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Preservation

See projects, ideas, press, and awards that demonstrate our balanced respect for original design with the needs of modern users.

Our team uses a multi-disciplinary approach to honor historic legacies while incorporating new technology and function, integrating past and present with clarity and purpose.

University of Southern California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with full bleachers on game day
  • University of Southern California

Preserving an Icon for Future Victories

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The Portland Building illuminated at dusk following renovation, portland building renovation, restoration, postmodern architecture, michael graves architecture
  • The Portland Building

A New Standard for Preservation

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  • Playhouse Square

60-Acre Theater District Revitalization

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Sign reading Playhouse Square illuminated at night with scroll detailing on both sides in front of block of tall buildings

Exterior corner view of Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery from across a busy street
  • Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery

Reinvigorating a National Historic Landmark

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The historic Wayne Aspinall Federal Building with a flowering pink tree in the foreground
  • Wayne Aspinall Federal Building

Peak Performance for a Historic Building

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street view of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts building with two story blue and orange paint brush sculpture outside
  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

19th-Century Landmark for 21st-Century Art Education

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The Latest

Recommended Reads

Knight Library at the University of Oregon Eugene campus

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University of Oregon to Renovate Historic Knight Library

The University of Oregon has commissioned our firm to re-imagine the iconic Knight Library, defining a new vision for the historic facility.

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Stone building with gothic windows and sculpted moldings, next to a light stone building, multistory paint brush between

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Historic Preservation

What characteristics of historic preservation align with sustainability?

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In the Details: Women's History at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

The 1876 Landmark Building at PAFA is one of the finest examples of late Victorian architecture, but its principles were progressive.

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Exterior view at night of illuminated Portland Building with square window panels looking in to hung abstract art in atrium

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Architectural Record

91ÌƲ®»¢'s 'Reconstruction' of the Portland Building

ArchRecord looks at what the $195 million reconstruction means for the city of Portland and the architectural community.

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Accidentally Wes Anderson Tours Cleveland: Our Highlights

Tour some of our projects in Cleveland through the lens of our friends at Accidentally Wes Anderson.

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Aerial view of empty coliseum from above the parking lot facing entry concourse. Red seats in bowl, concrete arches at front

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Popular Mechanics

Rebuilding History: Modernizing the L.A. Memorial Coliseum

Popular Mechanics features our strategy for 235,000 new square feet of space in the existing Coliseum, without eliminating the historic feel of a bowl originally built in a park or altering the building’s famed façade.

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Awards

Honors + Recognitions

ceiling ornamentation detail at The Elizabeth Hotel, Autograph Collection by Marriott

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Friend of Preservation Award, Historic Preservation

Friend of Preservation Award, City of Fort Collins

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Grand staircase carpeted beneath ornate multicolored coffered ceiling with chandelier framed by ribbed pillars

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2017 Preservation Merit Award

Ohio Historic Preservation Office

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2021 American Architecture Award

Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies

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The Hanna Theater viewed from stage looking towards yellow patterned theater seats and balcony. Lighting systems frames stage

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2014 Award of Merit

Ohio Historic Preservation Office

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Conversations

Defining a Practice

Principal | Historic Preservation Leader Portland

Erica Ceder, LEED AP BD+C, Assoc. DBIA

"91ÌƲ®»¢â€™s reconstruction of the Portland Building represented a unique chance to lead a larger conversation about historic preservation. I've spoken at national conferences, been interviewed by design publications, and featured in a documentary series because of our efforts to restore the Portland Building. It’s rewarding to know 91ÌƲ®»¢ successfully reinvigorated the building for the next generation."

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Paul Westlake
Queries? Please contact: Paul Westlake, Cultural+Performing Arts Leader
Email 216-623-7868
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