About the Author

Norman Tyler, PhD, FAICP is an architect and urban planner who served as director of the Urban and Regional Planning Program at Eastern Michigan University from 1990 to 2009. He has doctorate degrees from The University of Michigan (Architecture) and Michigan State University (Urban Planning). Tyler is co-author of two books: Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (2009), and Planning and Community Development: A Guide for the 21st Century (2011). He has given numerous presentations on topics including historic preservation, downtown revitalization, transportation planning, economic development, and Internet applications for community planning. Tyler has been on the board of professional planning, preservation, and architecture organizations at the local and state levels. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP). Ilene R. Tyler, FAIA, FAPT, LEED AP is an architect with special expertise in historic preservation technology. As Director of Preservation in the Ann Arbor office of Quinn Evans Architects from 1986 to 2014, Ms. Tyler managed the restoration of numerous landmark public buildings and produced many reports documenting historic structures and sites. She has been an adjunct lecturer in the Historic Preservation Program at Eastern Michigan University since 1998. Ms. Tyler is co-author of Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice (2009). She has presented at many conferences of the Association for Preservation Technology, International, has served on the APT Board of Directors, and has had papers published in the APT Bulletin.