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Over time, portions of the steel
frame had corroded and expanded, causing windows to crack. By the 1970s,
most of the original windows had been replaced. The university went to
great lengths to accurately replicate the original façade while meeting
current building codes. Working on a tight schedule during the summer
recess, the project team repaired the corroded steel and painted and
re-glazed the entire building — all before the Fall 2005 semester commenced.
Crown Hall was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2001 — at age
45 — and Time magazine recently selected it as one of the “Greatest
Buildings of the World.”
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