At this year’s APTI Conference, Marble Fairbanks joined Shawmut Design and Construction and Brown University for a full-day exploration of adaptive reuse in Providence, as part of the Association for Preservation Technology’s 2025 Annual Conference “Revolution & Innovation: The Power of Water, Craft & Architecture.” The session brought preservation professionals to several sites across Brown’s campus, giving attendees an inside look at how design teams are innovatively revitalizing historic structures.
On campus at Brown, Tanya and Jason led a tour of Churchill House, exploring how its recent renovation and addition improve accessibility, strengthen the connection between the Department of Africana Studies and the Rites and Reason Theatre, and reimagine the 1907 building for contemporary academic and cultural life.
We are thrilled to contribute to these conversations and to present Churchill House as an example of transformation rooted in historic character, while expanding its capacity and equipping the Department of Africana Studies to continue to serve as a hub for sharing powerful narratives that bridge past and present.