Western Specialty Contractors’ Springfield, Ill., branch has restored the brick and stone façade of the historic Armory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign—home to the…
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Built in 1914, Cook County Hospital often has been referred to as Chicago’s Ellis Island. The 2-block-long, 8-story Beaux-Arts building, constructed just outside the city’s famous…
With building codes becoming more stringent and the public’s desire for seismically resilient buildings increasing, retrofitting aging structures has gained popularity. One thing often left to…