{"title": "Dialogues on Design: Ben Pentreath", "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "New York School of Interior Design", "address": "East 70th Street 170, 10021", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.nysid.edu/shop-nysid-gear", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "Dialogues on Design is a talk series at the New York School of Interior Design. This evening features award-winning architectural designer and decorator Ben Pentreath in conversation with host Dennis Scully. Pentreath will discuss his career and his new book co-authored with his husband Charlie McCormick, A Year at the Parsonage, which will be available for purchase. His work embodies traditional and classical architecture and urbanism in contemporary society, and his honors include the 2023 Richard H. 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