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Empathy in Historic Preservation | Interview with Historian Madeline Feierstein

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Historian Madeline Feierstein interviews Myles Zhang about his research on the old Essex County Jail in Newark, NJ. They discuss the history of psychiatric institutions and prisons, and then advocate for preserving buildings with darker histories. The preservation of dark sites empowers us to tell a more complete story about how we became a divided and polarized nation today. Myles’s research emphasizes the importance of these sites as vital pieces of American history. VIEW PUBLICATION >

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Paper Model of the Hudson School

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I constructed this model to remember the six formative years I spent at The Hudson School in Hoboken, NJ. The model is made of paper folded like origami sheets. Each building is made from a single piece of paper that is colored with ink, painted, cut-out, folded, and then glued together. The trees are made from telephone wire bundled and twisted together to resemble branches. VIEW PUBLICATION >

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Proposal for a space age house

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Space House is inspired from images of 1950s futurism and from architect Buckminster Fuller’s proposal for the ideal, modern home, the Dymaxion House. This circular model made of paper is three floors tall and fifteen inches in diameter. The house is painted silver, circular, and domed to evoke the streamlined images of 1950s American cars. VIEW PUBLICATION >

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Cable Car City

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A small, San Francisco style cable car passes through my colorful city of brick buildings and ornate street lamps. With a flick of the wrist and a light tug on a string, I can set the two cable cars in motion back and forth down a cobblestone street. This model is made entirely of wood and painted paper and measures one feet wide by four feet long (30 x 120cm). VIEW PUBLICATION >