ERDMAN HALL RECEIVES HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD

Erdman Hall, the Bryn Mawr dormitory designed by the eminent architect Louis Kahn, received a Grand Jury award in the recent 11th Annual Preservation Achievement Awards presented by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia. 

Contractors for the Erdman Hall project included 1:1:6 Technologies, Dan Lepore & Sons, and Gooding, Simpson, Mackes, Inc.

Described by the Preservation Alliance as a "modernist landmark," Erdman Hall, said Chris Gluesing, assistant director of planning, projects and facilities services, is often visited by architects and students.

Kahn's design for Erdman, said Gluesing, was inspired by the monumental solidity of medieval Scottish castles and is distinguished by its "three-diamond" interior layout of public and private space.

The recent renovation of Erdman Hall included removing and re-anchoring more than 1,700 slate panels that face the outside of the building and replacing its flat roof with a coal-tar built-up roof that has an improved drainage system, said Gluesing.

Bryn Mawr College was recognized by the Preservation Alliance for its commitment to "preserve Kahn's legacy while correcting longstanding moisture problems in a manner sensitive to Kahn's ideas."

In 2001, Erdman Hall was voted to the Lower Merion and Narberth Architectural Hall of Fame, a list compiled by the Lower Merion Conservancy of the township's top 10 architecturally or historically important buildings.

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