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Elizabeth Blasius

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Elizabeth Blasius is an architectural historian, writer, and cofounder of Preservation Futures, a Chicago-based firm exploring the future of historic preservation through research, action, and design. She works on preservation projects at the radical forefront of the preservation movement, including buildings designed in the 1980s, 1990s, and beyond. Elizabeth advocates to bring the recognition and resources of preservation into communities that have been historically overlooked. Prior to founding Preservation Futures in 2021, Elizabeth worked in natural disaster recovery and mitigation, providing guidance on the care of historic places in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods, and other acts of climate violence. She has been a monthly columnist for MAS Context since 2022.

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A History of Preservation in Chicago

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The Return of Michigan Central Station: Interrogating Nostalgia

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Restoring the Sears, Roebuck & Company’s Sunken Garden

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There’s A Place Called Kokomo (Opalescent Glass)

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Urban Exploration as Creative Practice

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Urban Archaeology: Lost Buildings of St. Louis

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Past, Present, and Future of the Sarasota School of Architecture

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The “Passion Tax” is History

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The Englewood Nature Trail: Urban Morphology and Community

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Art at the James R. Thompson Center

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Chicago School Closures: Ten Years Later

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Seeing Richard Nickel

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Will We, Chicago?

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