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VOL. 20/NO. 4 august 2007

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Social Values
The historic preservation studio of Philadelphia, PA-based VITETTA has had a hand in preserving many of the United States' architectural treasures, including Philadelphia City Hall, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. By Kim A. O'Connell

FEATURES
The Digital Age
Building Conservation Associates of New York, NY, has developed an easy-to-use building-maintenance software program to replace bulky paper manuals. By Raymond M. Pepi

Coming to America
The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism – a non-profit organization that promotes conservation, regeneration and new traditional building – will launch its first U.S. chapter at the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans. By Lynne Lavelle

RECENT PROJECTS
Restoration: Shining Star
Perched on a hilltop above Los Angeles, CA, Griffith Observatory has undergone a four-year restoration and expansion under the direction a pair of local firms – Pfeiffer Partners and Levin & Associates.

Restoration: Repeat Performance
After an extensive restoration led by New York, NY-based Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (now H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture), the 1914 Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, MD, has reopened as part of the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.

Restoration: Back in the Loop
The Hampton Majestic Hotel and LaSalle Bank Theatre in Chicago, IL, a 1906 terra-cotta structure and a cornerstone in the revival of the city's loop, has been restored under the direction of Chicago-based Booth Hansen.

Restoration: Original Ambiance
The elaborate decorative interior of the historic French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, IN, has been restored by New Berlin, WI-based Conrad Schmitt Studios.

Restoration: Mississippi Grandeur
Under the direction of Martinez & Johnson Architecture of Washington, DC, and Pryor & Morrow Architects of Columbus, MS, a department store and theater – which had been closed for 80 years – have been reborn as the Riley Center in Meridian, MS.

Restoration: On the Road Again
After a 16-year restoration led by Springfield, MO-based Butler Rosenbury & Partners, Springfield's 1926 Gillioz Theatre is once again hosting live performances, sparking the revitalization of the city's downtown.

BOOK REVIEWS
Transit Authority
Still Standing: A Century of Urban Train Station Design, by Christopher Brown. Reviewed by Hadiya Strasberg

Brown's Progress
Arthur Brown Jr.: Progressive Classicist, by Jeffrey T. Tilman. Reviewed by Domiane Forte

THE FORUM
Historic and Green
By Donovan D. Rypkema

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