MBB’s Taylor Aikin speaks on “Adaptive Reuse of Sacred Spaces,” a discussion about how religious institutions in NYC can creatively leverage their real estate assets to advance their mission and serve the public good.

Lawyer Jason Labate and architect Taylor Aikin of MBB Architects join Rail Editor-at-Large Donna Schaper for a conversation. We conclude with a poetry reading by Amy Saul-Zerby.

Taylor Aikin is an Associate Partner at MBB Architects, a multidisciplinary architectural firm in Manhattan focused on serving mission-driven institutions. He serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Bricks & Mortals and is serving on the Mayor’s Working Group for Faith-Based Affordable Housing Development, creating policy proposals to support NYC houses of worship through changes to landmarking processes and air rights transfers. Among other large-scale projects, Taylor led the design of the 97,000-square-foot PS 19Q Marino Jeantet School addition in Queens, and the installation of a structural glass enclosure within a 48-foot-high stone arch as part of the renovation of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan.