Saturday, June 4
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Branford Forum is a community organization that brings nationally renowned figures to the Shoreline. This month’s speaker is Robert Barnett, Princeton University Vice Provost and Capital Project Manager.
Deconstruction takes apart an object or idea to understand its origin and function. In industry this process is known as reverse engineering. I’m interested in reverse history: start with the present and work backward to the beginning. The present is a stone building, and the beginning is the building stone. Together we will deconstruct The James Blackstone Memorial Library in Branford and The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale.