Current and Recent Projects of Lauren R. Pacini
Documenting Projects - Creating Art - Preserving History
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Coast Guard Station - The renovation of the 1940 U.S. Coast Guard Station on Whisky Island as a facility for youth sailing. Also included are photographs of the repurposed foundry building at the foot of the Columbus Road Bridge as a facility for youth rowing. Project Galleries
Van Aken District - The transformation of the former Van Aken Shopping Center and Shaker Plaza into a mixed-use downtown district. Project Galleries
John Hartness Brown Buildings - The repurposing of the building complex that spurred commercial development east of East 9th Street in 1901. Project Galleries
Cleveland Heights High School - The renovation and restoration of Cleveland Heights High School. Project Galleries.
Mueller Lofts - The repurposing of the former Mueller Electric Building, located in Cleveland's Asian Town. April 25, 2017 to present. Project Galleries.
Scofield Mansion - The restoration and repurposing of the historic home of Cleveland Architect, Levi T. Scofield. March 1, 2017 to present. Project Galleries.
Wagner Awning Building - The repurposing of the historic awning manufacturing building in Tremont, for mixed use. November 17, 2015 to present. Project Galleries. Updated February 23, 2017.
Leisy Brewery - The renovation the historic Leisy Brewery in Cleveland's Ohio City as the home of Gypsy Brewery - April 8, 2015 to present. Project Details § Project Galleries.
Wayne County Courthouse - The restoration of the classic Second Empire style landmark 1879 Wayne County Courthouse in Wooster, Ohio - March 17, 2015 to September 13, 2017. Project Galleries.
Menlo Park Academy - The repurposing of the historic Joseph & Feiss warehouse building as the home of a charter school - February 14, 2015 to September 14, 2017. Project Galleries.
Opportunity Corridor - The construction of a boulevard connecting I-490 at East 55th Street and University Circle. March 2015 to present. Project Details § Project Galleries. Updated April 2, 2015
Garfield Building - The repurposing of the Garfield Building at East 6th Street and Euclid Avenue into retail and residential use as Corning Place. March 2015 to present. Project Details § Project Galleries.
Board of Education Building - The repurposing of Cleveland's historic Board of Education Administration Building on the Mall, into Northeast Ohio's first Drury Hotel. January 2015 to May 16, 2016. Project Details § Project Galleries
Public Square - The renovation and reconfiguration of Cleveland's Public Square. December 2014 to June 30, 2016. Project Details § Project Galleries
Tenk Building - The renovation and repurposing of the former home of Tenk Machine & Tool Co., on the west bank of the Flats. October 2014 to present. Updated February 7, 2015. Project Details § Project Galleries
Hofbrauhaus Cleveland - The Transformation of Cleveland's historic Hermit Club and construction of an addition to house the Bier Hall and brewery. May to September 2014. Project Details § Project Galleries
Cleveland Trust Company - The transformation of the historic Cleveland Trust complex on East 9th Street between Euclid and Prospect avenues. February 2013 to February 2015. Project Details § Project Galleries
Fairmont Creamery - The repurposing of the historic dairy products distribution center in Tremont for mixed use. November 2013 to present. Project Details § Project Galleries
Church of the Transfiguration - The deconstruction and demolition of the former Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Euclid Avenue. November 2013 to February 2014. Project Details § Project Galleries
Midtown Tech Park - The renovation of two of Cleveland's Midtown industrial buildings and the construction of a third. September 2012 to July 2014. Project Details § Project Galleries
Cleveland's Cultural Gardens - Documenting the gardens along Doan Brook as it makes its way from University Circle to Lake Erie. March 2012 to present. Project Details § Project Galleries
Saint Luke's Hospital - The renovation and transformation of an historic hospital into Saint Luke's Pointe, a mixed-use facility including affordable senior living, schools and offices. March 2011 to February 2015. Project Details § Project Gallery
Battery Park - The repurposing of Cleveland's historic Powerhouse at Battery Park and the construction of townhomes and lofts. October 2010 to March 2011. Project Details § Project Galleries
Cozad-Bates House - The renovation and restoration of the only surviving pre-Civil War structure in University Circle, built in 1853 and expanded in 1872. April 2010 to October 2020. Galleries
Death and Rebirth - A collection of galleries depicting the death and rebirth of the Midwest industrial city. November 2009 to present. Galleries
Books
Honoring Their Memory - Levi T. Scofield, Cleveland's Monumental Architectural Architect and Sculptor. July 2019. Details
Cleveland A to Z - Historical Essentials for Newcomers and Residents in Northeastern Ohio. November 2017. Details
Preserving the Shaker Parklands - The story of the Freeway Fight and the Nature Center at Shaker Lakes. September 2016. Details
Renaissance on East 9th Street - The story of the transformation of Cleveland Trust's East 9th Street complex to The 9. December 2014. Details
The Ever-Whirling Winds of Change - The story of Saint Luke's Hospital from 1894 to present. May 2014. Details
Shattered Dreams Revisited - The story of the death and rebirth of the Midwest industrial city. May 2012. Details