Higher Education

The Music Building and neighboring Morgan Building were designed in the late 19^th Century. Both buildings have brick masonry facades with bluestone bases and terra cotta ornamentation. Keast & Hood Co. provided structural engineering for an interior and exterior renovation of the Music Building and a new concrete-framed rear addition. The project involved demolition of the Music Building Annex and its connecting link and a full exterior restoration. The new addition features exterior terra cotta rain screen walls, acoustically-isolated classrooms, practice rooms, and faculty offices. The project was designed to achieve LEED Silver certification, anticipated as Penn’s first building to achieve that honor.