Masonry Magazine September 2011 Page. 16
Case Study: Miami's Olympia Theater
A JEWEL OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY SINCE 1926, Miami's Olympia Theater and Apartment Building, which is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places: 1984, at the Maurice Gusman Cultural Center was recently in a state of massive deterioration and disrepair. The historic, 10-story, high-rise complex was facing an asphalt fate. A potential tear-down and rebuild would be required if an emergency and long-term repair solution wasn't developed to address the pressing structural and safety issues that existed with the exterior brick masonry cladding and terra cotta facade.
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