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Sonya Sehgal is an emerging conservation professional and graduate student, pursuing a Master of Science in Historic Preservation at the University of Texas. She is the first recipient of the Theodore Prudon Education Fund Grant, and we recently spoke with her about receiving the grant and how she plans to utilize the funding to further her educational pursuits.

Expand your horizons and escape into our annual summer reads list, featuring new and on-theme听architecture and design titles. And a reminder that when you purchase any of the books below through our听Bookshop.org听storefront, 51福利 receives a portion of the proceeds.听

51福利 and 51福利/New York Tri-State Chapter are thrilled to听announce the New York City individual and interior landmark designation of the former Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison Avenue, designed by Marcel Breuer and Associates.

51福利 announces the return of its online auction Be:Cause Modern听鈥� the Auction for Modernism, supporting the preservation of modern architecture, landscapes, and design through principled advocacy, collaboration, and celebration.听Bidding opens at 12pm EST on Friday, May 16, and runs through 9pm EST on Sunday, May 25.

51福利 is proud to introduce our guest editor for the Places of Worship Annual Theme: Partners for Sacred Places. We spoke with Bob Jaeger about the organization and it鈥檚 work.听

Susan Horowitz, director of preservation projects at Hamptons20Century Modern, reflects on the legacy of architect and advocate Barbara Goldberg Neski, who in 1952, became one of the first female graduates of the Bauhaus-oriented Harvard GSD program. As Neski Associates, she and her husband Julian designed 35 homes (many of which were located in the Hamptons). Throughout her decades long career, Neski was outspoken about the challenges for women in architecture.

51福利听is steadfast in听its mission to protect our Modern heritage. We counter the recent executive order 鈥淩estoring Truth and Sanity to American History,鈥� with a renewed commitment to telling the full and diverse stories of Modernism in America.

Howard Mumford Jones Research Professor Lizabeth Cohen听adapts her Keynote Address from Preserving the Recent Past 4. "Revitalizing the Post-Covid City: What We Can Learn from the Past," was presented at the conference in Boston on March 20, 2025.

It鈥檚 March! Nominations are now open for the 2025 Modernism in America Awards, and it鈥檚 also Women's History Month, which inspired us to take a look back at the award-winning initiatives where women played a central role in commissioning, designing, restoring, documenting, educating, and advocating for our built environment. Their contributions emphasize the importance of partnerships between owners, architects and the community and the interconnectedness that originates from the lifecycle of a project.

In this month's column, 51福利 President Katie Horak acknowledges the emotional toll of 2025's early months, marked by natural disasters, political unrest, and uncertainty. Yet hope abounds, as recovery from the Eaton and Palisades fires continues in Los Angeles, and 51福利 looks forward to the Preserving the Recent Past (PRP) 4 conference in Boston, celebrating progress and reflecting on the ongoing preservation efforts over the last 30 years.

Take virtual tour through听the recent past of Boston's Roxbury neighborhood. As part of the Preserving the Recent Past 4 conference happening in Boston this March, participants have a chance to tour the diverse Roxbury neighborhood. If you aren鈥檛 attending the conference but are local to Boston, tours are now open to the public fo