Moderator: James B. Garrison, AIA, Hillier Architecture, Philadelphia
Katherine A. Dowdell, AIA, Blackney Hayes Architects, Philadelphia
Michael L. Prifti, FAIA, Bower Lewis Thrower Architects, Philadelphia

      Adaptive reuse merges the qualities of existing buildings with the different needs of a new era, and the inherent design characteristics of an existing structure can have continuing or renewed resonance for a new use in a new context. We’ll discuss the challenges in adapting examples of superlative, original-genre buildings to new, very different uses. We’ll also examine three award-winning projects, from mild to aggressive levels of intervention, all under government review.

Learning objectives:

• Identify and compare the essential design qualities of the case study buildings in the context of how they affected the range of choices for reuse
• Examine three iconic 20th-century buildings transformed by adaptive reuse
• Appraise the opportunities in existing buildings for new uses for sustainability, technical challenges, code, and constructability.