its match during

Superstorm Sandy was moved Wednesday with the help of some Brooklyn high school

students.

Seniors from the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design helped

groundskeepers do some heavy cleanup at the Greenwood Heights cemetery, clearing more

than 200 trees that were ripped from the ground and standing up tombstones that were knocked

over.

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“This is unprecedented damage,” said head groundskeeper Art Presson.

“All help is significant,” he added. “This project will be here until the end of the summer.

We’re happy that they’re here.”

Presson has counted at least 210 uprooted trees and estimates that as many as 200 more were

knocked down.

Nine students from the school have helped clean up the famed cemetery, with another trip

slated for after the holidays.

“The damage here is horrendous,” said assistant principal Giovanni D’Amato.

“You can’t just pick up a stone that weighs hundreds of pounds. You have to use a mechanism.

This is process and patience.”

Students from Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design pitch in to clean up

Green-Wood Cemetery, lifting monuments and trees that fell prey to Hurricane Sandy.

“It’s been a lot of heavy lifting,” he said. “We’re looking for downed tombstones and moving

the branches out of the way. It’s a big mess.”

Shyanne Frederic, 17, from East Flatbush, said she was sad to see the cemetery in such

disarray.

“People are coming here to see their loved ones and find their monuments on the floor. It’s

devastating,” said Frederic. “But coming here to make things better makes me feel good.”

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WHSAD Students Become More Marketable for the Workforce

May 28, 2015 by Tanay Warerkar

For the past five months, a dozen students at the Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design

(WHSAD) have been working diligently to prepare themselves to break into the manufacturing industry.

In a first of its kind partnership for the school, WHSAD teamed up with the family-owned and operated

manufacturing firm Architectural Grille for a semester long work study program.

Based out of Gowanus, Architectural Grille specializes in making custom linear bar grilles, perforated

grilles, and egg crate grilles and is known for its work in the areas of construction, fabrication and interior

design.

Students involved in the program, which meets twice a week at Gowanus in the studio that doubles as the

firm’s manufacturing plant, take a hands-on approach to learning.

Students have been taught how to operate state-of-the-art computerized fabrication machinery and

working on lasers, water-jets and turret shapers.

Fred D’Antoni, Director of Special Projects at Architectural Grille, and a former high school principal in

New Jersey, oversees the program with WHSAD. He had a conversation with the owners of Grille last year

at which they discussed the paucity of trained individuals available for manufacturing jobs.

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D’Antoni recalled that while he was still in school, students were taught a number of practical skills such

as woodworking and basic construction techniques. But he says all that has now stopped in favor of

academic rigor and training students for Ivy League schools.

“We should offer kids choices,” he said. “Schools should continue to focus on academics of course, but

they should have opportunities like this too. So often we find students graduating from the best colleges

with no marketable skills.”

D’Antoni reached out to Gill Cornell, the Principal at WHSAD to initiate the program. The Grille had had

an intern from the school at their firm who was so successful that they offered him a job upon graduation.

He chose to pursue his college education first, and today continues to work for the firm in between his

classes at the New York City College of Technology.

And WHSAD is not the only beneficiary of the program; the early job training helps employers as well.

D’Antoni noted that his company is forced to spend a significant amount of time and money to train new

employees to get them up to speed with the work at the Grille.

“High school students, and even college students don’t get enough job training and real life experience so

when they graduate it’s very hard to find jobs,” said Cornell. “We want to expose our students to

environments like this so they are better equipped to navigate their own way in the professional world.”

In addition to designing grilles for their own school, they have also been asked to design a classroom at

the 55,000 square foot space that the Grille occupies in Gowanus. The classroom will serve as a future

workspace for the next batch of students that joins the work-study program, which is now set to become a

regular semester offering due to the success of the current program.

Brooklyn Deputy Borough President Diana Reyna was present at the workshop Tuesday and was

instrumental in making the program come to fruition.

“Borough President Adams and I are grateful for the partnership between the Williamsburg High School

of Architecture and Design and the Architectural Grille,” said Reyna. “This program is creating a template

that can be mirrored to forge partnerships between private enterprise and Brooklyn students who are

deserving of real-world professional experiences occurring in their backyard.”

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Historic Tanker Finds New

Home in Red Hook By Nikhita Venugopal | May 27, 2015 4:52pm

RED HOOK — A historic ship has found a new home in Red Hook and may soon

be opening to the public for educational programs and events.

The tanker, known as the Mary A. Whalen, has long been untethered, traveling from

port to port on short-term permits, but beginning Friday, it'll finally have a home at Pier

11 in the Atlantic Basin — where it will stay for the next three years.

The 77-year-old ship, listed on the National

Register of Historic Places, serves as the

base for PortSide New York, a nonprofit

maritime organization that operates out of

the vessel.

Mary A. Whalen has primarily been docked in the Red Hook Container Terminal, but

has had to travel to other locations on short-term permits for public programs or

repairs, according to Carolina Salguero, president of PortSide.

PortSide, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month, is planning a

fundraiser as well as a weekend of public events, featuring tours, an evening concert,

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“maritime board games” and a community pot luck aboard the tanker. The date for the

weekend has yet to be announced.

This summer, the organization will focus its efforts on bringing more school groups and

class trips onto the ship.

The nonprofit plans to host open house events for educators from public schools and

colleges to brainstorm programs that can be hosted on the Mary A. Whalen once the

academic year begins, Salguero said.

“We have done educational programs before… and we would like to expand those

offerings,” she said.

The open house dates are scheduled for June 7, 10 and 11, and teachers are encouraged

to make an appointment before visiting.

PortSide has already partnered up with Red Hook's P.S. 15 and the Williamburg High

School for Architecture and Design for educational programming. Three students

from the Williamsburg High School have scored internships aboard the

ship this summer, according to a statement from the organization.

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common-core-program-on-teen-dating-violence-prevention/

Assemblyman Lentol, Violence Prevention

Advocates Launch First-Ever Common Core Program on Teen Dating Violence

Prevention

By Brooklyn Reader

February 8, 2015, 5:06 pm

Photo: Office of Assemblyman Joseph Lentol

In recognition of Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, group of elected officials held

a press conference in Brooklyn Friday morning to announce the launch of the Jessica

Tush Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program, a pilot program with a high

school curriculum that addresses the problem of teen dating violence and the first-ever

to be aligned with Common Core Standards.

One in three girls in the United States will experience physical, sexual, verbal or

emotional abuse from a dating partner, and young women between 16 and 24

experience the highest levels of partner violence – nearly three times the national

average, according to expert reports.

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common-core-program-on-teen-dating-violence-prevention/

Assemblyman Joseph R. Lentol, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and Public

Advocate Letitia James were joined by New York State Regent Kathleen Cashin, teen

dating violence prevention advocates, and dating violence survivors to announce the

launch, which will be piloted at Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design.

Named after Jessica Tush, a Staten Island teenager who was slain as the result of

dating violence, the program will involve twelve ninth-grade students who will undergo a

three-month training program offered by Day One, a youth dating violence prevention

group, with the help of TOGETHER, a youth and police empowerment program.

The goal of the program is to make students and teachers aware of how to prevent and

recognize teen dating violence, and how to intervene when necessary. Day One will

also provide professional development for all teachers, counselors, and administrators.

“Teenagers learn best when they learn from one another. This project will empower the

student participants to play an active role in designing a curriculum that will be used in

the classroom,” said Giovanni D’Amato, assistant principal of Williamsburg High School

for Architecture and Design.

“From the logo which was designed by students, to the eventual curriculum, this will be

a student-centered project. The project is the perfect example of how education works

best where students are working under the guidance of teachers and counselors with

the one goal of preventing abuse related to teen relationships.”

“The videos and lessons will certainly have a dramatic impact on the way teen dating

violence is discussed and handled within New York City schools and I am

wholeheartedly in support of this wonderful program,” said Lentol, who initiated the

request for a funds allocation by the assembly to the program. “I hope Jessica is

watching down and sees that we are working hard to prevent future tragedies.”

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How to Redesign a School’s Public Spaces?

Let the Students Decide

Dec 18, 2014

by Tanay Warerkar

Judges Front Row (L to R): Community Assistant Alain Rowell, Community Assistant Anne Pinto, Community Assistant Delilah Crespo, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, Business Manager

Rudy Cruz, and Design Teacher Ira Geringer. Student Presenters Back Row (LtoR): Bernardo Reyes, Matthew Sotomayor, Byron Pacheco, Angel Pasan, Joselin Flores, Jorge Ortega, Marjorie Vargas,

Arely Velasco, and Daniel Reid PHOTO BY: JAY WIPROVNICK

At the Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design (WHSAD), students aren’t just preparing to be the innovative designers of the future – they’re applying those lessons now, and in their own backyard.

When administrators at the highly-regarded North 6th Street school decided it was time to overhaul its main office and public spaces, they threw the planning out to their students in the form of an interior design competition.

For the contest, students were given a budget of $8,000 and asked to submit design proposals for the public and administrative areas that make up the school’s main office.

“We believe it is important to do events like this because it gives students a real opportunity at putting to use what they are learning in class,” said Giovanni D’Amato, the Assistant Principal at WHSAD.

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A look at the competition memo revealed a list of needs, including a more professional looking waiting area in the public section, lost and found bins, a phone for students and larger staff mailboxes in the public area.

The administrative area called for, among other things, the creation of workstations, a larger copier area, supplies storage and a public announcement area.

The competition was open to students in grades 9-12. Four teams of students participated in the competition, using AutoDesk AutoCAD 2014 software to create their designs.

A panel of six judges, that included Brooklyn Deputy Borough President, Diana Reyna, judged the entries, taking into consideration the students’ presentation styles, whether plans stayed within budgetary and design parameters, how each eased the flow of traffic in the main office and the aesthetic quality of the work presented.

Winners will be announced just before school lets out for winter break, and the winning design will be implemented at the start of next year.

“The keystone to your education.”

Phone: 718.388.1260 x2338 Fax: 718.486.2580 Email: [email protected] Website: www.whsad.org

Ms. Wilson, Internship Coordinator Williamsburg H.S. for Architecture & Design 257 North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Deputy Borough President, Diana Reyna, with

inaugural Office of Topography intern,

Albert Brunn III, Class of 2014.

WHSAD Students Forge Unique Partnership with Brooklyn Borough

President’s Office

September 4, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY)

On March 4, 2014, WHSAD was honored to host a visit from Brooklyn’s Deputy Borough President, Ms. Diana Reyna. When Reyna was a member of the New York City Council, she was a strong supporter of the school’s developing Architectural Preservation pro-gram, and the commencement speaker in June 2009. This visit was an opportunity for her to see how her support and efforts have helped further the growth of the school and its architecture program.

During her visit, Reyna spoke with students about the need for well-trained workers in the fields of architecture and construction, and observed students demonstrating the skills they are learning and developing in their architecture classes. Seeing first-hand the work the students are doing, Reyna believed that WHSAD students could put their skills to use immediately by working in the Office of Topography at Brooklyn Borough Hall, assisting the professionals there with modifying, updating, and maintaining the historical maps and records of every street, building, and plot of land in Brooklyn.

Albert Brunn III, Class of 2014, was the first student intern at the Office of Topography, during the spring semester. He continued his work on a volunteer basis into the summer, when he was joined by Mark Martinez, Class of 2015, one of the WHSAD summer interns. This fall, Mark will be joined by several other interns from WHSAD to continue this ongoing project.

Kellie O’Brien, Manager of the Office of Topography, says of the WHSAD students and internship program: “The program met and I feel went beyond my expectations. The students were mature and well versed in their ability to move our project along.”

Reyna speculates “[Perhaps] we may be training the next civil engineer for the Borough of Brooklyn!”

Mark Martinez, Class of 2015, uses AutoCAD to

update documents in the Office of Topography.

“The keystone to

your education.”




Antony Espinal de Leon, Class of 2016,

researches historic buildings and

neighborhoods at Friends of the Upper East

Side in Manhattan.

Architectural Preservation Summer Internships

September 4, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY)

Since the summer of 2009, 80 WHSAD students have

participated in paid Summer Internships, supported by the Department of Education and private firms,

throughout New York City. This year, WHSAD

welcomed six new partners in the Internship

Program: Friends of the Upper East Side in

Manhattan; in Brooklyn, the offices of elected officials

Assemblyman Joseph P. Lentol, Councilmember

Steven Levin, and Councilmember Antonio Reynoso;

Groundswell Murals, and the Office of Topography, Brooklyn Borough President.

Continuing partners in the Summer Internship

Program this year included:

Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn

Robert Silman Associates, Manhattan

Landmark West!, Manhattan

World Monuments Fund, Manhattan

Park Avenue Armory, Manhattan

This summer, 17 WHSAD students in the Classes of

2015 and 2016 worked on a diverse set of projects during their summer internships including: researching and photographing Landmark buildings on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with Landmark West!; updating

AutoCAD building scans the Office of Topography;

designing, mapping, and painting a community mural

with Groundswell; and, repairing damaged, aging

monuments at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Through their summer internships, WHSAD students

gained valuable insight into the different job

opportunities available within the field of Architectural

Preservation, while also building career and life skills

that will be essential to them as they continue their

education and prepare to enter the 21st Century

workplace.

Andrew Nunez, Class of 2015, catalogs

documents and maintains archival records in the

Office of Historical Collections at Green-Wood

Cemetery.

“The keystone to

your education.”


Mr. Giovanni D’Amato, Assistant Principal Williamsburg H.S. for Architecture & Design 257 North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211


The Stages of Greenpoint Mural Debuts

May 8, 2014 (Brooklyn, NY)

Beginning in October 2013, 24 youth artists came together to celebrate Greenpoint through the

arts. Over the course of the project, the youth participants, most of whom were WHSAD

students, got to know the ins and outs of Greenpoint by researching its history, visiting with important community members, educating

themselves about the character of the neighborhood and the aspirations of its residents,

and ultimately, translating this knowledge into a mural design.

With the support of Broadway Stages Ltd., home to shows “The Good Wife” and “Blue Bloods,”

WHSAD students learned about the extensive history of TV and film in Brooklyn, Greenpoint in particular. They learned how the industry has

transformed the neighborhood from a powerhouse of shipping and transport to one of artistic

influence. This theme is represented throughout the mural, along with iconic landmarks and an ode to the immigrant history of the neighborhood.

For the Teen Empowerment Mural Apprenticeship

(TEMA) youth, this mural represents not only the history of the development of Greenpoint, but the strength and future of the community. The mural

celebrates many aspects of what makes Greenpoint a great place to live and work.

WHSAD students with lead artists Esteban DeValle and Angel Garcia.

WHSAD students, AP D’Amato and

AP Bruno join Assemblyman Joe Lentol

and Councilman Levin at the unveiling

ceremony.

Completed mural on Manhattan Avenue.

“The keystone to

your education.”




WHSAD Field Schools: Preserving NYC’s Historic Houses

June 26, 2014 (Brooklyn)

Since April 2011, WHSAD students have

participated in nine “Field School” programs at

sites around New York City that are part of the

Parks’ Department’s Historic House Trust, and

at Manitoga, The Russel Wright Design Center,

in Garrison, NY. Supported by World

Monuments Fund, these 1-3 day workshops

allow students to have hands-on experience in

the field of Preservation, while at the same

time working to preserve sites that are

important to the history of New York.

In the 2013-2014 school year, students

volunteered in the fall at Manitoga, and over

Spring Break at Dyckman Farmhouse, the last

remaining Dutch farmhouse in Manhattan.

Arlene Lindo, Class of 2015, described her

time at Dyckman Farmhouse: “During the time

[at Dyckman] we learned the history behind

the farmhouse. In addition, we learned several

methods to repair and restore the house,

including the walls and shutters. We also

learned about carpenter bees and how to

repair the holes left behind. One of the days

we met a [welder] who taught us the

importance of [welding]. Overall, the trip to

the Dyckman Farmhouse was an eye-opening

experience.”

These field schools, both within and outside of

New York City, provide students with first-

hand experience into the types of work

required to maintain these important historic

sites. By continuing these relationships, the

students will be able to see how their work

continues to improve the visitors’ experience

at these historic sites.

Albert Brunn III, Class of 2014,

clears debris from

the “Beach Room” at Russel

Wright’s Manitoga in March, 2013.

Arlene Lindo ‘15, Lyndon Seales ‘17, and Adam Rosario ‘17,

restore the historic exterior of Dyckman Farmhouse.

“The keystone to your education.”




Mark Martinez, Class of 2015, uses his AutoCAD

knowledge to help the Brooklyn Borough President’s

Office update their documents of the city.

Architectural Preservation Summer Internships —

Information for Employers Interested in hosting a high school intern??

Want to help educate the next wave of architects, engineers, and designers?

Since the summer of 2009, 80 WHSAD students have participated in paid Summer Internships, supported by the Department of Education and private firms, throughout New York City. This year, 28 students will spend six weeks working with a diverse set of organizations, including Green-Wood Cemetery, Silman, PortSideNY, World Monuments Fund, and the Topography Office of the Brooklyn Borough President. After a spring application process, that includes resume writing and job interviews, students are matched based on their interest and the employers’ selections. Working full-time for six weeks in July and August (or, during the school year, part-time for 12 weeks), interns experience first-hand how their classroom knowledge translates to a job setting and begin exploring their own career interests. Interns earn minimum wage for the duration of their internship. Positions with non-profit or government organizations are fully funded by the Department of Education; for-profit entities are funded 50% by the DOE, and 50% by the employer. Through their summer internships, WHSAD students gain valuable insight into the different job opportunities available within the field of Architectural Preservation, while also building career and life skills that will be essential to them as they continue their education and prepare to enter the 21st Century workplace.

Andrew Nunez, Class of 2015, catalogs docu-

ments and maintains archival records in the

Office of Historical Collections at Green-Wood

Cemetery.

Documents

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