On the cover: The Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, was designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services of Washington, DC. Photo: Steve Hall/Hedrich Blessing

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VOL. 22/NO. 4 AUGUST 2009

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Designing Between the Lines
Philadelphia-based Voith & Mactavish Architects LLC specializes in architecture that adds beauty to the environment. By Gordon Bock

FEATURES
A Life with a Purpose
The first Clem Labine Award to honor an individual for a consistent body of work that fosters humane values in the built environment will be presented to Alvin Holm during the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference in Baltimore. By Kim A. O’Connell

Greening Historic Buildings
Contemporary energy-saving technology combined with tried-and-true conservation techniques make restoring historic buildings a win-win situation. By Jean Carroon, FAIA, LEED AP, principal for preservation, Goody Clancy

SHOW PREVIEW
Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
Scheduled for October 21-24 in Baltimore, the fall Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference will offer more than 65 seminars and workshops, well-known keynote speakers and an opportunity to earn valuable CEUs.

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: Balboa’s Long Voyage
The firm of Westlake Reed Leskosky of Phoenix, AZ, has turned an historic rundown cinema into a sought-after performance hall in San Diego, CA.

New Construction: Balanced Composition
Designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services of Washington, DC, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, TN, combines acoustical engineering, natural light and Classical architectural styling.

Restoration: Going with the Flow
A long-shuttered mineral-water resort, the Quapaw Bathhouse in Hot Springs, AR, has sprung back to life in a restoration led by Taylor/Kempkes, Architects, PA.

Restoration: Legend of the North Side
Chicago’s Uptown Broadway building, said to be the location of a speakeasy run by Al Capone, has been restored to its former glory under the direction of SPACE Architects + Planners.

Restoration: Tall Order
The Granada Theatre in downtown Santa Barbara, CA, has been restored to its 1920s splendor by Phillips Metsch Sweeney Moore Architects, Inc., complete with 21st century upgrades.

Renovation: Silk Purse
A small pink single-story concrete-block building in Darien, CT, now looks like Monticello, thanks to Classical directions from architect Sheldon Richard Kostelecky.

BOOK REVIEWS
Classicism Overhead
Edwin Howland Blashfield: Master American Muralist, edited by Mina Rieur Weiner
Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Can This Building Be Saved?
Building Evaluation for Adaptive Reuse and Preservation, by J. Stanley Rabun and Richard M. Kelso
Reviewed by Clem Labine

Saving Our Heritage
Time Honored: A Global View of Architectural Conservation, by John H. Stubbs
Reviewed by Sheldon Richard Kostelecky

Evolutionary Studies
Living Buildings: Architectural Conservation: Philosophy, Principles and Practice, by Donald Insall
Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

THE FORUM
The Real Changes to Come
By Michael Lykoudis, dean, University of Notre Dame School of Architecture