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• Murals to Screen City Hall Courtyard Construction
  Grand murals designed by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program will soon screen construction and provide safe passageways for pedestrians walking through Philadelphia City Hall courtyard. Kelly/Maiello architect Robert Glick RA is assisting Mural Arts artist Eric Okdeh, providing photographs for the 600-foot long mesh screen on the south courtyard that will illustrate the many skilled trades at work on the City Hall project. The mural in the north courtyard will be a solid surface, painted off-site and installed in sections. The courtyard construction is the final phase of the Exterior Envelope Restoration.
• West Philadelphia High School: From Start to Finish
  
  The new West Philadelphia High School at 49th and Chestnut Streets is under construction. Please stop by each month to see how this corner of Chestnut Street changes. Photos from Left to Right: Site after Demolition,Winter 2009, Spring 2010
• City Hall Restoration Amazes CSI Visitors on Design Team's Technical Tour
  Robert Glick RA, LEED AP, Project Manager for the Philadelphia City Hall Exterior Restoration Project, joined other members of the design team to conduct a tour of the project for delegates to the Construction Specifications Institute convention in May. Participating with Bob on the tour were Stephen McLaughlin, SMRC; Carl Baumert, Keast and Hood Consulting Engineers; Marianna Thomas, Marianna Thomas Architects and Nan Gutterman, Vitetta.
• Kelly/Maiello and The University of Pennsylvania
  Kelly/Maiello is working with the University of Pennsylvania to assess the exterior envelope, and the mechanical, and electrical systems for the historic Duhring Wing, adjacent to the Furness Library. The assessment will form the basis for design and documentation that will include restoration of the exterior masonry, replacement of the existing windows with a more energy effecient design that is historically compatible with the building, and upgrade of the mechanical and electrical systems to reduce energy costs and improve comfort levels.
• Awards for Design Excellence: Merit Design Award

  AIA Philadelphia in its 2009 Awards for Design Excellence presented Philadelphia City Hall Exterior Envelope Restoration with a Merit Design award.

• 2009 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Award
  The Philadelphia City Hall Exterior Envelope Restoration project has received a 2009 Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Award from Preservation Pennsylvania in Partnership with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Vincent Maiello and Robert Glick RA accepted the award for Kelly/Maiello at the Award Ceremony.
  
  The Photo includes: 1st row left to right: Robert Glick RA, Jason Stevens, Project Manager for the City of Philadelphia,Virginia Naude, sculpture restoration; Nan Gutterman, VITETTA, masonry restoration. Back row L to R: Steve McLaugjlin, roofing; A. Roy Smith, Chairman, Preservation PA; Caroline Boyce, Exec.Dir. AIA PA; and Vincent Maiello, AIA.
  
• John Frederick Harbeson Award
  AIA Philadelphia presented Emanuel Kelly, FAIA with the John Frederick Harbeson Award at the Design Awards Ceremony October 14, 2009. This award is presented annually to a long standing member of the architectural community to recognize significant contributions over a lifetime to the architectural profession and its related disciplines. The recipient of this award is recognized for contributions to the architectural profession, the American Institute of Architects, the education of the architectural community, and contributions to the Philadelphia community at large.
• Philadelphia City Hall Wins Grand Jury Award

  The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia awarded Philadelphia City Hall Exterior Envelope Restoration with a 2009 Grand Jury Award for Historic Preservation. Kelly/Maiello led the extensive project design team.

• LEED
  Michael Wittich, AIA, LEED AP, is the new LEED consultant for the Philadelphia International Airport. Mike will be responsible for making sure all new projects at the airport will meet the criteria for LEED Certification.
  
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