Andrew Dolkart is a Professor of Historic Preservation at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation and is a co-founder and co-director of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. He is a preservationist and historian specializing in the architecture and development of New York City, with particular interest in the design and use of the common yet overlooked building types that line the city’s streets. A founding member of LANDMARK WEST!, Dolkart is the recipient of the Historic District Council’s Landmarks Lion award and the New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Lucy G. Moses Preservation Leadership award, and is the author of several award winning books, virtually displayed on his shelves, below.