Tea With Taz
Listen as Taz L Khatri interviews industry experts on the local architecture in Arizona
Displaying all 3 Episode of Tea With Taz with the tag “historic district”.
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Episode 27: A Conversation with Arizona's State Historical Preservation Office
April 8th, 2025 | 51 mins 36 secs
architecture, historic district, historical preservation, kathryn leonard
Kathryn Leonard is one of my favorite leaders. She has been serving as the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer for nearly nine years and the agency is better for her courageous leadership. Listen to us geek out about historic preservation in Arizona and how stressful it can be, but when it works, how rewarding it is. We talk about some big questions that the field of preservation is facing - such as who's history is being preserved, should we be rethinking the idea of historical integrity and how can we get young people interested in preservation? One of Kathryn and her team's biggest efforts during the year is putting on the annual Arizona State Historic Preservation Conference which is happening in Phoenix this year. Everyone is welcome. You can register here: https://www.azpreservation.org/confer.... Kathryn also talks about the the Arizona State Historic Preservation Plan update which is an opportunity to address the big questions of preservation and to forge a new, more inclusive, path for historic preservation in Arizona.
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Episode 20: Interview with Historian Lydia Otero about the Erasure of Hispanic Parts of Tucson, Arizona
June 13th, 2024 | 57 mins 9 secs
architecture, historic district
Who's history matters and who's history is told and from who's perspective? Historian and activist Lydia Otero sheds light on the untold costs of Urban Renewal in Tucson and how the Mexican built-environment that evolved over generations was destroyed in favor of more "civilized" and "attractive" city center that would bolster Tucson's tourism industry and investment in the city.
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Episode 2: What changes can you make to your house if it is in a historic district?
May 4th, 2022 | 28 mins 14 secs
architecture, historic district
In my interview with Helana Ruter, the Acting Historic Preservation Officer at the City of Phoenix, we talk about exactly what is allowed by the Historic Preservation Office when you want to make changes to your historic home.