2026 SEAoNY Annual Conference

2026 SEAoNY Annual Conference

Reimagining Structures:
Adaptive Re-Use in Practice

The Dynamics of Balancing Preservation with Innovation, from Structural Retrofits and Innovative Re-Use Strategies to Adaptive Design

DATE: Thursday, February 12, 2026
TIME: 7:30 AM - 5:45 PM

Well& Durst One Five One
151 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

Conference Details:

• 7 Hours of PDHs
• Keynote Presentation
• Trade Show & Product Exhibition
• Networking & Fellowship Reception

Presentations and Speakers Include:

The Waldorf Astoria Redevelopment
Alastair C. Elliott, PE, LEED AP

Victoria G. Ponce De Leon, PE

Geoffrey S. Smith, PE, LEED AP

TYLin

Adaptive Reuse Checklist: Evaluation Essentials for Preserving Masonry Structures
Nicholas Cargill

ANA

Navigating the Engineering Challenges of Foundation Reuse
Kate Marino

Jose Renjifo Ciocca

Langan

Balancing Technology and Tradition: Modern Repair of a Guastavino Dome

Javier Cañada 

Vicente Galvan

Ramon Gilsanz, PE, SE, F.SEI, F.ASCE, Hon. AIA NYS 

GMS

Structurally Intensive Office to Residential Conversions for 1950's era Office Buildings
David Farnsworth
Arup

Circularity in Structural Steel: Lessons from Georgia Tech, Cambridge, and Global Practice
Ashpica Chhabra
WPM

Retrofitting Archaic Structural Systems to Preserve The Frick Collection
Lauren Feinstein, PE

David Ribbans, PE

SGH

Schedule*Individual workshops and timing subject to change.

7:30 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast and Registration
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Lectures
12:30 - 1:30 PM	Lunch
1:30 - 5:00 PM	Lectures
5:00 - 5:45 PM	Cocktail/Networking

Registration Fees:

	Early Bird Rate Through 1/6/26	Regular Rate 1/7/26 - 2/10/26	Onsite Rate  2/11/26 - 2/12/26
SEAoNY Members*	$375	$405	$560
Non-Members	$495	$535	$560

Online Registration Open Through February 10, 2026.
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*Members must log in to their SEAoNY accounts to receive membership discount on registration.  (Students, did you know student membership is free?! Inquire about free student membership at admin@seaony.org)

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SEAoNY will accept refund requests made in writing no later than Saturday, January 31, 2026. Registration fees are not refundable after this date.

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