Alice Millar Chapel Window Restoration Scaffold Tour (Thursday, August 13, 2026)

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMT

APT WGLC invites members to join us for a jobsite tour of the Alice Millar Chapel North Window Restoration on Northwestern University's Evanston Campus. The window was severely damaged in a storm in August 2024. Following the storm, the stained glass and limestone mullions and tracery were carefully disassembled. The stained glass has been restored off site, and limestone mullion and tracery reinstallation is in progress. Strategic structural modifications have also been implemented. The reconstruction team includes Northwestern University, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Berglund Construction, and Daprato Rigali Studios.

If you are not a member, please consider joining to attend this event and take advantage of other membership benefits throughout the year. Individual membership starts at only $30 per year. Please see our website for additional details.

APT WGLC will meet at 4:00pm on the sidewalk in front of Alice Millar Chapel at 1870 Sheridan Road on Northwestern University's Evanston Campus.

This tour includes climbing scaffolding stair towers on an active construction site. Please wear appropriate footwear (close-toed shoes), and bring a hardhat if you have one. A limited number of hard hats will be available for loan on site. If you do not have appropriate PPE, you may be required to stay at ground level.

Please note that registration is limited to 15 members.

Street parking is available near the site, and there is a paid public garage in the block to the south. Please do not park in the Northwestern or adjacent building lots/spaces without proper authorization or you may be ticketed or towed.

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

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:15:00 GMT

The Association of Preservation Technology, Western Great Lakes Chapter invites you to join us for our 2026 Symposium - Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation.

The event will be held at Pillsbury A-Mill in Minneapolis on Friday, September 18, 2026.

Registration begins at 8:15 am, opening remarks begin at 8:30 am. The program will include a tour of the adaptively reused historic mill, and will conclude at 4:00 pm.

This program will provide 5 CEUs, pending AIA approval. Lunch and light breakfast will be provided during the program.

Thank you to our event sponsors: HGA (lunch sponsor) and Walker Consultants (breakfast sponsor). Additional sponsorships are available - please reach out to aptwglc@gmail.com if interested.

Presentations will include:

Marley Jane Anderson, Preserving Place, Creating Space: Adaptive Reuse of a Historic Bank as Cultural Third Space at 643 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, Indiana
Bill Baxley, Restoring Dayton’s: Preservation as a Catalyst for Downtown Renewal
Emma Brown, Adaptive Reuse of 2700 North Pine Grove from Worship to Residential
Nic Cargill, Adaptive Reuse Checklist: Evaluation Essentials for Preserving Masonry Structures
Samuel Cusack, Tuttle By the People: Positioning Preservation as a Tool for Social Connection
Andy Madson, Learning from Leijona: Adapting Obsolete Structures to Meet Building Code and Budget
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
Rachel Will and Dan O'Riley, Ramova Theater Renewed - Restoring a "Peaceful Place"
James Zeller and Kristen Navaid, 79 West Monroe Street: Adaptive Reuse, Preservation Strategy, and Building Envelope Lessons from a Chicago Office to Residential Conversion

Registration will be open until Tuesday, September 15, with early bird rates available until August 15.

Association for Preservation Technology Western Great Lakes Chapter upcoming events

Alice Millar Chapel Window Restoration Scaffold Tour (Thursday, August 13, 2026)

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