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University of Pennsylvania Quadrangle – 71 Chimney scaffolds!!!

March 31, 2026

You read that correctly! 71 Chimneys! Look at our scaffold all over the entire Quad complex! The Quadrangle, commonly known as "the Quad," is a historic dormitory complex at the University of Pennsylvania that opened in 1895. Designed by Cope and Stewartson, its architecture was inspired by Oxford and Cambridge universities, featuring a blend of medieval and Renaissance styles. Today, it is organized into three distinct college houses: Fischer Hassenfeld, Ware, and Riepe, and remains a central landmark of undergraduate life on campus. (this from their website). The chimney reconstruction and renovation is just 1 part of a giant $200 million revitalization project...

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

March 24, 2026

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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...

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Unique Suspended Scaffold Solution, Huntsman Hall, University of Pennsylvania

March 11, 2024

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I was looking for our next blogpost when one of our crew guys mentioned that they just got back from erecting this really unique job at Huntsman Hall at the University of Pennsylvania. So I had to see for myself. Originally, MPG, who was doing a complete restoration, thought scaffolding could be erected on the second-floor outdoor courtyard and around windows that were narrowly framed by architectural columns. But there was not enough structural support on the lower level of the building, nor enough space between the columns to use traditional scaffolding or a high reach. MPG had floated a bevy...

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University of Pennsylvania Quadrangle – 71 Chimney scaffolds!!!

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

Unique Suspended Scaffold Solution, Huntsman Hall, University of Pennsylvania