Join AIA Akron and AIA Cleveland for a hard hat tour of the renovation underway in the historic 1899 building at the Akron Art Museum.

Led by the project design team from Perspectus Architecture and Process Creative Studios, participants will walk through the in-progress construction and explore how the team approached adaptive reuse within an active cultural institution. The tour will highlight key discoveries made during construction, the creative design responses required to address them, and strategies used to stabilize and preserve the historic structure while introducing new gallery, storage, and office spaces.

Attendees will also examine structural modifications supporting new gallery environments, including slab replacement, attic improvements, and partial floor removal, and learn about design considerations for portrait, performance, and interactive gallery spaces. The program will conclude with a happy hour at Akronym Brewing.

Attendees must provide and wear standard PPE (hard hat, high vis, closed-toe shoes, safety glasses) for the duration of the tour.

Attendees receive 1 AIA HSW LUs.