Please join us Friday, October 20th from 12 -1 PM for a lecture at the CUDC featuring Dr. Stephanie Ryberg Webster.
In-person event at the CUDC with Zoom Livestream
Dr. Ryberg-Webster will present work from her recent book, Preserving the Vanishing City. The talk focuses on the history of historic preservation in Cleveland during the 1970s and 1980s.
Dr. Ryberg-Webster is an Associate Professor of Urban Studies in the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. Her research explores the complex intersections of historic preservation and urban development, including preservation (and demolition) in legacy cities, synergies and tensions between preservation and community development, federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits, and social inclusion in preservation, including the preservation of Cleveland's African American heritage. Dr. Ryberg-Webster's current work explores the history of historic preservation in Cleveland during the 1970s and early 1980s, as urban disinvestment escalated. Dr. Ryberg-Webster teaches courses in urban planning, historic preservation, urban design, the city and film, and contemporary urban issues. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Urban Planning from the University of Cincinnati.
Her lecture will shed light on the progressive formation of the city's historic preservation sector, early efforts to preserve Cleveland's industrial heritage, innovations in preservation in the Warehouse District, and neighborhood preservation efforts. While the book focuses on the history of historic preservation, many of these issues and topics retain contemporary relevance in decision-making about the future of Cleveland's historic built environment.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments provided.
Preserving the Vanishing City can be purchased here.
One AICP Certification Maintenance credit is available for this session.
Friday, October 20, 2023
Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
1309 Euclid Ave. Ste. 200
Cleveland, OH 44115