Wyandotte Theater
Consultant

 

edward d francis, faia
principal
historic architect


www.gunnlevine.com

   

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Architecture, Miami University

YEARS EXPERIENCE
Forty-seven years experience and licensed architect in Michigan, New York, Indiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, Ohio, West Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania. NCARB Certified as well as a certified Historic Architect with 105 national projects.

THEATRE EXPERIENCE
Calumet Opera House, Architectural Consultation
Civic Theater Preservation Analysis and Adaptive Reuse Plan
Crump Theater Overview Analysis
Detroit Intstitute of Arts Auditorium
Fox Theater

Frauenthal Performing Arts Center "MI Theater", Master Plan
Fulton Opera House Restoration
Howell Opera House
Howell Theatre Preservation Analysis
KeithAlbee Theater Preservation Analysis and Plan
Kellogg Auditorium Adaptive Reuse Analysis
Lebowsky Center Master Plan "Capitol Theater"
Marygrove College Theatre
Masonic Temple Master Plan
Morris Performing Arts Center
Polk Theater Preservation Analysis
Ritz Theatre Preservation Analysis & Feasibility Study
Strand Theater, Master Plan
Tibbits Opera House, Restoration Master Plan
Traverse City Opera House Restoration Plan
Wheeler Opera House Restoration
Wyandotte Theatre Overview Analysis


H
ONORS & AWARDS

AIA Student Medal
Fellow, The American Institute of Architects
Gold Medal Recipient|AIA Detroit
Gold Medal Recipient|AIA Michigan
Lifetime Achievement Award
Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Phi Eta Sigma Scholastic Honors

A
SSOCIATIONS & APPOINTMENTS

AIA Michigan & AIA Detroit
AIA Urban Design Committee, Former Member
Association for Preservation Technology
Beaubien House Restoration Committee, Former Member
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation
Franklin Village Historic District Commission, Former Member
Friends of the Capitol (President 1985 & 1986)
Gabriel Richard Historical Society Board Member
League of Historic American Theaters
MI Historic Preservation Review Board, Former Member
Taliesin Foundation
Wayne County Commission on Art & History

For the past 25 years Ed has been a Principal in Charge for work in historic preservation, adaptive reuse, feasibility studies and programming. Ed arranges intensive on-site programming efforts. Through user meetings, interviews, and an interactive gaming process, he thoroughly determines all of a client’s goals and needs at the outset. His historic preservation expertise ranges from historic structures analysis to exacting restoration. He has worked on scores of historic theaters and landmark structures nationwide including, most recently, the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the oldest continually operating theater in the United States and recipient of the 1996 United States Institute for Theater Technology International Merit Award. Ed has served as President of the Friends of the Capitol and as a leader in Michigan’s successful restoration of the State Capitol Building. He served 10 years on the State of Michigan Historic Preservation Board, 11 years on the Franklin Village Historic Commission, is an AIA Detroit and Michigan Gold Medal recipient, and member of the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.

LECTURER
Andrews University
Lawrence Technological University
Michigan Technological University
University of Detroit
University of Michigan
University of Scranton

SPEAKER
AIA Michigan
American Institute of Architects
Community Organizations
Designers Lighting Forum
Michigan Humanities Council
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Ohio Society of Architects
Toledo and Akron Chapters of the
Ohio Society of Architects

 

Wyandotte Theater


HOME ~ VISION


Preliminary Conditions
Assessment





Reconstruction


Floor Plans

Exterior Elevations



Existing Photographs


Interior

Exterior



Historic Content


Photographs

Press Clips

Reports




Consultant


Edward Francis,FAIA
Gunn Levine Associates


Past Projects




Additional Info.


Michigan Case Studies



National Case Studies
League of Historic American Theatres




Links of Relevance


Link Page



 

 

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