The oldest business in Manhattan’s Grand Central Terminal has welcomed throngs of hungry New Yorkers, tourists and travelers since 1913. Through it all, the Oyster Bar’s iconic Guastavino tile arches and vaults have endured, defining an expansive but intimate...
Part of a large estate-owned by railroad tycoon George Jay Gould, the Georgian Court Bridge was constructed in 1899, during the Gilded Age, to carry travelers over a man-made lagoon which connected the estate to a nearby lake. Bruce Price, a noted architect of...
This project included what is considered to be the first-ever rebuilding of Guastavino vaults—and one of the largest terra cotta repair and restoration projects in the world. The original structure was designed in 1914 by Henry Hornbostel for use as an open-air...
The oldest performing arts center in continuous operation in America, the 93-year-old Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) features a façade that incorporates extraordinary decorative detail in brick, polychrome terra cotta, granite and marble. Working in...
The Cork Factory is one of the most recognizable buildings in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Strip District. Designed by the renowned Pittsburgh architect, Frederick Osterling, the imposing Richardson Romanesque-style structures comprise the 440,000-square-foot...
