Preservation through Economic Development in New Mexico:
A Salon Talk by William Powell, New Mexico Mainstreet’s Design and Preservation Specialist
Thursday, November 19, 3pm
Thaw Education and Research Center
545 Canyon Road
Admission included in membership, $10 for non-members
Join us on November 19 to welcome William Powell, New Mexico Mainstreet’s Design & Preservation Program Specialist.
A program of the New Mexico Economic Development Department, New Mexico MainStreet works throughout the state to help affiliated local organizations create an economically viable business environment while preserving cultural and historic resources. New Mexico MainStreet uses a community asset-based approach to economic development in partnership with local revitalization organizations to rebuild the local downtown economy.
The program’s core objective is downtown revitalization and redevelopment and the mission is to develop local capacity to engage people, rebuild places and revitalize economies resulting in economically thriving downtowns, greater business and employment opportunities and a higher quality of life.
Through this talk, Powell will share with us his involvement and work as a Faith & John Gaw Meem Trades and Preservation intern, as well as the current projects that New Mexico Mainstreet is undertaking and how Preservation is possible through economic development.
ABOUT THE SALON
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
A New Mexico native from La Luz, Powell has spent twenty years working in architecture firms and preservation agencies within the United States and Europe.
Education includes BS from the University of Washington and MA in Architecture from the University of New Mexico.
After working with the International Council of Monuments and Sites and the Lithuania Institute for Design and Preservation, William return to New Mexico to focus on preservation projects. Past experience includes Tom Bosworth Architects, Don Dudley Architects, Victor Johnston Architects, Cornerstones Community Partnerships, Historic Santa Fe Foundation and twenty years with New Mexico Mainstreet as a Revitalization Specialist.
William’s professional experience working in New Mexico’s Mainstreet communities include board and volunteers development along with downtown and preservation issues. Powell offers technical assistance in volunteer coordination for economic and design initiatives to include façade grants, pedestrian and public space improvements, and community charrettes.