Donovan Rypkema Presentation

Donovan Rypkema Presentation Wednesday, June 11th University of Michigan Union Pendleton Room (2nd floor) 7:30 pm Free--all welcome--includes refreshments .

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Is historic preservation good for local economic development?

The Washtenaw County Department of Planning & Environment will host the third in a series of four historic preservation workshops, “THE ECONOMICS OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION,” on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, at 7:30pm, at the Michigan Union's Pendleton Room, located at 505 S. State Street in Ann Arbor. Community members, professionals in the field, and students are invited to attend this free event. It is not necessary to RSVP.

This event will feature Donovan Rypkema, author of The Economics of Historic Preservation, a pragmatic preservation scholar known for his bold communication style on the topic. He is the principal of PlaceEconomics, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate and economic development consulting firm. The firm specializes in services to private and public sector clients who are dealing with downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization and the reuse of historic structures. Rypkema was educated at Columbia University where he received a Masters of Science degree in Historic Preservation. He has lectured widely on economic and preservation issues relating to rehabilitation, community development and commercial revitalization. In 2004 Rypkema established Heritage Strategies International, a new firm created to provide similar services to world-wide clients. He also teaches a graduate course in preservation economics at the University of Pennsylvania.

See the Donovan Rypkema web site at www.placeeconomics.com.

Donovan Rypkema Presentation Update The interest is growing in Donovan Rypkema's one-day visit to our area. Follow the news at this web site.

Activities for the day
12:00 noon: Donor luncheon
Would you like to have lunch with Donovan Rypkema in the historic Judge Wilson house, catered by Zingerman's Deli? Make a tax-deductible donation to the Michigan Historic Preservation Network for $50 or more to reserve a spot. Call Norm Tyler at (734) 761-5549 or email at ntyler@emich.edu.

3:30 pm: Rypkema meets with local officials

Mr. Rypkema has agreed to meet with local officials and others from communities across Washtenaw County. It is a special afternoon meeting at the Ann Arbor Downtown Library, third floor (lots of parking nearby). The informal format will allow him to interact directly with attendees, and discuss current research and best practices on local economic development and historic preservation.

All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information, contact Norm Tyler at (734) 761-5549.

7:30 pm: Community-wide presentation

In the evening, everyone is invited to come to the Pendleton Room at the University of Michigan Union for a free presentation on the topic, The Economics of Historic Preservation. Mr. Rypkema will talk for about an hour on strategies, case studies and research applicable for local communities to better utilize existing resources for future development. He is a dynamic speaker, and always draws on new information based on his travels throughout the U.S. and overseas.

Mr. Rypkema has allowed time after his presentation for questions, and also an informal time, with refreshments, to meet and talk with attendees. Be sure to join us for this special evening.

Thanks to our Sponsors
To date:
Turner Restoration of Detroit
Quinn Evans|Architects
Taubmann College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Kidorf Preservation Consulting
Luckenbach Ziegelman Architects
Cityscape Detroit
Zingerman's
Anonymous

The word gets out with
upcoming promotional events
- Interview with Rypkema on WEMU
- Interview with Rypkema in the Ann Arbor News
- Televised by Ann Arbor Community Television Network (CTN)

Who's coming
We're excited about the growing number of groups that are putting June 11th on their event calendar. For example...
Students coming to hear Rypkema's talk:
- Wayne State University students in Sheila Bashieri's Historic Preservation course will come from Detroit.
- University of Michigan students in Dale Winling's Preservation course are attending.
- Eastern Michigan University students will return from their Field Studies trip in time to attend.

Groups are promoting this as a special event, including...
- Washtenaw County Adminstrator's Office
- Ann Arbor Preservation Alliance
- Michigan Downtown Association
- Michigan Historic Preservation Network
- American Institute of Architects, Huron Valley Chapter
- Preservation Ladies and Gents
- Barn Preservation Organization
- Village of Manchester
- Farmington Historic District Commission
- Planning Awareness Club of Eastern (PLACE)
- EMU's Urban and Regional Planning Program
- Cityscape Detroit

Let us know if you would like to add your group to our list.

Architects and Planners
If you are a member of the American Institute of Architects, you can obtain Continuing Education Units for attending the Rypkema evening presentation.

You can check out Donovan Rypkema's blog for an interesting perspective. See "Clients Get Their Money's Worth."

To download a brief PowerPoint presentation on Rypkema Click here

Download the Rypkema event flyer.

For more information, please contact:
Melissa Milton-Pung
Washtenaw County Principal Preservation Planner
at miltonpungm@ewashtenaw.org or 734.222.6878
or

Norm Tyler
Director, Eastern Michigan University Urban and Regional Planning Program
at ntyler@emich.edu, 734.761.5549, or http://planning.emich.edu
The Washtenaw County Historic Preservation Workshop Series has been made possible in part by a Certified Local Government grant from the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office and supported by several major partners, including the Washtenaw County Historic District Commission, Michigan Historic Preservation Network, and the Ann Arbor Preservation Alliance. Special thanks also to our generous event sponsors, Turner Restoration of Detroit, Quinn|Evans Architects of Ann Arbor, Kidorf Preservation Consulting, Luckenbach Ziegelman Architects, U of M's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Cityscape Detroit.