Posts Tagged ‘20th Century’
Aeon Launches New Mobile Lab
Aeon Preservation Services is constantly looking for ways to enhance our services to our clients. Currently we are in the final stages of completing our mobile lab using a modified 1969 Airstream Overlander International as a base for the project. The trailer’s previous owner had stripped out all the beds and seating to modify it…
Read MoreMore Awards for the Freedom Tower Project
Engineering News Record Southeast recently honored the Freedom Tower Renovation project in their Best Projects Category. This award follows several other awards the project has received including the Association of Building Contractors Florida East Chapter Excellence in Construction Eagle Award, a Florida Trust for Historic Preservation 2012 Restoration/Rehabilitation Outstanding Achievement Award, and the Dade Heritage Trust 2012 preservation award. Kudos to our…
Read MoreSilver Gull Beach Club Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Wes Enzinna’s news report “The Destruction of Breezy Point” at Vice.com shows that the Silver Gull Beach Club was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy. “It looked like a ghost town. Every window was broken, most of the buildings leaned heavily to one side; some had collapsed entirely. There were two swimming pools, each filled with rubble and rainwater.” But the…
Read MoreVeterans Affairs Building Canopies Complete
Aeon has completed all work at the Veterans Affairs Building (shown above in 1919). Work included design build conservation services to restore all three ornamental cast iron entrance canopies. All were dismantled down to bare structural steel and rebuilt using original and newly fabricated ornamental ironwork, new structural muntins, new code compliant glass, and custom…
Read MoreHecht’s Warehouse
Aeon is working with Douglas Development and Shalom Baranes Architects to aid in the preservation and adaptive reuse of this iconic mid-Century Modern masterpiece. This wonderful Art Deco structure retains much of its original architectural integrity and beauty. Aeon is assisting in these efforts by providing condition assessment and materials conservation expertise.
Read MoreNational Gallery of Art West
Aeon is excited to announce that Dan Lepore & Sons (DLS) and Aeon have been awarded the National Gallery of Art – West Building Stone Repairs project. Aeon will provide testing, quality control, and project management services. Work is to begin in late summer.
Read MoreFreedom Tower Receives 2012 Award from Florida Trust
Aeon is proud to announce that the Freedom Tower project has received its second preservation award this month. The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation presented the award for Outstanding Achievement in Restoration/Rehabilitation to Miami Dade College and the project team Friday night at an awards ceremony held at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The project team…
Read MoreSilver Gull Beach Club and the Breezy Point Beach Club
Aeon is pleased to announce that their client and teaming partner, Ortega Family Enterprises, has won the concessions for Silver Gull Beach Club and the Breezy Point Beach Clubs at Gateway National Recreational Area in NYC. Aeon helped Ortega (doing business as JBAY, LLC) perform a detailed site evaluation to support their winning bid for these…
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