Tours & Lectures: Past
Previous Tours and Lectures
October, 2023
Inaugural Duda Forum on Historic Preservation and Sustainable Development, Dallas TX
Keynote Lecture: A Century of Conservation in San Antonio
August, 2023
Northwest Rotary Club, San Antonio
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation 2023
June, 2023
Orientation to Sustainable Environmental Assessment, UCLA (online)
Lecture: Historic Preservation Section 106 Process
Historical Novel Society North America, San Antonio
Tour: River Walk, Hemisfair and Alamo Plaza
April, 2023
National Trust Council
Tour: San Antonio’s World Heritage Missions
February, 2023
Historic Homeowner Fair, San Antonio
Lecture: Architecture 101: Looking at Historic House Styles
University of Texas at Austin, (San Antonio)
Tour: King William Landmarks
January, 2023
King William Association, San Antonio
Lecture: Why We Have Historic Districts: San Antonio and Beyond
November, 2022
Professional Tour Guides Association, San Antonio
Lecture: State of the City: San Antonio Preservation 2022
Orientation to Sustainable Environmental Assessment, University of Illinois Chicago (online)
Lecture: Historic Preservation Section 106 Process
October, 2022
Ean Universidad, Bogotá, Colombia
Fulbright Specialist Lectures and Master Class:
San Antonio Conservation in the 21st century
People, Places and the Preservation Process
Coalition for the Woolworth Building
History of Historic Districts in the US
Conserving World Heritage
San Antonio Missions
US World Heritage Site Managers Forum, virtual
Panelist: WHS Management Plan Implementation and Partners: San Antonio Case Study
September, 2022
City of Castroville, TX
Lecture: How do we preserve the historic character of the city?
Office of Historic Preservation/Historic Districts Coalition, San Antonio, TX
Presentation: San Antonio and the history of historic districts
American Cultural Resources Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio
Presentations: San Antonio’s Historic Bars and Restaurants; Coalition for the Woolworth Building
Payaya Chapter, Continental Society of Daughters of Indian Wars
Lecture: San Antonio’s Historic Missions.
August, 2022
DC Preservation League, Washington, D.C. (virtual)
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
July, 2022
UCLA Environmental Assessment Training (virtual)
Presentation: Section 106 and Preservation
June, 2022
Johns Hopkins University (San Antonio)
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st century.
May, 2022
Conservation Society of San Antonio
Lecture: State of the City: San Antonio Conservation in 2022.
April, 2022
University of Texas, Austin
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st century
March, 2022
University of Illinois – Chicago, Art History Colloquia
Lecture: Saving the Woolworth Building in San Antonio.
Johns Hopkins University (San Antonio)
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
February, 2022
Houston Seminar
Lecture: Saving San Antonio
Regis School
Tour: Alamo Plaza, Mission Concepcion, Mission San Jose and Mission Reach, San Antonio
January, 2022
Conservation Society of San Antonio
Lecture: Robert H.H. Hugman and the River Walk
November, 2021
PastForward Conference, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Virtual
Organizer: Preservation Partners Task Force: Diversity, Inclusion and Racial Justice.
October, 2021
Texas Society of Architects 82nd Annual Conference, San Antonio
Tour: San Antonio’s World Heritage Missions
Texas Society of Architects 82nd Annual Conference, San Antonio
Presentation: Coalition for the Woolworth Building: Diversity and Design
April, 2021
Baylor University, Waco online
Lecture: Preservation in San Antonio: Today and Tomorrow
National Preservation Partners Network, online
Moderator: Bringing Underrepresented Narratives to Light
8th National Symposium on Historic Preservation Policy, Tulane University online
Moderator: Preservation, Diversity and Inclusion
February, 2021
Road Scholar program, San Antonio
Lecture: Preserving the Crockett and Woolworth Buildings
January, 2021
San Antonio Dreamweek online
Moderator: Places of Color: Preserving San Antonio’s Underrepresented Narratives
November, 2020
Triton College, Illinois online
Lecture: Path to the Future: Heritage, Sustainability and Society
October, 2020
National Preservation Partners Fall Meeting online
Three Minute Success Story: Coalition for the Woolworth Building
PastForward National Preservation Conference online
Moderator: Deep Dive Discussion about the Use of Integrity Standards
Optimist Club, San Antonio
Lecture: Behind The Scenes at A Night In Old San Antonio(R)
September, 2020
Irving Gill Symposium La Jolla, California – POSTPONED
Lecture: Irving Gill, Barry Byrne and the Prairie School
May, 2020
Vernacular Architecture Forum, San Antonio- CANCELLED
Tour Leader: Seguin and Gonzalez
April, 2020
Legal Professionals Conference, San Marcos, TX – CANCELLED
Lecture: Local, State and National Preservation Laws
National Trust Council, San Antonio Visit- POSTPONED
Tour Leader: San Antonio’s World Heritage Missions
February, 2020
SA 100, San Antonio
Lecture: Integrating History: The Role of Alamo Plaza in Bexar County’s Civil Rights Legacy
January, 2020
Texas Historical Commission Real Places Conference, Austin
Keynote: People, Places and the Process of Preservation
Session: Elevating the Discussion – San Antonio Neighborhood Initiative
November, 2019
First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
The Conservation Society of San Antonio
Heritage Education Tours: Spanish Governor’s Palace, Yturri-Edmunds House and Mill, Mission San Juan, Casa Navarro
October, 2019
Texas A & M University, College Station
Lecture: Diversity and the National Register of Historic Places
University of Texas, San Antonio
Lecture: History of Historic Districts in the United States
September, 2019
San Antonio Oasis
Lecture: History of La Villita Historic Village
July, 2019
Optimist Club, San Antonio
Lecture: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
Historic Districts Council, San Antonio
Lecture: History of Historic Districts in the United States
May, 2019
Monte Vista Historical Association, San Antonio
Presentation: History of Historic Districts, U.S. and San Antonio
San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio
Lecture and Tour: La Villita History and Development
San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio
Lecture: History of Historic Districts in the United States
March, 2019
Boston University, Boston, MA
Lecture: 300 years of Historic Preservation in San Antonio
Baylor University field study, San Antonio, TX
Lecture: 300 years of Historic Preservation in San Antonio
February, 2019
San Antonio Bar Auxiliary, San Antonio
Lecture: 300 years of Historic Preservation in San Antonio
January, 2019
Johns Hopkins University Seminar, San Antonio
Lecture: Preservation Issues in San Antonio
October, 2018
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX
Lecture: Reforming the National Register of Historic Places
University of Texas at San Antonio
Lecture: The History of Historic Districts in the United States
September, 2018
Mountain-Plains Museum Association Conference, Billings,MT
Session Presenter: Engaging a Cultural Continuum: The House Museum Transformed
Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, San Antonio Chapter
Panelist: 300 Homes Registry
United Daughters of the Confederacy, San Antonio
Presentation: 300 years of Preserving San Antonio
AEGISS Technical Summit, San Antonio
Presentation: History and Preservation in the Alamo City
San Antonio Public Library Foundation Texana Collection
Remarks regarding the new archive
Oklahoma Brownfields Conference, Oklahoma City
Presentation: Main Street: Putting Community in the Planning Equation
August, 2018
Kappa Kappa Iota, San Antonio
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation Society preserving the Missions
July, 2018
ARC Kiwanis Golden K, San Antonio
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st century
June, 2018
Harvard Business School Club of San Antonio
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st century
March, 2018
University of Texas San Antonio
Guest Lecture: San Antonio Conservation Today
Adults Learning in Retirement, San Antonio
Presentation: 300 Years of Preserving San Antonio History and Culture
February, 2018
San Antonio Daughters of the American Revolution
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
December, 2017
San Antonio Sons of the Republic of Texas
Presentation: WPA Treasures in San Antonio
November, 2017
Past Forward National Preservation Conference, Chicago
Panelist, Lathrop Homes Redevelopment
July, 2017
Goucher College, Townson, Maryland
Keynote Speech: The Process of Preservation: From Local to International
San Antonio Kiwanis Club
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
May, 2017
Friends of the Glenview Library
Tour: Chicago’s Hyde Park
SA 100
Presentation: San Antonio Conservation in the 21st Century
March, 2017
The Cultural Landscape Foundation/Brackenridge Park Conservancy
Respondent: Renewing San Antonio’s Brackenridge Park Summit
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Lecture: Path to the Future: Heritage as Development Strategy
February, 2017
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Lecture: Path to the Future: Heritage as a Development Strategy
January, 2017
Capital Club, San Antonio Conservation Society
Tour: San Antonio from the River
December, 2016
Pullman National Monument Preservation Society, Chicago, IL
Lecture: The Future of Heritage: Engaging Stakeholders in Place
Kalo Foundation, Park Ridge, IL
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
November 2016
University of Texas, San Antonio
Lecture: “The History of Historic Districts”
Partners Luncheon, PastForward National Preservation Conference, Houston, Texas
Keynote Lecture: “Partners in the Future: The Changing Face of Preservation Practice”
PastForward National Preservation Conference, Houston, Texas
“We The People” moderator for panel on new tools for community engagement
October 2016
“Art Treasures of Japan”, Art Institute of Chicago
Tour and Lectures: “Arts of Japan” and “Architecture of Japan”
Heritage Education Tours, San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio, Texas
Tour: Yturri-Edmunds House
September 2016
General Membership Meeting of San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio, Texas
Lecture: “Conserving Heritage”
August 2016
Historic Homeowner Fair, City of San Antonio, Texas
Lecture:”The Why and How of Historic Preservation: Community and Economy”
June 2016
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Art and Architecture in Iowa
May 2016
Wright Plus, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust
Oak Park, IL
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
April 2016
St Francis Xavier Church
Kansas City, Missouri
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
February 2016
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Featured Lecture From Main Street to Heritage Areas: The Power of Preservation
Indiana Landmarks
Indianapolis, Indiana
Lecture: Main Street and the Power of Preservation in the 21st century
November, 2015
National Preservation Conference
Washington, D.C.
Panelist: Questioning the Tools
Irish Architecture Foundation
Chicago, IL
Speaker and Panelist: We Built This City
October, 2015
The National Trust for Canada Conference
Calgary, Alberta
Keynote Presentation: Path To The Future: Heritage, Sustainability, and Society
August, 2015
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Conference
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico
Keynote Presentation: The National Register of Historic Places: Addressing the Diversity Deficit
July, 2015
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Washington, D.C.
Presentation: Diversity, Standards, and the Process of Preservation
June, 2015
Society of Architectural Historians, Latrobe Chapter
Washington, D.C.
Lecture and Book signing: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
National Capitol Planning Commission
Washington, D.C.
Presentation on World Heritage sites and planning
14th Annual Canova Architectural Encounter
Domodossola, Italy
Expert Presenter/Participant: Adaptation and Resilience: Past Architecture in the Future
April, 2015
Archaeology Panel Preserving the Past, Investing in the Future; Archaeology in the 21st Century
Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California
Moderator: Archaeology panel
February, 2015
Pocantico Call to Action on Climate Impacts and Cultural Heritage
Pocantico Center, Tarrytown, New York
Panelist/Contributor on behalf of Global Heritage Fund and National Trust for Historic Preservation
Saving Places 2015: Colorado Preservation Conference
Denver, Colorado
Keynote Address: Our Vanishing Heritage: Why We Preserve
Modernism Week
Palm Springs, California
Lecturer: Preserving Modernism in Chicago: From the Great Fire to the Farnsworth Flood
November, 2014
Ends and Means, Pacific Union Club
San Francisco, California
Speaker: How New Technologies and Changing What We Know and What We Can Do About History
Office of Historic Preservation, San Antonio/Centro San Antonio
Keynote Speaker: Saving the Best to Last: The How and Why of Historic Preservation
Speaker: Historic Windows
San Antonio, Texas
PAST FORWARD – National Preservation Conference
Savannah, Georgia
Panelist/Moderator: TRUSTLIVE: preservationCRISIS – Climate Change and Historic Preservation
Raise The Barn: Explore the Many Faces of Sustainability
Woodside, California
Panelist: Global Heritage Fund (with Global Fund for Women, Artisan Connect and POST)
October, 2014
Global Heritage Fund China Tour
Shanghai, China
Tour of the Bund, Shanghai
SAVE WRIGHT – Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Annual Conference
Phoenix, Arizona
Speaker and Panelist: Looking to the Future: The Conservancy and Preservation of Modern Architecture
April, 2014
Recharging the Youth, International Conference on Youth Unemployment
Stavros Niarchos Foundation, New York City
Respondent: Ministry of Culture presentation on Cultural Heritage
39th California Preservation Conference
Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Speaker: International Lunch: Global Heritage Fund
November 2013
National Preservation Conference
Indianapolis, Indiana
Moderator and Panelist: Diversity Conversation Starte
Traditional Building Conference
Los Angeles, California
Lecturer: Global Heritage and Preservation By Design
Culture Is A Basic Need, Revisited: Reflections and future perspectives on Cultural Emergency Response in Conflict and Disaster
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Lecturer: Cultural Emergency Response and Cultural Diplomacy
River City Preservation Society
Mason City, Iowa
Lecturer: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
St. John’s Abbey
Collegeville, Minnesota
Lecturer: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
Fitch Colloquium 2013
Preservation East West: Engagements, Exchanges, Entanglements
New York, New York
Lecturer: Conserving Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century: East Meets West
Columbia University, New York
October 2013
AIA Taliesin Colloquium
Scottsdale, Arizona
Lecturer/Moderator: Compatible Infill in Historic Districts
September 2013
Society of Architectural Historians Chicago Chapter
Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
Landmarks Illinois Snapshots Lecture Series
Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Chicago, Illinois
Lecture and Tour: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
June 2013
World Bank
Moscow, Russia
Lecture: Planning and Preservation: Needs, Challenges, Models
May 2013
National Arts Club
New York, New York
Lecture: Chandramauleshwar Temple, Hampi: A UNESCO World Heritage Site
November 2012
National Preservation Conference
Spokane, Washington
Panelist/Moderator: Rightsizing and Preservation: Continuing the Conversation
October 2012
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference
Mason City, Iowa
The Midwestern Modernity of Barry Byrne
September 2012
Stanford Center for International Development
GuangDong Urban Development Symposium
Tour: Monterey and Carmel
May 2012
Forum on Global Heritage in a Developing World – Focus on Asia
Asia Society, New York
Lecture: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Preservation
Institute of Design Strategy Conference, Chicago
Lecture: Heritage Economies: Conserving and Sustaining
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Study Tour: Historic China: Yunnan
April 2012
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Illinois and Michigan Canal
Art Institute of Chicago
Ethnic Chicago III
March 2012
Art Institute of Chicago
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Tour: Mysteries of the Mekong River: Cambodia – Vietnam
Lectures: Angkor Wat: Cosmic Kingship; Vietnam in Art and Architecture
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Guest Lecture, Critical and Strategic Conservation: Conserving Modernism
February 2012
Jane Addams Hull House Museum
Moderator: Is This My Beautiful House symposium
January 2012
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Class Study Tour: Lima, Peru
November 2011
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Chicago Fire
New Mexico State University/Dona Ana Community College, Las Cruces
Lecture: Preserving Community in the U.S. and Abroad
October 2011
North Shore Senior Center
Tour: Literary Chicago
September 2011
Visual Culture Working Group, University of Illinois at Chicago
Panel: Halsted Street, 1934
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Houses by Mies van der Rohe
July 2011
Peace Hotel, Shanghai
Lecture: Chicago in China: Architecture of the Bund
American Association of Museums Conference, Chicago
Tour: Downtown Chicago
June 2011
Congress on New Urbanism Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Panelist: Historic Preservation and New Urbanism
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: China Family Adventure
May 2011
Why Does The Past Matter? ICOMOS International Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts
Paper: Heritage Travel in China and the Limits of Authenticity
March 2011
Park Ridge Historical Society
Lecture: Barry Byrne: Clarity and Delight
February 2011
Modernism Week, Palm Springs
Lecture and Panelist: Preserving Modernism in Chicago
November 2010
Harmonie Club
Tour: Chicago’s North Shore
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Forgotten Chicago
October 2010
Harmonie Club
Tour: Chicago’s North Shore
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Ethnic Neighborhoods II
Chicago Women’s History Group
Lecture: Barry Byrne: Clarity and Delight
National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference, Denver, CO
Panelist: Preservation Education in the 21st Century: What’s Needed; What’s Next
September 2010
Lake Geneva Conservancy
Lecture: The Future of Historic Preservation
June 2010
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Ethnic Neighborhoods
May 2010
Denver Art Museum
Tour: Chicago Architecture
Art Express Chicago
Tour: Chicago Architecture
Art On The Move
Tour: Chicago Architecture
April 2010
Society of Architectural Historians National Conference, Chicago
Local Chair and Convener
MIT Council for the Arts
Tour: Chicago Architecture
March 2010
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Historic Churches
February 2010
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Community Activism and the Rise of Historic Districts
January 2010
The Guild of the Chicago History Museum
Lecture: Preservation in Chicago
November, 2009
Missouri State Historic Preservation Conference
Keynote Presentation: Heritage Areas worldwide and the growth of preservation
October, 2009
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Tour: Chicago Literary
September, 2009
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Tour: Quintessential Chicago: Churches and Parks
American Planning Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Mobile workshop: Extreme Re-Use Projects
Prairie District Neighbors Alliance
Moderator: The Future of Prairie Avenue
August, 2009
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
July, 2009
Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission
Lecture: Architectural Styles in the Chicago Area
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Tour: Miesian Masterpieces: The Farnsworth and McCormick Houses
June, 2009
Pleasant Home Foundation Annual Meeting
Keynote: Wright and Maher: Two Prairie Architects
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Study Tour: Historic China: Yunnan
May, 2009
Quincy Historic Preservation Commission, Quincy, Illinois
Lecture: Historic Districts and Historic Preservation: Preserving The Future
St. Francis Xavier Church, Kansas City, Missouri
Lecture: The Architecture of Francis Barry Byrne
April, 2009
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Little Canal on the Prairie: Lockport and the I & M Canal Corridor
March, 2009
The Sixth National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice
A Critical Look at Sustainability and Historic Preservation
Juried paper: “Greening The Prairie School”
APT Great Lakes Chapter
Moderator: Panel on Authenticity
November, 2008
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Oak Park and Prairie School Architecture
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Preservation in China
October, 2008
Christ the King Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Lecture: The Architecture of Francis Barry Byrne
Know Your Chicago
Tour: Adaptive Re-use in Chicago’s Loop
League of Women Voters, Kenilworth, Illinois
Panelist: The National Register of Historic Places
September, 2008
Know Your Chicago 60th Anniversary Symposium, Chicago
Keynote speech: Preserving Historic Buildings: New Futures for the Past
Traditional Building Conference, Chicago
Presentation: Fifty Years of Chicago Historic Districts
The History of Historic Preservation in Chicago symposium, Chicago
Panel moderator: Advocacy and Chicago Neighborhoods
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
I & M Canal Corridor: Hegeler-Carus mansion and LaSalle Canal boat
2nd Annual Treasures of the Tri-Cities Fall Showcase, Wayne, Illinois
Keynote: Landmarks of the Future?
August, 2008
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
July, 2008
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Little Canal on the Prairie: Lockport and the I & M Canal Corridor
June, 2008
Yunnan Sustainable Development Forum, Dali, China
Presentation and response on Weishan Heritage Valley preservation as part of US-China Arts Exchange sustainable development team
May, 2008
Elgin Historic Preservation Commission
Lecture: Windows
University of Illinois at Chicago Commencement Speaker
The Art Institute of Chicago
Study Leader: Beijing, Xi’An, Lijiang, Yangzi River and Shanghai
April, 2008
Landmarks Illinois Snapshots, Chicago
Lecture: “A City Cannot Be A Work of Art:” The role of community activists in the historic preservation movement
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago
Moderator: We Will Not Squander Chicago’s Great Architectural Heritage! Preserving Chicago Through Grassroots Efforts.
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
March, 2008
Plainfield Historic Preservation Commission
Lecture: Windows
Art Institute of Chicago Potpourri Tour
Two Icons of Midcentury: Mies’ Glass Box and Goff’s Coal Saucer
February, 2008
Break the Box Lecture Series, Unity Temple, Oak Park
Lecture: Barry Byrne and Unity Temple
January, 2008
Heritage Conservation: An Indo-American Perspective, Ahmedabad, India
Keynote Address: Preservation Education in the United States
Paper: Greening the Prairie School: Past Sustainable
December, 2007
National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC
Panelist, review of grant applications
November, 2007
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Lecture: SAIC’s Historic Preservation work in Yunnan, 2003-2008
October, 2007
National Preservation Conference, St. Paul, MN
Panel: Twenty Years of the Nation’s First Heritage Area
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference, Racine, WI
Tour: Barry Byrne’s St. Patrick’s Church
September, 2007
Chicago History Museum, Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Lakefront
July, 2007
School of the Art Institute, Chicago
Lecture: Chicago Preservation at Street Level
June, 2007
Illinois Preservation Conference, Chicago
Tour: Early Modernism in Hyde Park
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
From South of the Cloud: Preserving the Culture and Nature of Yunnan
Paper: Historic Preservation in Yunnan: Weishan Heritage Valley
May, 2007
Glessner House Museum
Lecture: Chicago’s Preservation History
International Preservation Trades Network Conference, Tällberg, Sweden
Presentation: Integrating Hands-On Training in Academic Curricula
April, 2007
US/ICOMOS 10th International Symposium, San Francisco, CA
Paper: Weishan Heritage Valley: Pre-tourism Preservation and Conservation Planning in Yunnan
March, 2007
Chicago History Museum, Chicago
Tour: Chicago Dioramas: Inside and Out
Downers Grove Library
Lecture: History and Preservation in Savannah
Landmarks Illinois Snapshots, Chicago
Lecture: Courtyard Houses of Weishan: Documentation and Delight
February, 2007
Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago
Lecture: Landmarks, Beauty and History: Did Lincoln Sleep Here?
University of Illinois Chicago
Lecture: Sustainable Development Is Preservation
University of Pittsburgh Symposium Current Directions in Preservation Education
Presentation and Panel discussion: Preservation Philosophy and Curricula
November, 2006
Hegeler-Carus Foundation, LaSalle, Illinois
Lecture: Preservation in Weishan, Yunnan, China
Training Preservation Specialists Conference, Kyiv, Ukraine
Paper Presentation: Preservation Education in the United States
October, 2006
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Panelist: Preserving Sullivan
National Trust Addition Without Subtraction Symposium, Milwaukee, WI
Presenter: Milton House Case Study
Chicago History Women’s Club
Lecture: Preservation in Chicago
September, 2006
Chicago History Museum
Docent Training Lecture: The History of Chicago
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
June, 2006
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Study Tour: Historic China: Yunnan
May, 2006
Geographic Society of Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Parks and Boulevards
Pleasant Home Restoration Foundation
Lecture: George W. Maher and Frank Lloyd Wright
April, 2006
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
Traditional Building Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, IL
Panelist: When Preservation Involves Demolition
Art Institute of Chicago Auxiliary Board
Lecture: Architecture and Preservation in Charleston
Krier and Associates
Tour: Millenium Park
March, 2006
Texas A & M University Preservation Symposium, Texas
Lecture: Creating Historic Districts: The Role of the Community and the Academy
February, 2006
St. Patrick’s Church, Racine, Wisconsin
Lecture: Barry Byrne Builds a Racine Landmark
November, 2005
Harold Washington College
Tour: Literary Chicago
October, 2005
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: Lincoln Park’s landscapes gardens
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: The Great Chicago Fire
September, 2005
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: Prairie School Architecture in Oak Park
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
July, 2005
Canal Corridor Association NEH Teacher’s Workshop
Tour: Reading the Canal Landscape: Ottawa to LaSalle
June, 2005
Illinois Historic Preservation Conference, Joliet
Session Moderator: Windows New and Old
Presentation: History of Historic Preservation
May, 2005
National Park Service, Preserve and Play Conference, Chicago
Introductory Remarks and Moderator, Sports Stadiums panel
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois
Teacher Training Tours: Chicago Literary History and The Great Chicago Fire
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Ravenswood Club
April, 2005
Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, Illinois
Docent Training lecture and tour: The Great Chicago Fire
Glessner House and Charnley-Persky House
Lecture: 19th Century Chicago Architecture
Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission
Expert Witness: Demolition 747 S. Elmwood
March, 2005
School of the Art Institute Preservatio Symposium, Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: Putting the Charette before the Cheval: Creating Historic Districts
Channel 11 WTTW Chicago, “Chicago Tonight” segment on religious architecture
February, 2005
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois Snapshots, Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: Measuring The Temple Walls: SAIC’s Historic Preservation work in Yunnan, China
January, 2005
Chicago Architecture Foundation Docent Training
Lecture: Chicago Neighborhoods: History, Ethnicity, and Style
November, 2004
Pleasant Home Foundation
Tour: Glorious Glass: Oak Park Churches
October, 2004
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Sara Lee Corporation
Tour: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park, Illinois
Grundy County Historical Society
Lecture: Canal Town Architecture: What Style Is It?
September, 2004
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: Chicago’s Literary Landmarks
August, 2004
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
July, 2004
Canal Corridor Association NEH Teacher’s Workshop
Tour: Reading the Canal Landscape: Ottawa to LaSalle
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Alumni Development
Lecture: Hubert Ropp and the restoration of the Champlain/Sharp lobby
June, 2004
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Historic Shanghai: The Bund and Beyond (part of Study Trip)
Canal Corridor Association NEH Teacher’s Workshop
Tour: Reading the Canal Landscape: Ottawa to LaSalle
School of the Art Institute of Chicago NEH Teacher’s Workshop
Tour: Chicago’s South Side: Architectural and Cultural Landscape
May, 2004
Pleasant Home Foundation
Lecture: Wright, Maher and the Rest of the Prairie School
April, 2004
Art Institute of Chicago Auxiliary Board
Lecture: Architecture and Preservation in Old New Orleans
Associated Colleges of the Midwest: Semester in the Arts
Lecture: Chicago Architecture
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
March, 2004
Chicago Historical Society
Docent training lecture: Lincoln Park
February, 2004
Fortnightly Club of Chicago
Lecture: History of Preservation in Chicago
January, 2004
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois Snapshots, Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: Barry Byrne: Forgotten Prairie
Pleasant Home Foundation, Oak Park, Illinois
Lecture: Barry Byrne: Forgotten Prairie
December, 2003
Friends of Downtown Brown Bag Lunch
Lecture: Christmas in the Loop
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Fremont Row House District
November, 2003
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church Centennial
Lecture: Louis Sullivan and the Function of Preservation
October, 2003
National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference, Denver, CO
Panelist: Preservation Education: The Next Step
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Associated Colleges of the Midwest: Semester in the Arts
Lecture: Chicago Architecture
Pleasant Home Foundation, Oak Park
Tour: Prairie School in Hyde Park
Australian Consulate/Cliffdwellers
Lecture: Unknown Prairie School Architecture in Chicago
September, 2003
Joliet Preservation Seminar
Lecture: Window Replacement and Historic Preservation
Restoration/Renovation Show
Panel Moderator: A Matrix of Disciplines: Preservation Education
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
Brandeis University Alumni Series
Lecture: The Burnham Plan (with Dennis McClendon)
July, 2003
School of the Art Institute of Chicago TICA workshop
Tour: Architecture and Community and Chicago’s South Side
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: Chicago At Play
May, 2003
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: The School of the Art Institute’s Preservation Progress
Pleasant Home Foundation
Lecture: George Maher and Frank Lloyd Wright
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
Tour: Prairie Architecture on the South Side
April, 2003
University of Chicago – Cultural Policy Center
Co-Chair: Conference on Cultural Landmarks and Cultural Policy
Presenter: Panel on Public Memory and Heritage Preservation
Historic Mayslake Foundation
Lecture: The Architecture of Barry Byrne
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
March, 2003
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: Chicago Southland
Chicago Historical Society
Lecture Series: Chicago History, Architecture, Culture
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Demolition in Old Town Triangle District
February, 2003
Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission
Expert Witness: Demolition of 215-217 N. Grove Avenue
SAIC Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects
Lecture: Gendered Space
November, 2002
City of Chicago
Tour: Markers of Distinction
October, 2002
Chicago Historical Society
Tour: The Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois
Lecture: Adopt-A-Castle: Historic Preservation in Ireland
Restoration/Renovation Conference, Cleveland, Ohio
Lectures: American House Styles: Exterior and Interior
September, 2002
Illinois Preservation Conference
Presentation: Lesser Known Architects: Barry Byrne, Bruce Goff, O.C. Simonds
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Lecture: Historic Preservation and Sustainability
August, 2002
Museum of Science and Industry
Lecture and Tour: Architecture Behind The Scenes
June, 2002
Loyola University Chicago
Lecture: The History of Preservation in Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tours of Historic Ireland: Roscrea, Portumna, The Burren, Gort
May, 2002
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago
Lecture: The Postwar Architecture of Barry Byrne
Feltre School, Chicago
Lecture and Tour: Renaissance in Chicago: Influences and Reactions
Chicago’s Great Spaces and Places, Chicago
Tour: Preserved Churches
April, 2002
Society of Architectural Historians National Conference, Richmond, Virginia
Paper: Continuity and Clarity: The Midcentury Designs of Barry Byrne
Midwest Preservation Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Panel: Graduate Preservation Education Programs
Eckenhoff Saunders Architects
Lecture: Celtic and Irish Art and Architecture
March, 2002
Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce
Lecture: The Value of Historic Preservation
February, 2002
15th Annual Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference, Asheville, North Carolina
Seminar Presentation: Prairie School Designers: Building the Bridge from Arts and Crafts to the Machine Age.
January, 2002
National Association of Remodeling Contractors
Lecture: What Are We Trying to Preserve?
Art Institute of Chicago
Lecture: Tiffany, Sullivan, Chicago
Graduate Student Symposium, University of Illinois at Chicago
Paper: Continuity and Clarity: The Midcentury Designs of Barry Byrne
December, 2001
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois Snapshots, Chicago, Illinois
Lecture: Haunted by Windows
October, 2001
CEO/CFO Association
Tour: Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Art and Craft on the Prairie: George Maher and Frank Lloyd Wright
July, 2001
CISA Conference
Lecture and Tour: Chicago: Immigration, Growth and Architecture
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
St. Francis Xavier Church, Kansas City
Lecture: The Church Architecture of Barry Byrne
ABA Convention
Tours: Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park Chicago History and Architecture
June, 2001
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Washington Square District Extension
May, 2001
Archi-Treasures, Chicago
Panelist: Loopholes/Potholes: Tourism in Chicago Neighborhoods
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Space, Time and Angkor Wat
April, 2001
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Bush Temple of Music
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
February, 2001
Art Institute of Chicago
Tour: Mysteries of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam)
Lectures: Khmer Art and Architecture Thai Art and Architecture Cham Architecture and Sculpture Daoism, Confucianism and Dai Viet Architecture
December, 2000
Arts Club of Chicago
Lecture: What Goes Around Comes Around: Alive In The Loop with Anthony Jones
November, 2000
National Council for Preservation Education
National Conference, Los Angeles, California
Panel Leader: Integrating Hands-On Activities into an Academic Curriculum
Art Institute of Chicago Governor’s Annual Luncheon
Lecture: What Goes Around Comes Around: Alive In The Loop with Anthony Jones
October, 2000
University of Illinois – Chicago – Architecture School
Guest Lecture: Careers in Historic Preservation
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
September, 2000
Pleasant Home Foundation
Tour of George Maher homes on Hutchinson Street
Illinois Preservation Conference
Panel Moderator: Preservation Education: Evanston Case Study
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Burling Row House District
August, 2000
Museum of Science and Industry
Lecture and Tour: Architecture Behind The Scenes
June, 2000
Roscrea Heritage Society, Roscrea, Ireland
Lecture: Preserving and Interpreting Heritage Areas in the United States
May, 2000
Gaylord Building, National Trust for Historic Preservation
Lecture: Art, Architecture and Preservation in the I & M Canal Corridor
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Artistic Interpretation of Historic Sites
Pleasant Home Foundation
Lecture: Prairie School Architecture in Oak Park
March, 2000
University of Illinois – Chicago – Architecture School
Guest Lecture: Careers in Historic Preservation
School of the Art Institute Development Breakfasts
Lecture: Loop History
February, 2000
Friends of Downtown
Coordinator, Panelist “Chicago Preservation in the New Millenium”
Irish-American Heritage Center
Lecture: St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Loughrea – A Treasury of Modern Irish Art
November, 1999
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
Keynote Speaker, West Baden Springs Project
October, 1999
Ludwigs Museum Köln
3-day tour of Chicago and Oak Park
September, 1999
Royal Institute of Irish Architects
Tour: St. Thomas Apostle Church
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation/Oriental Institute
Lecture: Barry Byrne in Hyde Park
August, 1999
Museum of Science and Industry
Lecture and Tour: Architecture Behind The Scenes
July, 1999
Chicago Park District
Tour: Grant Park
June, 1999
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Tree Studios
May, 1999
Garden Clubs of America
Tour: Grant Park and Garfield Park
Pleasant Home Foundation
Lecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, George W. Maher and the Prairie School
March, 1999
Irish-American Heritage Center
Lecture: Barry Byrne: A Prairie School Architect in Ireland
February, 1999
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert Witness: Montgomery Ward Warehouse and White Tower
November, 1998
Heritage Preservation Workshop Conference, Saugatuck, Michigan
Keynote Address: Defining Heritage Preservation
Chicago Historical Society Teacher Education Seminar
Lecture: Chicago’s Waterways: The I & M Canal
October, 1998
Chicago Park District
Tour: Grant Park
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Foundation Symposium:
Paper: Barry Byrne and European Modernism
United States Tennis Association
Tour: Chicago Architecture and History
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Docent Training Lecture: Preservation Issues Today
University of Illinois – Chicago
Panelist: Master of Science in Historic Preservation programs
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop tour
Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission
Lecture: Local Landmark Laws
September, 1998
Field Museum of Natural History
Tour: Visiting Frederick Law Olmsted in Chicago
Chicago Park District
Tour: Jackson Park
August, 1998
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Foundation
Tour: I & M Canal National Heritage Corridor
July, 1998
I & M Canal Sesquicentennial Teacher Workshop
Lecture & Tour: I & M Canal Era Architecture
June, 1998
Environmental Monitoring Conference, Burren College of Art, Ireland
Paper: Preserving the Bottom Line: The Business of Preservation in America
May, 1998
Chicago Historical Society/Garfield Park Conservatory
Tour: A Day In The Park: Garfield Park
Pleasant Home Foundation
Lecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, George W. Maher and the Prairie School
Winnetka Garden Club
Lecture: Historic Preservation; Home, Garden & Beyond
April, 1998
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop tour
Ottawa Historical Society
Lecture: Architecture Along the I & M Canal Corridor
March, 1998
Irish-American Heritage Center
Lecture: The Irish In Chicago’s Parks and Monuments
Chicago Historical Society Teacher Education Seminar
Lecture: Chicago’s Waterways: The I & M Canal
November, 1997
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Lecture: Preserving Iron and Steel Towns in England, New Jersey, and Illinois
October, 1997
Western Springs Historical Society
Lecture: Principles of Historic Preservation
Restoration ’98 Conference
Panelist: Careers in Restoration
Inspired Partnerships Stained Glass Seminar
Tour: Stained Glass in Chicago’s Churches
Chicago Historical Society Seminar
Lecture: Waterways: Imagination, Environmental Engineering and the Making of Chicago
National Council for Preservation Education
Panelist: Starting and Retooling Preservation Programs
September, 1997
Association for Preservation Technology Annual Conference, Chicago
Tour: Conservation of Joliet-Lemont Limestone
July, 1997
Geographic Society of Chicago
Tour: Chicago’s Historic Parks and Boulevards
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop
Commission on Chicago Landmarks
Expert witness for public hearing on Wicker Park demolition permit
Elmhurst Historical Society
Lecture: Chicago’s Historic Waterways
June, 1997
University of Illinois at Chicago Historic Preservation Workshop
Lecture: Downtown Revitalization
April, 1997
FOCUS on the Arts – Highland Park High School
Lecture: Preservation in Chicago
March, 1997
Irish-American Heritage Center
Lecture: Irish Canal Workers on the Illinois & Michigan Canal
Chicago Architecture Foundation High School Program
Tour: Black Metropolis and Pilsen tour
Geographic Society of Chicago – Harold Washington Library
Lecture: Urban Conservation in Chicago
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Tour: Preservation and Revitalization in Chicago’s South Loop