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• 2026 Symposium: Adaptive Reuse and Rehabilitation

  • When
    Friday, September 18, 2026
  •  
    8:15 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Pillsbury A-Mill; 301 SE Main Street, Minneapolis, MN 55414
  • Spaces left
    51

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  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), Walker Consultants and New History (breakfast sponsors). 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
  • Gary Ogden, 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.

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