Charles Pipal

Charles Pipal is an Adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), holding a joint role as Principal Architect at Charles Pipal AIA and Chair of the Riverside Preservation Commission. He teaches courses in architecture, including Undergraduate Studio 5, Graduate Studio 3, and Thesis Studio, focusing on design and historical contexts.

Education: Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (1986) and Master of Architecture (1990) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

His research interests revolve around documenting historic structures, adaptive reuse strategies, and the interplay between social/political history and the built environment. He emphasizes historic site interpretation's role in tourism and cultural understanding.

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