{"53125":{"#nid":"53125","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Grand Opening \/ Reinsch-Pierce Family Auditorium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA renewed effort to preserve the East Architecture or \u201cOld\u201d Architecture Building has begun with the renovation of its auditorium and original Dean\u2019s Office. Designed by former architecture professor and director P.M. Heffernan, the 1952 Architecture Building is emblematic of assertive modernism, and is perhaps Heffernan\u2019s most noteworthy modernist design on campus. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThanks to the generosity of Dolores Reinsch, Lola C. Reinsch and J. Almont Pierce (Arch, 1958), the auditorium was renovated and restored to its former elegance. One of the most trafficked classrooms on campus, the auditorium also is the College\u2019s \u201cpublic\u201d face as the venue for its lecture series and other large gatherings. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMany hours were spent researching photographs, changes, original specifications and manufacturers in the effort to reconnect to the original design. Local firm Surber Barber Choate \u0026amp; Hertlein, known for their preservation work, began the auditorium rehabilitation in May 2009.  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThanks to the generosity of Dolores Reinsch, Lola C. Reinsch and J. Almont Pierce (Arch, 1958), the auditorium was renovated and restored to its former elegance.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The newly renovated space retains Modern character."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-07-14 16:51:41","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:50:17","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-01-29T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2010-01-29T17:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-01-29T17:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-01-29 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-01-29 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-01-29 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8553","name":"architecture auditorium"},{"id":"8583","name":"reinsch-pierce family auditorium"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeri Nagel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECollege of Architecture\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=tw117\u0022\u003EContact Teri Nagel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-385-2156\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}