Lessons Learned at the Traditional Building Conference in Coral Gables

Tree-lined campus walkway with benches, lamp posts, and two stone monuments. A sign reads Ruffner Hall, Longwood—echoing the classic ambiance found at events like the Traditional Building Conference. Red brick buildings, green shrubs, and fall foliage are visible under a partly cloudy sky, offering a setting ideal for reflecting on lessons learned from historic architecture in places such as Coral Gables. — *Freedom Monument outside of the admissions building, Radcliff Hall, at Longwood University*

Our team hosted a discussion about Historic Monuments, Diversity and Design at the recent Traditional Building Conference in Coral Gables. The team included W. Taylor Reveley, president of Longwood University, moderated by Lori Garrett of Glavé and Holmes Architecture, Steven W. Semes, Professor of Architecture, University of Notre Dame, C.J. Howard, Assistant Professor of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America and Randy Holmes, Glavé and Holmes Architecture. The panel exchanged ideas with the audience about a sensitive topic: what to do with monuments that memorialize slave owners and despots.

Click the link below to see highlights and what other panels were offered at the conference:
https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/opinions/lessons-learned-tbcs-coral-gables