March 7, 2007 Keeping State Street IconicCHICAGO — What does it take to make sure one of Chicago's streets remains a lasting icon? State Street was called "that great street" by Frank Sinatra in song and is home to several examples of Chicago's architectural legacy. Gunny Harboe, the architect responsible for preserving the Reliance Building and the Carson Pirie Scott and Co. Building, will discuss State Street preservation efforts from the Loop to Bronzeville at the next American Planning Association's Tuesdays at APA forum at 5 p.m. on March 13, 2007. Harboe also will discuss how planning can help support the history and legacy of our past. Harboe gained a national reputation for his work on the Rookery and Reliance Buildings. A few of his recent projects include Holabird and Roche's Marquette Building, Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple, and Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall. Harboe is president of Harboe Architects, PC, an architecture firm specializing in historic preservation and sustainable design. The forum will begin at 5 p.m. at APA's office at 122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1600 (across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago). The event is free and open to the public. Upcoming Tuesdays at APA events include a look at housing issues in "first suburbs" and planning in today's New Orleans. Tuesdays at APATuesdays at APA is a monthly after-work lecture and discussion series. Each month, practicing planners and researchers will discuss the latest ideas, concepts and research in the planning field. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa. ContactRoberta Rewers, APA Public Affairs, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org | ||
