How do you keep a 27,000
square-foot concrete building cool in the summer and warm in the winter?
And how do you ensure electricity and water are running throughout the building
at all times? Learn the ins and outs of the Pulitzer building’s mechanical system
on this tour with Pulitzer Facilities
Manager Steve Morby, who oversaw construction of the Pulitzer, Mechanical
Engineer Keith Esarey with McClure
Engineering, and Mechanical Pipe Fitter David Richard, who consults with Steve
to maintain the Pulitzer building.
n this ongoing series of colloquia and tours, discover the
intricate and unique construction methods developed to the build Pritzker
Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando’s first public commission in the United
States. It took four years to construct the building that makes The Pulitzer
Foundation for the Arts an intersection of art, architecture, and human
experience.
Register
with Programs Coordinator Philip Matthews at pmatthews@pulitzerarts.org or 314-446-2057.