Upcoming Meetings

Join Architect Alexis Cecil, Senior Associate, Quinn Evans, for a look at examples of how the adaptive reuse of existing buildings is serving as an essential strategy for addressing pressing urban challenges in some communities.

With the increased frequency and intensity of climate threats to the world around us, we must understand how architecture can offer impactful solutions. In the preservation community we often note that the “Greenest Building Is Already Built” because reusing and adapting existing buildings significantly reduces our carbon footprint. It also offers opportunities to share our histories, equitably support our communities, and improve our resiliency through our built environment. 

Societal changes have resulted in a glut of vacant office buildings, schools, churches, and industrial buildings that are ripe for reuse.  The Quinn Evans architectural firm is one of the nation's leaders in developing practical solutions to reuse these buildings, preserving iconic structures while reducing the negative environmental impacts of new construction. Their Detroit-area projects include:  the Checker Cab building, the Element Hotel in the Metropolitan Building, Michigan Central Station and the Garden Theater Block.

Join us at the McFadden-Ross House, 915 S. Brady, or watch the meeting on our Facebook page.