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Elemental co-founders Carl Stein, FAIA & Tom Abraham, AIA give tours of the Great Hall at Shepard Hall, The City College of New York, as part of the annual Open House New York Architectural Tour program. The $12.8 million restoration of the 14,000 sf Great Hall includes the introduction of modern, state of the art acoustic and lighting systems which make the grand assembly space available for a wide variety of programs ranging from lectures and musical performances to commercial film and television shoots. The work also included the refurbishment of twelve sixty-foot stained glass windows, extensive repair of the elaborate decorative plaster and woodwork, and newly designed limestone floor and new control booth. The restoration was the recipient of the Lucy G. Moses Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy, one of the nation’s most prestigious preservation awards.

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