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Restoration & Renovation Chicago 2003 industry advisory board plans September event at Navy Pier.

NORTH READING, MASSACHUSETTS, FEBRUARY 1, 2003---After a six-year hiatus, the Restoration & Renovation Exhibition and Conference is returning to Chicago in September. The event will run at the Navy Pier, with educational sessions running over three days (September 18-20) and exhibits over two (September 19 and 20).

A roster of well-known professionals from the design, architecture, preservation, and facilities management communities will convene on February 5 at the Sheraton Chicago to lay plans for the show. They will be defining the overall theme for the event and suggesting specific topics and speakers germane to the preservation of the historic fabric of the built environment in the midwest and the City of Chicago.

Discussion at the Advisory Board meeting in the Sheraton Chicago is certain to be especially lively in light of a recent investigation conducted by the Chicago Tribune. Their research has revealed that hundreds of historically significant buildings within the city have been demolished and in many cases without proper permits. "We have what is tantamount to stealth demolition," Restoration & Renovation Industry Advisory Board member David Bahlman is quoted as saying in the Tribune article. Mr. Bahlman is President of the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois.

According to Bahlman, highly visible preservation projects in the downtown have masked what is really going on - namely demolition of entire blocks of buildings that are destroying the historic character of the neighborhoods.

The list of Restoration & Renovation Advisory Board Members includes:

• Todd Alwood, American Institute of Steel Construction
• David Bahlman, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois
• Michael Dixon, FAIA, AIA Illinois Chapter
• Leslie Farcy, Area International
• Michael Fitzsimmons, Michael Fitzsimmons Interior Design
• Edward A. Gerns, Wiss, Janney, Elstner and Associates, Inc.
• Brian Goeken, Chicago Landmarks Commission
• Ann Halbrook, Botti Studios
• T. Gunny Harboe, McClier, founding member of Docomomo
• Michael Jackson, State Historic Preservation Office of Illinois
• Walker Johnson, FAIA, Johnson Lasky Arhictects
• Kathleen Lane, AIA Historic Resources Committee
• Bill Latoza, Bauer Latoza Studio
• Judith McBrien, Perspectives Media
• William McMillan, Chair, AIA Historic Resources Committee, Chicago
• Vincent Michael, Art Institute of Chicago
• Corda Murphy, AIA Northeast Illinois Chapter
• Elizabeth Corbin Murphy, AIA Historic Resources Committee (National)
• Joan Pomeranc, AIA Chicago
• Jack Tribbia, Berglund Maintenance Company
• Gail Wallace, Restoration Works
• Carol Yetken, CYLA Design Associates, Inc.

Restore Media, LLC is dedicated to serving the information needs of the commercial and residential historic restoration and renovation industry. The company produces The Restoration & Renovation Exhibition and Conference and publishes Clem Labine's Traditional Building and Period Homes as well as Old-House Journal and the Old House Journal Restoration Directory.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alexis Bartony, 800-982-6247, ext 10