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A Masterpiece in Renovation – The Fisher Fine Arts Library, University of Pennsylvania

Once rejected, this now much appreciated "work of an artist”, as Frank Lloyd Wright declared, is being brought back to its former glory with a total exterior restoration! https://youtu.be/gZEfseAqfZ4?si=qd7zTzWF8ceY5PCT With the help of GC, INTECH, masonry restoration specialists, Joseph Dugan, Inc., and engineers, Alternate Design Solutions, Superior Scaffold (a Sunbelt Company) provided the foundation for renewal artists to render a masterpiece in renovation. The building’s exterior is undergoing critical restoration work that will target every inch of the facade, from the signature terra cotta tiles, sandstone walls, and copper roof to its doors and windows. Originally built in 1891 from red sandstone, brick and...