The year began with the commencement of work on the fanciful white terra cotta exterior of Liberty Tower, the 1909 gothic skyscraper that graces New York’s financial district at Nassau Street. Martin Griggs, Associate, will oversee the restoration and repair of the exterior of this historic tower. Walter B. Melvin, Principal, is consulting with Nancy Owens Studios Landscape Architects to develop a master plan for the important historic site at Fort Totten Battery, Queens for the New York City Parks Department. Charles DiSanto, Principal, is overseeing several important terra cotta cornice reconstruction projects. He has recently begun work as building architect for 10 Gracie Square. He and Kevin Daly are completing work on the brick, slate and brownstone of the exterior envelope of the Desmond Tutu Education Center at the historic General Theological Seminary. (Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC was awarded a New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for work at the Seminary in 2005.) With Robert Bates as Principal-in-charge, Walter B. Melvin Architects, LLC has recently completed a comprehensive survey of the exterior envelope at the Cloisters Museum, which will provide a schedule and budget for future restoration and preservation work there. The Late Gothic Windows at the Cloisters are also presently undergoing major restoration.