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VOL. 22/NO. 5 OCTOBER 2009

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Vibrant, Valued Landscapes
For more than 20 years Heritage Landscapes, LLC, has engaged in research, planning, design, interpretation, preservation and stewardship of many of the country’s highly significant cultural landscapes. By Kim A. O’Connell

FEATURE
Upstairs Downtown
A restoration program developed by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) is reclaiming long-abandoned upstairs spaces in historic downtowns. By Mike Jackson, FAIA, chief architect, IHPA; Anna Margaret Barris, IHPA project designer, and Dave Blanchette, IHPA public information officer

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: San Francisco Pavilions Reborn
Carey & Co. of San Francisco has led the restoration of two of the city’s beloved pavilions, the Spreckels Temple of Music and the Palace of Fine Arts.

Restoration: Transportation Stewardship
After years of proposing plans, Quinn Evans | Architects of Ann Arbor, MI, was finally successful in its efforts to restore the 1904 Pere Marquette Depot in Bay City, MI.

Restoration: Hopeful Beacons
Community volunteers were instrumental in the restoration of two historic lighthouses, the St. George Lighthouse on St. George Island, FL, and Southeast Lighthouse on Block Island, RI.

Restoration: School Daze
The long abandoned 1799 Danish School building in Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI, has been restored, thanks to a committed community and architect William A. Taylor, AIA.

BOOK REVIEWS
Luxurious Gardens Designed by Architects
Italian Gardens: Romantic Splendor in the Edwardian Age, by Helena Attlee
Reviewed by Clem Labine

The Transformative Power of Urban Gardens
Parks, Plants, and People: Beautifying the Urban Landscape, by Lynden B. Miller
Reviewed by Clem Labine

The Practice of Preservation Engineering
Structural Investigation of Historic Buildings: A Case Study Guide to Preservation Technology for Buildings, Bridges, Towers, and Mills, by David C. Fischetti, PE
Reviewed by Judy L. Hayward

The Orientalist of New Haven
Henry Austin: In Every Variety of Architectural Style, by James F. O’Gorman
Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

THE FORUM
Moving Forward Looking Back
By Rudy R. Christian, president, Christian & Son, Inc.