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Sara Bronin
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Bronin in 2023
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| Chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | |
| In office January 31, 2023 – December 31, 2024 |
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| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Aimee K. Jorjani |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
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Sara Cecilia Galvan
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Luke Bronin
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| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BArch, BA) Magdalen College, Oxford (MSc) Yale University (JD) |
Sara Cecilia Bronin is an American lawyer, professor, and architect. She is known for her work in making cities and towns better places to live, especially by protecting old buildings and important historical sites. From 2023 to 2024, she was the leader of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a group that helps protect America's history.
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Early Life and Education
Sara Bronin went to the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied architecture and other subjects. She graduated in 2001.
She then received a special scholarship called the Rhodes Scholarship. This allowed her to study at Magdalen College, Oxford in England. While there, she helped start a magazine called the Oxonian Review. She earned a master's degree in history in 2003.
Later, she received a Truman Scholarship for public service. She used this to go to law school. She studied law at Columbia Law School for a year before moving to Yale Law School. She graduated from Yale in 2006.
What Sara Bronin Does
Sara Bronin is a professor at Cornell University. She teaches about architecture, art, and planning. She also teaches at Cornell Law School. Her work focuses on how laws and rules can help create better, fairer, and more environmentally friendly places for people to live.
She has written many books and articles about how land is used and how to protect historic places. For example, she wrote about how roads are designed and how different laws affect families. She also looked into how solar power can be used in buildings.
One big project she led was the Connecticut Zoning Atlas. This was the first online map showing all the rules for building in a state. Building on this idea, she started the National Zoning Atlas in 2022. This project aims to create easy-to-use online maps of building rules across the whole country.
Bronin has helped cities and states with their plans. She worked on a large building project in New Haven, Connecticut, that was designed to be very eco-friendly. She also helped the city of Houston protect its historic buildings. She has spoken to government groups about new laws, including ideas for changing building rules across Connecticut.
In 2021, Sara Bronin started a group called Desegregate Connecticut. This group brought together over 70 organizations. They worked to change building rules to create more affordable housing. Their efforts led to new laws being passed in Connecticut in 2021.
In 2023, she wrote a report for the city of Boston. This report explained why Boston needed to update its own building rules.
Working with the President
On June 24, 2021, President Joe Biden chose Sara Bronin to lead the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. This council helps protect important historical sites in the United States.
Her nomination was reviewed by the United States Senate. After a process of hearings and votes, the Senate confirmed her nomination on December 22, 2022. She officially became the Chair of the Council in January 2023.
Awards and Recognition
Sara Bronin is a strong supporter of historic preservation, which means protecting old buildings and places that are important to history. She used to lead the Planning & Zoning Commission in Hartford. She also served on the boards of groups like Preservation Connecticut.
The building rules she helped create for Hartford won an award in 2020. As a licensed architect, she has also won awards for her design work. This includes an award for renovating her family's historic home in Hartford. The American Institute of Architects praised her renovation for mixing old and new styles.
In 2019, she received the Pro Bene Meritis Award from the University of Texas. This is the highest honor given by the college.
Personal Life
Sara Bronin is married to Luke Bronin, who is the mayor of Hartford. She grew up in Houston, Texas, and her family has lived in Texas for many generations. She has Mexican American heritage. Sara and Luke Bronin have three children.
