Radney Pavilion Alexander City, AL Custom Casting / July 1994 An elegant garden focal point, this nine foot diameter wrought steel dome with cast iron cornice is supported by six cast iron columns. Designed by Robinson Iron. Clemens Gardens Pavilion St. Cloud, Minnesota Specialty Fabrication / June 2010 This pavilion is located within Clemens Gardens in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Central …
State Street Renovation Project – The Red Line Chicago Avenue to Superior, Chicago, Illinois Restoration / December 1996 A 1979 Mall was returned to a vital urban streetscape with the addition of these contextually inspired cast iron Subway Kiosks. Robinson Iron produced 29 structures and 7,000 linear feet of planter railing – all designed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, …
Central Alabama Community College Pavillion Alexander City, Alabama Specialty Fabrication / May 2004 As the centerpiece and focal point of the college campus, Robinson Iron utilized their capabilities with water jet metal cutting of aluminum plate to create ornamental brackets for the cast iron and steel columns supporting the pavilion roof. Capping the roof is a richly detailed and complex …
Hecht Viewing Gardens New York, New York Custom Casting / March 1999 Robinson Iron supplied custom cast iron appointments for these two triangular companion parks in Lower Manhattan. An urn graces the center of one park, while a compass rose is the centerpiece of the other. NYC Parks Department Sean West Sculley School of Architecture, Cooper Union 30 Cooper Square …
Carroll Square Washington, DC Spandrel Panel and Entrance Canopy Restoration / May 2006 Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington Excellence in Construction Award Mayor’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation Robinson Iron designed and fabricated an entirely new cast aluminum façade as part of this trophy-class project located in the heart of the East End. The complex is at …
Old Red Court House Dallas, Texas Custom Casting / November 2006 Citation Award – AIA The John Neely Bryan Award Construction on Old Red Courthouse originally began in March of 1890. Designed in the Richardson Romanesque style by M. A. Orlopp to serve the city of Dallas, Texas, by 1920 the two prominent features of the structure (a bell tower …
The Jefferson at Penn Quarter Washington, DC Façade Restoration / April 2004 This important building in our nation’s capital housed Clara Barton’s offices during the Civil War. The preservation and restoration of the structure involved removal of the façade, cataloging and replication of missing components. A new steel support armature was engineered, fabricated and installed to hold the restored cast …
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Baltimore, Maryland Perimeter Fencing Restoration / September 2006 Winner of 2009 Institute of Honor Award for Architecture – AIA Restoration of Henry Benjamin Latrobe’s cathedral masterpiece involved the cataloging, removal, restoration and installation of the restored gates and perimeter fence. Robinson Iron’s crews removed the fence and …
Astor Place Kiosk New York, New York Cast Iron Replica of Historic Transit Station / April 1985 Working only with historic photographic images, Robinson Iron’s craftsmen designed the steel armature; detailed and sculpted ornamentation; cast and fabricated materials for the production of a replica of Heins & Lafarge’s 1904 transit kiosk. A significant application of Robinson Iron’s capabilities was the …
Donald Judd Museum and Studio 101 Spring Street New York City, New York Facade Restoration / January 2013 Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award 2013 Restoration of the mid nineteenth century cast iron facade involved the cataloging, removal, restoration and re-installation of restored materials. The two sided, five story, 1870 façade at this address is attributed to Nicholas Whyte, architect. Its …
