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Artefact, Inc.

Artefact, Inc.

Bethlehem, PA

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Flywheel. Blast Furnaces in the background
Flywheel. Blast Furnaces in the background
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21st Century Plaza / FLywheel/ Iron Foundry Ruins

Artefact has been working for the past 4 years as a local consultant to the firm WRT (Wallace, Roberts, and Todd) for projects within the downtown portion of the Bethlehem Steel Plant. Projects with WRT included participating to the design of the new public spaces between the new ArtsQuest building and the Blast Furnaces; the rehabilitation of the flywheel and the stabilization of the Iron Foundry "Ruins" with the inclusion of a possible retractable roof.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Bethlehem, PA
Firm Role: Restoration Architect, Historic Preservation Consultant
Additional Credits: Wallace Roberts and Todd, Landscape Architects

 
Flywheel. General view
Flywheel. General view
Flywheel. View of the 'wheel'
Flywheel. View of the "wheel"
Century 21st Plaza. Aerial view of site before work
Century 21st Plaza. Aerial view of site before work
Ruins. General view
Ruins. General view
Ruins. General view
Ruins. General view
Ruins. Detail of standing wall
Ruins. Detail of standing wall