Chicago Public Schools Historic Schools Initiative | [back to Additional Historic Preservation Projects]

Chicago, Illinois

In 1994, the BauerLatoza Studio began to document the extant schools in Chicago as an internal research project for the firm. After performing a physical and photographic survey of 575 schools, it became apparent that a methodology for saving these schools needed to be developed. Soliciting the help of the Chicago Department of Planning, Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois and the AIA, we developed a planning strategy for identifying and protecting historic schools. This initiative was presented to the Chicago Public School Board in 1996 – and was immediately enacted. As part of the Managing Architect Team for the Chicago Public Schools Capital Improvement Project – BauerLatoza Studio was placed in-charge of the historic schools initiative.