An OnMilwaukee story spotlights the work of School of Architecture & Urban Planning professor Adam Thibodeaux and student Sigurds Kakulis, whose Ghost Lab project brings new attention to the history of Milwaukee’s Catherine Foley Tavern in the Historic Third Ward.
The article by Bobby Tanzilo highlights Kakulis’ installation of vinyl graphics on the building’s boarded windows, using architectural details and historical research to interpret the site’s layered past while the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance raises funds to restore the landmark. The project is part of Thibodeaux’s ongoing Ghost Lab research, which explores how buildings are adapted through appropriation and misuse, challenging the ways architecture is traditionally assigned value.
Read the story at OnMilwaukee.