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Projects Historic Renovation & Beautification at The Shrine of Christ the King Chicago, Illinois 2006-2010 (in progress) Historic Renovation & Beautification at St Colman of Cloyne Church Washington Court House, Ohio 2009-2010 (in progress) Historic Renovation & Beautification at The Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Ohio 2005-2010 (ongoing work) Renovation & Beautification at Saint Stephen the Martyr Church Columbus, Ohio 2007-2010 (in progress) The Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus Benedictine Monastery Starfield, Missouri 2006-2010 (in progress) \| Historic Renovation & Beautification at Immaculate Conception Church Lexington, Missouri 2009 (completed October, 2009) Historic Renovation & Beautification at Old Saint Patrick Oratory Kansas City, Missouri 2006-2008 (completed October, 2008) Private Residence and Oratory Steubenville, Ohio 2006-2008 (completed July, 2008) Confessionals and Stations of the Cross for Immaculate Conception Cathedral Kansas City, Missouri 2007 (completed August, 2007) Ambo for St. Turibius Chapel, The Pontifical College Josephinum Columbus, Ohio 2007 (completed July, 2007) Bishop Hartley High School Chapel Columbus, Ohio 2005 (concept design/completed 2007) Mater Dei Academy Columbus, Ohio 2004 (concept design) Statue pedestal for St. Jude at St. Dominic Church Washington, DC 2001 (completed 2002) Cenotaph at St. Patrick Church Columbus, Ohio 1997 (completed 1997) Residences in Ohio / Virginia / Texas Measuring and Drawing Ohio Greek Revival Reconstruction drawings of the 1842 Avery-Downer House, Granville Reconstruction drawings of the 1836 Alfred Kelley House, Columbus Studies of the 1835 Edmiston/Wilder House, West Andover Education & Membership Barch, Pratt Institute, NYC March, University of Notre Dame Corporate Member: Institute of Classical Architecture/Classical America Vice President: Ohio & Erie Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture/Classical America Vice Chairman: City of Bexley Land-Use Commission NCARB Certified since 1997 Articles on Classical & Sacred Architecture • *“Grecian Ohio* ” Period Homes Magazine, January 2007 A celebration of the Grecian movement in Ohio in the mid-nineteenth century. Ohio is home to some of the most ingenius and iconic classical buildings which have been underappreciated and unsung for far too long. Works around the state are showcased with an introduction to the Greek origins that inspired the Ohio craftsmen and their progressive clientele. • “Lex Aedificandi, Lex Credendi” Latin Mass Magazine, Spring 2006 A critique of modernist church architecture and why it is incompatible with Catholic tradition with a closer look at the Liturgical Movement of the early 20th century and its capitulation to the International Style. • “Mount Tabor in Motor City” Sacred Architecture Magazine, Fall 2003 A critique of the recent renovation of The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, MI Through a play on words and with current church documents to supposedly back them up, the renovation committee, the liturgists, and the architects recently finished their project to insert unsympathetic modernist additions to an already consistent and beautiful gothic cathedral mainly in need of repairs to the roof. • “Iconoclasm by Design”** Culture Wars Magazine, April 2000 A Review of Michael Rose’s book The Renovation Manipulation Michael Rose in his first major publication lets Catholics in on the techniques and play on words which liturgists and architects utilize in order to enforce their modernist ideology and architecture on the faithful. After careful research, Mr. Rose has produced a book that every parish wishing to renovate or build new in the language of tradition should have on hand. • *“The Ultimate Guide to Rome’s Churches”* Sacred Architecture Magazine, Fall 1998 A Review of Joseph Tylenda’s book The Pilgrim’s Guide to Rome’s Principal Churches Fr. Tylenda, SJ spent many years visiting and documenting the great churches of Rome. Mr. Heyer, following in his footsteps, also spent a year visiting over 50 churches of Rome and verifying the information in Fr. Tylenda’s book. The result? Fr. Tylenda’s book is still the best guide for the pilgrim who wants to know what every nook and cranny in the churches holds, and also how to use a guidebook for prayer, recollection, and appreciation of our Christian architectural heritage.
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Curriculum Vitae

Projects

Historic Renovation & Beautification at The Shrine of Christ the King
Chicago, Illinois
2006-2010 (in progress)

Historic Renovation & Beautification at St Colman of Cloyne Church
Washington Court House, Ohio
2009-2010 (in progress)

Historic Renovation & Beautification at The Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, Ohio
2005-2010 (ongoing work)

Renovation & Beautification at Saint Stephen the Martyr Church
Columbus, Ohio
2007-2010 (in progress)

The Priory of Our Lady of Ephesus Benedictine Monastery
Starfield, Missouri
2006-2010 (in progress)
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Historic Renovation & Beautification at Immaculate Conception Church
Lexington, Missouri
2009 (completed October, 2009)

Historic Renovation & Beautification at Old Saint Patrick Oratory
Kansas City, Missouri
2006-2008 (completed October, 2008)

Private Residence and Oratory
Steubenville, Ohio
2006-2008 (completed July, 2008)

Confessionals and Stations of the Cross for Immaculate Conception Cathedral
Kansas City, Missouri
2007 (completed August, 2007)

Ambo for St. Turibius Chapel, The Pontifical College Josephinum
Columbus, Ohio
2007 (completed July, 2007)

Bishop Hartley High School Chapel
Columbus, Ohio
2005 (concept design/completed 2007)

Mater Dei Academy
Columbus, Ohio
2004 (concept design)

Statue pedestal for St. Jude at St. Dominic Church
Washington, DC
2001 (completed 2002)

Cenotaph at St. Patrick Church
Columbus, Ohio
1997 (completed 1997)

Residences in Ohio / Virginia / Texas

Measuring and Drawing Ohio Greek Revival
Reconstruction drawings of the 1842 Avery-Downer House, Granville
Reconstruction drawings of the 1836 Alfred Kelley House, Columbus
Studies of the 1835 Edmiston/Wilder House, West Andover

Education & Membership

Barch, Pratt Institute, NYC
March, University of Notre Dame

Corporate Member: Institute of Classical Architecture/Classical America
Vice President: Ohio & Erie Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture/Classical America
Vice Chairman: City of Bexley Land-Use Commission
NCARB Certified since 1997

Articles on Classical & Sacred Architecture

• “Grecian Ohio ”
Period Homes Magazine, January 2007

A celebration of the Grecian movement in Ohio in the mid-nineteenth century. Ohio is home to some of the most ingenius and iconic classical buildings which have been underappreciated and unsung for far too long. Works around the state are showcased with an introduction to the Greek origins that inspired the Ohio craftsmen and their progressive clientele.

• “Lex Aedificandi, Lex Credendi”
Latin Mass Magazine, Spring 2006

A critique of modernist church architecture and why it is incompatible with Catholic tradition with a closer look at the Liturgical Movement of the early 20th century and its capitulation to the International Style.

• “Mount Tabor in Motor City”
Sacred Architecture Magazine, Fall 2003

A critique of the recent renovation of The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, MI
Through a play on words and with current church documents to supposedly back them up, the renovation committee, the liturgists, and the architects recently finished their project to insert unsympathetic modernist additions to an already consistent and beautiful gothic cathedral mainly in need of repairs to the roof.

• “Iconoclasm by Design”
Culture Wars Magazine, April 2000

A Review of Michael Rose’s book The Renovation Manipulation
Michael Rose in his first major publication lets Catholics in on the techniques and play on words which liturgists and architects utilize in order to enforce their modernist ideology and architecture on the faithful. After careful research, Mr. Rose has produced a book that every parish wishing to renovate or build new in the language of tradition should have on hand.

• “The Ultimate Guide to Rome’s Churches”
Sacred Architecture Magazine, Fall 1998

A Review of Joseph Tylenda’s book The Pilgrim’s Guide to Rome’s Principal Churches
Fr. Tylenda, SJ spent many years visiting and documenting the great churches of Rome. Mr. Heyer, following in his footsteps, also spent a year visiting over 50 churches of Rome and verifying the information in Fr. Tylenda’s book. The result? Fr. Tylenda’s book is still the best guide for the pilgrim who wants to know what every nook and cranny in the churches holds, and also how to use a guidebook for prayer, recollection, and appreciation of our Christian architectural heritage.