Originally constructed as the Graduate School of Business, the Lathrop Library was converted to a library and auditorium in 2015. The building is distinguished by exposed cast-in-place concrete facades, bronze-anodized aluminum windows and...
Housing approximately 800 students, Craven and Crowell Quadrangles (Quads) make up a significant portion of Duke University’s West Campus Quads. The university determined the 1920s structures, each comprising multiple houses, required...
Designed by Henry L. Gogerty in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with Art Deco and Moderne features, the historic terminal opened in 1929. The airport closed to air traffic in 1959, the runway was removed, and the terminal building became part...
Set on the historic Presidio grounds, this structure housed the Officers’ Club for the Army Base throughout the 20th century. The Presidio Trust sought to renovate and rehabilitate the club and establish it as a cultural center for...
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1951, the Zimmerman House is a classic example of Wright’s work with its strong horizontal lines, natural palette of materials, and integral relationship with the landscape. Now owned...
Constructed in 1922 with a major addition in 1950, the twenty-two story building 225 Bush Street is a twenty-two story building located in the central downtown business district. The building is the former home of Standard Oil Corporation...
The Rockland County Psychiatric Center was originally constructed during the 1920s and 1930s to provide residential treatment and rehabilitation for clients with mental illnesses. Although many of the buildings are no longer in use, the four main...
The Boston Public Library, an Italian Renaissance Revival building completed in 1895, was designed by McKim Mead & White. The Boston Public Library needed a complete restoration. SGH was the structural engineer and building enclosure...
We recently consulted on a gem of historic architecture - a 1920s medical center in North Central Pennsylvania. It was an optimistic time, and the original donor mandated that "the structure last 300 years." His architects used the most...
Abstract: Traditional clay tile roofs combine both modern and time-proven materials with traditional craftsmanship to produce what can be one of the most durable, aesthetically pleasing, and architecturally distinct steep-slope roofing systems....
On older roofs, high-quality clay tile or natural slate frequently outlast the original metal flashings and roofing underlayment, for example, asphalt-saturated felt paper that help to make the roof watertight. The question frequently facing...