REIMAGINED IN STEEL: CHARLES LIBRARY AT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

The Charles Library showcases impressive open interior spaces and expressive cantilevers over the building’s entrances – made possible by its steel structure and thoughtful detailing. Although steel is the natural choice for the long cantilevers, surprisingly, the rest of the structure was originally envisioned, designed, and bid as a concrete structure. After construction bids came in well over expectations, a major redesign was required at the start of construction, which, among other changes, included pivoting the building’s structure to mostly steel. This webinar will tell the story of how the steel redesign was achieved in mere weeks—rather than months or years—to maintain the project’s schedule, and to allow the building to open as planned for the Fall Semester in 2019.