2026 Symposium: Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation (Friday, September 18, 2026)

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT

The Association of Preservation Technology, Western Great Lakes Chapter is hosting our 2026 Symposium - Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation at Pillsbury A-Mill in Minneapolis on Friday, September 18, 2026.

Registration begins at 8:00 am, and opening remarks begin at 8:30 am. The program will include 10 technical presentations, a light breakfast and lunch. Following the conclusion of the technical program at 3:45 pm, a tour of the adaptively reused historic mill will be provided.

This program will provide 5 CEUs, pending AIA approval.

Thank you to our event sponsors: HGA (lunch sponsor), Walker Consultants and New History (breakfast sponsors), and Klein & Hoffman (beverage sponsor).

Schedule:

8:00 am - 8:30 am: Doors Open (light breakfast provided)

8:30 am - 8:45 am: Welcome and Introduction by APT WGLC

8:45 am - 9:15 am: Keynote Presentation, Andrea Burke, City of Minneapolis

9:15 am - 10:15 am: Presentations

Bill Baxley, Restoring Dayton’s: Preservation as a Catalyst for Downtown Renewal
Andy Madson, Learning from Leijona: Adapting Obsolete Structures to Meet Building Code and Budget

10:15 am - 10:30 am: Coffee Break

10:30 am - 12:00 pm: Presentations

James Zeller and Ally Toonen-Talamo, 79 West Monroe Street: Adaptive Reuse, Preservation Strategy, and Building Envelope Lessons from a Chicago Office to Residential Conversion
Emma Brown, Adaptive Reuse of 2700 North Pine Grove from Worship to Residential
Rachel Will and Dan O'Riley, Ramova Theater Renewed - Restoring a "Peaceful Place"

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch (provided)

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm: Presentations

Gary Ogden, Adaptive Reuse Checklist: Evaluation Essentials for Preserving Masonry Structures
Grant Magnuson, Case Study: Evaluation and Reconstruction of a Historic Sandstone Entry Tower
Elaine Shapiro, Repairs at St. Clement Church - A Copper-Clad Church Dome with Arched Steel Trusses

2:30 pm - 2:45 pm: Coffee Break

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm: Presentations

Marley Jane Anderson, Preserving Place, Creating Space: Adaptive Reuse of a Historic Bank as Cultural Third Space at 643 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana
Samuel Cusack, Tuttle By the People: Positioning Preservation as a Tool for Social Connection

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm: Concluding Remarks and Closing

3:45 pm - 4:45 pm: Tour of Pillsbury A-Mill

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2026 Symposium: Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation (Friday, September 18, 2026)