Articles Tagged with ''historic buildings''

The National Building Museum announced that renowned architectural historian and former Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) curator, Barry Bergdoll, has been selected as the 27th recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize. 

The Architects Foundation has been awarded $749,723 from the National Park Service Semiquincentennial Grant Program to support structural stabilization and rehabilitation efforts at The Octagon, one of the nation’s most architecturally and historically significant Federal period buildings.

Structural steel may not be the first material that comes to mind when picturing gingerbread façades or timber-framed lofts, yet it is increasingly the material that allows those architectural treasures to survive and even thrive in modern use.

After an illustrious career spanning 34 years, Robert Lloyd-Rees, CEO & COO at Cintec North America, is set to retire, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking contributions to the preservation of historic buildings worldwide.

Initially crafted over 120 years ago, the copper elements and membrane roofing on the New York State Capitol Building were identified for replacement as part of a restoration effort.

Respecting the area’s architectural legacy and historic address, the hotel tower features an aluminum cladding system by Crown Corr finished in a Copper Anodize by Linetec.

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Landmarks Illinois Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Awards. The annual awards program recognizes exceptional efforts in preserving, restoring and revitalizing historic places in Illinois.

The Fuller Dome, Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is hosting a special series of programs from Thursday, March 27 to Monday, March 31 to honor the legacy of renowned visionary and SIUE professor R. Buckminster Fuller.