The third biennial meeting of The Construction History Society of America was held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge MA November 2-3, 2012. This scholarly forum is a venue for professionals from a wide range of construction related disciplines to come together to exchange ideas and research findings about their passions for design, engineering, […]
[slideshow] Kent Diebolt, founder of Vertical Access, recently spent two days in July working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with John Ochsendorf, a group of his students and two masons from the International Masonry Institute (IMI), building a mock-up of a vault in the Guastavino style for the upcoming exhibition, Palaces for the […]
In the middle of February, I was in Barcelona, to attend the final lecture in the Guastavino Biennial lecture series at La Massa Theater in Vilassar de Dalt. The lecture was given by the Guastavino Prize winner, Megan Reese, an engineer working with Wiss Janney Elstner Associates, in New York City. Megan’s lecture was a […]
New York, NY Since 2004 Vertical Access has conducted numerous conditions assessments and hands-on investigations of the exterior and interior of The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, working primarily with the design team led by Silman. This ongoing relationship has presented the Cathedral with much-needed information to pursue capital projects and maintain a […]
Asheville, NC Project Overview Vertical Access assisted Joseph Oppermann, AIA with a conditions survey of the interior and exterior of the Basilica of Saint Lawrence in Asheville, North Carolina. The Basilica of Saint Lawrence has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. Download project profile Check out the news stories on […]
Test your knowledge of historic and iconic buildings in the U.S. (and beyond!) in this series of “guess the building” blog posts. Series No. 12: This monumental cathedral – one of the largest churches in the world – has been under construction since 1892. Many delightful details can be found in its stone sculpture, along with a […]
Berta de Miguel has earned her Ph.D in Preservation of Architectural Heritage from Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. She joined VA as in intern in 2011, initially focusing on our continued research into the works of the Guastavino Company in New York City. A SPRAT Level I technician, she currently participates in Vertical Access […]
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New York, NY Vertical Access was retained by Leslie E. Robertson Associates (LERA) to perform a close visual survey of the exterior facade and to document existing conditions to assist the project team with development of restoration recommendations. Monument description The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Monument is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan […]
New York, NY Since 1995, Vertical Access has conducted numerous conditions assessments and hands-on investigations of the exterior and interior of Saint Thomas Church, working closely with the Church, Beyer Blinder Belle, Silman and other partners. This ongoing relationship has presented the Church with much needed information to help the church pursue capital projects and […]