Lecture Series: Sara Bronin

Monday, October 28, 2024
6pm - 7pm
Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center,
Tulane's Uptown Campus

This lecture is open to the public.

Join us for the lecture “Changing Federal Preservation Approaches to Improve Community Resilience,” presented by Sara Bronin, Chair, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; Professor (on leave), Cornell University College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.  With support from the Laura and Sonny Shields Preservation Lectureship.

The Honorable Sara Bronin, JD, is a Mexican-American architect and attorney whose research examines how law and policy can create equitable, sustainable, and well-designed communities. She authored the book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World and founded the National Zoning Atlas, which aims to make zoning information in the U.S. more accessible. Recently confirmed as the 12th Chair of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, she provides guidance to the President and Congress on preserving national historic resources during her public service leave from Cornell.

Bronin has co-authored key legal treatises, including the land use volume of the Restatement (Fourth) of Property, and has published four books and numerous articles on topics like renewable energy, urban planning, and real estate development. Her advisory roles include working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and founding Desegregate Connecticut. Previously, she led the successful overhaul of Hartford, Connecticut's zoning code and city plan. Bronin holds a juris doctor from Yale Law School, a master’s degree from the University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar), and both a B.Arch. and B.A. from the University of Texas–Austin.

Questions? Please reach out to Kristen Jones, Director of Student Affairs, at kjones41@tulane.edu.

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