The ornate facade of the former Hartford Times building at the UConn Hartford Campus. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
UConn hired Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP, a renowned architectural firm headed by Robert A.M. Stern, former dean of the Yale of School of Architecture, to design the complex project.<\/p>\n
It included not only determining how to return the old Hartford Times facade to its former glory, but also designing a roughly 140,000-square-foot addition that would complement the neoclassical design while providing modern-day features and amenities needed by a world-class research university.<\/p>\n
The work also included stabilizing the facade and intricate murals on the portico walls, and repairing and replacing brick, granite and terracotta in several places as needed. The University and the architects were so committed to authenticity that they even replaced broken or missing roof tiles with the same kind of curved Spanish tiles \u2013 still made by the same company \u2013 that were used in the original construction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are grateful for all the interest and support we received from the State, the City of Hartford, and neighboring institutions and businesses that made this restoration possible,\u201d says Laura Cruickshank, UConn\u2019s university architect. \u201cEveryone worked together, and the result is a restored iconic building that houses a vibrant academic program.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the University of Connecticut and RAMSA, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation Merit Award also honors the partners with whom they worked on the project: HB Nitkin Group; Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.; Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.; Robert A.M. Stern Interiors; Robert Silman Associates; Kohler Ronan LLC; BSC Group; Haley & Aldrich Inc.; Atelier Ten; ABD Engineering & Design Inc.; Philip R. Sherman; Page\/SST Planners; and Ricca Design Studios.<\/p>\n
At the same awards event, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation also honored UConn donors George Malkemus and Anthony Yurgaitis, who along with their Arethusa Farm have raised more than $522,000 to support scholarships for students in UConn\u2019s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n
Malkemus and Yurgaitis received the special Trustees\u2019 Award for Stewardship for their reclamation and reactivation of the Litchfield-based farm.<\/p>\n
With help from UConn\u2019s agriculture experts, they have built an internationally renowned herd and dairy business that includes a line of premium dairy products, as well as Arethusa al Tavolo Restaurant and Arethusa a Mano bakery in Bantam.<\/p>\n
Malkemus and Yurgaitis are also the top leaders of the Manolo Blahnik shoe company, and have raised $522,202 for College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources scholarships since 2015, with sample sales of the high-end shoes at reduced prices at special events statewide, including as recently as February at UConn Storrs.<\/p>\n
The historic stewardship award recognizes their work to preserve 300 acres of agricultural land at Arethusa Farm with numerous historic houses and barns, and to rehabilitate historic commercial buildings in the village of Bantam.<\/p>\n
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