CS19: Industrial Structures and Urban Infrastructure: Preservation for Use and Reuse Summary of session content: Case studies dramatically illustrate interventions that transform historic resources, ranging from specific building sites to entire communities. Inspiring stories of the rehabilitation of bridges, waterfronts and warehouses provide ideas to take back to your community. Comparisons of what can happen in Detroit to what has been accomplished in post-war Germany will encourage a dialogue about what level of change is necessary to produce a successful project. Session Moderator: Ilene R. Tyler, FAIA, FAPT, LEED AP, is a Principal and the Director of Preservation in the Ann Arbor, Michigan office of Quinn Evans Architects. Learning objectives for this session: 1. Understand the challenges of preservation projects applied to upgrading of roadways, bridges, and railways. 2. Understand how fire engineering is used to preserve historic fabric. 3. Consider how urban renewal integrates preservation within the larger goal of revitalization. Papers and their presenters: A. WELLS STREET BRIDGE REHABILITATION: A Moveable Monument Restored by Carolyn Andrews - Architect, Johnson Lasky Architects, Chicago, IL B. Historic Waterfronts as Playgrounds of the Future: Meeting Fire Protection and Life Safety Upgrade Challenges in Adaptive Reuse by David Jacoby, PE - Simpson Gumpertz & Heger. C. Rails, Cobbles & Warehouses Find a Second Life by Andréa Livi Smith, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, University of Mary Washington D. Rust-Oration: Preserving the Significance of Deindustrialization and Decay in Rust Belt Cities by Sophie Reich - graduate student in Historic Preservation at SCAD. Outlines, in order of speaking/presenting in the CS19 session follow
Title: WELLS STREET BRIDGE REHABILITATION: A Moveable Monument Restored Presenters: Carolyn Andrews, Johnson Lasky Architects, Chicago, IL DRAFT OUTLINE, 20 minute presentation APTI, October 2013 Introduction 1. History of the Crossing a. Growth of Downtown b. Various bridges at this point c. Usage today 2. Typology of Chicago Bascule Bridges a. Summary of most prominent types i. Development through history of Chicago ii. Currently in Chicago b. Wells Street Bridge 3. Wells Street Bridge conditions leading to recent rehabilitation a. City/State Policy b. Structure c. Mechanical/Electrical/Controls d. Bridge Houses 4. Summary of Engineering Scope & Execution (Project Team) 5. Architectural & Preservation Scope & Execution (Project Team) a. Bridge Houses Interiors b. Bridge House Exteriors i. Stone Walls ii. Terra Cotta Roofs iii. Decorative Metal Elements iv. Extraneous Non Historic Elements c. Abutments i. Stone ii. Brick Back Up iii. Extraneous Non Historic Elements d. Overall Aesthetics of the Truss e. Pedestrian Railings f. Lighting Conclusions/Wrap Up
Title: Historic Waterfronts As Playgrounds of the Future: Meeting Fire Protection and Life Safety Upgrade Challenges in Adaptive Reuse Speaker: David Jacoby, PE 1. Introduction Brief historical use of waterfront (industrial) Overview of common construction Revitalization/re-use of waterfront as non-industrial uses Brief review of codes (very) 2. Common Fire and Life Safety issues Construction/Compartmentation Egress Change of use Preserving historic features Integrating new systems into old structure Lack of listed fire-resistive construction assemblies 3. Solutions Performance based design Fire/smoke modeling Egress modeling Historic Building Codes Accounting for inherent fire resistance (archaic construction listings) 4. Case study (note examples will be provided throughout) 5. Conclusion Use of fire engineering to preserve historic fabric Facilitate re-use of existing structures for new uses.
Title: Rails, Cobbles & Warehouses Find a Second Life Speaker: Andréa Livi Smith, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor, Department of Historic Preservation and Director, Center for Historic Preservation at University of Mary Washington 1. Introduction to history of urban renewal in Paris 2. History of the Bercy neighborhood 3. Condition of Bercy in the 1980s 4. Rehabilitation and widening of the Bercy Bridge 5. Adaptive Reuse of the Cour St. Emilion 6. Adaptive Reuse of Les Frigos 7. Lessons Learned
Rust Oration: Preserving the Significance of Deindustrialization and Decay in Rust Belt Cities Speaker: Sophie Reich I. INTRODUCTION a. Significance of deindustrialization, urban decline, and persistent neglect in Rust Belt cities, and treatments that allow for the representation of loss resulting from these factors. II. III. IV. DEINDUSTRIALIZATION a. Industrialization of the Northeast and upper Midwest. b. Deindustrialization i. Post WWII industrial manufacturing moved to southern right to work states. ii. Loss of jobs, homes and health care; reductions in tax base; cuts in public services; increases in crime and urban decay. iii. Altered character of people and the built environment in the Rust Belt. RESTORATION THEORY a. Understanding deindustrialization. b. Recognizing deindustrialization's painful history. How different restoration theories, charters, and other documents have dealt with missing or destroyed building fabric, often known as lacunae. c. Missing building fabric (and the fact that it is missing) is important and significant. DETROIT a. Detroit, MI epitomizes the image of the deindustrialized city that has lost more than half of its population since the 1950s and has more than 100,000 vacant lots and an estimated 80,000 vacant buildings. i. Broderick Tower ii. Book Cadillac Hotel iii. By removing signs of decay and decline, neither project accurately conveys the history of Detroit, the Rust Belt, or the nation as a whole. V. GERMANY a. Select examples of German restorations on buildings that were affected by World War II have been restored to preserve the significance of loss and remember the painful legacy of war. i. Alte Pinakothek ii. Reichstag iii. Neues Museum iv. These German restorations recognize the destruction of the war and subsequent neglect, while moving on so that both people and buildings could have a continued lifespan. VI. CONCLUSION a. The approach to restoration of German buildings after WWII might be appropriate for restorations of substantially destroyed and decayed buildings in Rust Belt cities, such as Detroit.