October 04, 2011 by

Categories: 2011, Energy Efficiency, Landmarks, Sustainability

Elemental is proud to announce that it’s award-winning historic reconstruction of Shepard Hall at The City College of New York is included in the current exhibition on view at the Center for Architecture in New York City as part of the month-long celebration Archtober.  The exhibition explores how critical choices…

November 08, 2010 by

Categories: 2010, Landmarks

In Detail> City College's masterpiece Shepard Hall gets a long-awaited restoration, gargoyles and all.  Read Aaron Seward's full article here.

July 19, 2010 by

Categories: 2010, Landmarks

On July 19th and 20th 1848, the first Women’s Rights Convention was held, resulting in the drafting of the Declaration of Sentiments which became the foundation for the struggle for full equality for women, including the right to vote which was not granted until the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in…

April 29, 2010 by

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You are cordially invited to join the Westbeth Artists Housing Association in celebrating its 40th Anniversary and designation as a National Historic Landmark on Monday, May 3, 2010.

March 31, 2010 by

Categories: 2010, Construction Updates, Landmarks

Fabrication has begun of the models needed for the production molds for the thin-shell replicas that will replace the deteriorated terra cotta. Together with the previous nine phases, more than 60,000 pieces have been replaced making this by far the largest historic reconstruction of its kind in the world.

March 18, 2010 by

Categories: 2010, Landmarks, Modernism

Carl Stein, FAIA will speak as part of the "Modernism by Choice: The Economy, Politics, and Sustainability of Preservation" symposium this Saturday at AIANY Center for Architecture. The symposium is in conjunction with the World Monuments Fund's "Modernism at Risk" exhibition on view at the Center through May 1, 2010.…

February 18, 2010 by

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Entry Ramp Takes Shape: Central to the entry redesign is the reconstruction of the original ground floor entrance. In addition to the salvaged schist stone wall, concrete retaining walls form the stair opening leading down to the original lower level stone arch entry.  Earth and gravel fill are compacted to…

November 02, 2009 by

Categories: 2009, Landmarks

As construction continues, efforts to utilize the original schist stone entry ramp wall that was recently unearthed continue to make progress. Concrete underpinning (for an explanation of underpinning, click here) along with new steel reinforcement, will allow the original schist stone wall to be incorporated into the new entry design.

October 08, 2009 by

Categories: 2009, Landmarks

Last night, the AIA New York help me write my essay Chapter / Center for Architecture took over the West 4th Street subway station for the opening of their New York Now architecture showcase. Elemental Architecture's historic reconstruction of New York City Landmark Gothic Revival building, Shepard Hall at the…

September 17, 2009 by

Categories: 2009, Landmarks

Along with the recently unearthed entry stairs, a major portion of the original entry wall has been unearthed. Following inspection, the team is now evaluating how this remnant of the original entry can be incorporated into the reconstruction. The wall, constructed of Manhattan schist likely from the building site, was…

September 14, 2009 by

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Carl Stein is interviewed about the history and preservation efforts by elemental at Shepard Hall as part of the College’s Centennial celebration

September 03, 2009 by

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As demolition and excavation progress continues for the newly designed building entry, a essay writing services startling discovery: the original entry stairs built in 1907, long believed to have been demolished, are found buried under earthwork fill below the recently removed concrete ramp.

May 28, 2009 by

Categories: 2009, Landmarks, Sustainability

The 9th & 10th phases of the award-winning historic reconstruction of Shepard Hall at the City College of New York has officially begun. The project, which includes the replacement of nearly 8,000 pieces of failing terra cotta sculpture ornament with new glass-fiber reinforced concrete replacement units and a new main…

May 25, 2009 by

Categories: 2009, Landmarks, Sustainability

As the debate over the preservation of what is considered to be Marcel Breather's last project continues, Carl Stein is mentioned as one of the Library's creative contributors here. Carl, prior to departing the Breuer office to join his father Richard Stein, FAIA to form  The Stein Partnership, served as…

October 08, 2008 by

Categories: 2008, Landmarks

Elemental co-founders Carl Stein, FAIA & Tom Abraham, AIA give tours of the Great Hall at Shepard Hall, The City College of New York.

April 20, 2007 by

Categories: 2007, Landmarks

Architect George Post’s neo-gothic confection at City College “would be almost impossible to conceive of today,” says architect Carl Stein, who recently completed a two-decade restoration that uses modern technology and materials while remaining faithful to Post’s artistic vision.