Mumford House Charrette, October 20

From the UIUC online calendar:  Notice is hereby given that a public planning meeting (Community Charrette) will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (local time) in the Monsanto Room (Lower Level) of the ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana for the purpose of receiving ideas and planning, related to proposed future uses of the Mumford House, (UIUC Bldg #0125), located at 1403 West Lorado Taft Drive, Urbana at the University of Illinois. The charrette will begin with a formal presentation by the University’s selected restoration architects/engineers, Vinci Hamp Architects, Inc. of Chicago, describing their findings of the present day condition of the building and its components. Those who have prepared a presentation and wish to make public comments addressing this issue will be allowed to do so in order to briefly describe their concept. Presentations shall be limited to no more than 5 (five) minutes per individual and breakout sessions for brainstorming will follow. Afternoon sessions will include team presentations and a pros and cons discussion of presented ideas. Sessions will conclude with announcements of next steps in process. Any further questions regarding these proceedings may be forwarded to: Melvyn Skvarla, Campus Historic Preservation Officer, Physical Plant Services Building, M/C 800, 1501 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820-6905; telephone: (217) 265-6133, or e-mail: mskvarla@illinois.edu.