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Preservation Pioneers - Al Cox

  • Thursday, August 28, 2025
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Quinn Evans, 2101 L Street NW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20037 (entrance on 21st Street)
  • 31
  • 29 registrants

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We welcome the return of our ongoing series, Preservation Pioneers, where we speak with a member of our local historic preservation community to discuss their training, career, and their predictions for the future of our field. This time, we're speaking with Al Cox.

A native of Dallas, Texas, architect Al Cox is best known locally for his 27-year career as Alexandria's City Architect and, later Historic Preservation Manager. He was instrumental in formalizing the City's Design Guidelines in 1993 and has spent the subsequent decades behind-the-scenes guiding architects, homeowners, and developers to rehabilitation and new-build projects that are compatible with the scale and feel of the historic City. With the spirit of an educator, he has brought homebuyers, Government officials, and developers with little to no experience of historic buildings to an understanding and concern for the fabric that makes up the City. Al retired in 2020, but continues to serve the city in a volunteer capacity. Al and his wife, Kathy, live in the Parker-Grey neighborhood of Alexandria in a house they have spent the last 30+ years renovating.

This session will also be livestreamed on Facebook, but if you want to ask Al questions, please join us in person!

Meet and Greet with snacks and drinks at 5:30pm

Interview and Discussion at 6:00pm

​Location: Quinn Evans 2101 L St NW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20037. Please note that the entrance is located on 21st Street.

This event is free to attend, but you must register no later than August 26, 2025. When you arrive, please check-in at the office building's front desk. You must have photo ID.

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