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On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, the Chicago Humanities Forum presented a conversation between Stanley Tigerman and WJT Mitchell entitled "Architectural Displacement." Stanley Tigerman is an American Institute of Architects Fellow and Principal of Tigerman McCurry Architects. Tigerman remains the "architectural voice and conscience" of Chicago as he fights to save historic buildings and works to achieve affordable housing. His book, Designing Bridges to Burn, will be released this November. Professor WJT Mitchell's many academic titles reflect his wide-ranging intellectual interests: he is the Gaylord Donnelley distinguished service professor in English Language & Literature, Art History, Visual Arts, and the College—as well as the editor of Critical Inquiry.

Time lapse montage of the installation of "Displacement" and art installation by Design 99 From the artist: Gina Reichert and Mitch Cope founded Design 99 in 2007 to investigate new models of contemporary art and architectural practice. Their studio situates itself in the public realm. Whether this be retail environments, museum galleries or residential neighborhoods, Design 99 seeks out opportunities to experiment with art and design within the community. Since 2008, Cope and Reichert have been developing the Power House as a test site for ideas and methods, lo- and hi-tech building systems, and a point of conversation for an entire neighborhood. In 2010, Reichert & Cope founded Power House Productions (PHP), a nonprofit organization focused on neighborhood stabilization through art and culture. Design 99 has exhibited widely including the Van Abbemuseum (The Netherlands), Smart Museum (Chicago), Kunsthalle Wien (Austria), Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Vote Code: 53081 Time-lapse by Grant Carmichael/SiTE:LAB Video editing provided by Leckrone Productions LLC