Michael received a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in History from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Masters in Historic Preservation from Columbia University. He joined LSA in 2016 and since has distinguished himself for his technical and analytical skills and for his dedication to ensuring the best possible outcome for his projects and clients. An avid collector of rare architecture books, Michael draws on his knowledge of period architectural styles in his research of historic properties. 

The project won the award in the Manufacturing category for the high level of craftmanship by Vestacast for replicating historic cast stone elements. The project team was honored at the Cast Stone Institute’s Annual Convention on October 18, 2024.

The project won the award in the Historic Preservation category and the project team will be honored at a ceremony on December 4, 2024.

https://www.classicist.org/honors/mckim-mead-white-awards/

August 7 – August 10, 2024

Hosted by ICOMOS India Water Heritage Working Group in collaboration with Bharti Vidyapeeth College of Architecture @bvducoa , Pune, and Indian Institute for Science and Education Research (IISER)

Meisha gave a lecture on the challenges and opportunities for water and heritage and served as a panel moderator.

The Lower East Side Tenement, for which LSA is the Preservation Architect, was featured in an episode of WLIW’s Treasures of New York. Learn about this iconic landmark’s history as a museum of immigrant life by watching the 26 minute mini-documentary via the WLIW website, or by catching one of the following broadcasts:

WLIW- Sunday, January 21st, 2024 at 7PM ET (Premiere)
THIRTEEN- Saturday, February 10th, 2024 at 7PM ET
NJ PBS- Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 at 7PM ET
ALL ARTS- Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 8PM ET

Hosted by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Michael gave a lecture on the principal architectural publications that have shaped the classical tradition from antiquity until today.

December 14, 2023

Michael Middleton

https://www.classicist.org/calendar/courses/the-literature-of-classical-architecture-an-introduction-december-2023/

On October 13, 2023, LSA’s Senior Preservationist Meisha Hunter was honored at a ceremony held at the British Institution of Civil Engineers in London on October 13. Her paper Water Infrastructural Heritage: Management and Governance, was awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Asset Management Prize by ICE Publishing.

Link to program

Link to awardee list

Congratulations to the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew for receiving Victorian Society New York’s Preservation Award! The project team was honored at the 56th Annual Meeting on June 6th, 2023.