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The Lina Bo and P.M. Bardi Institute Is Suspending
Visits to the Glass House |
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Beginning
2 October 2006, visits inside the Glass House will be suspended to allow
for maintenance of the collection and the house itself. First, the
house’s interior and the pieces of the collection will be given
an anti-termite treatment by professional exterminators. Then, leaks
will be fixed in the ceilings and walls, and the rusted-out rain
gutters will be repaired. The external area under the living room
where the main access stairs are located will also be closed due
to the recent falling of fragments from the outer layer.
The Glass House, designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1951, has not undergone
maintenance since 1993. Since the house has been designated as an
architectural heritage site by Condephaat and Iphan, both these
agencies will be previously notified concerning the main maintenance
procedures.
At this time it is not known when the work will be finished. Additional
information may be obtained by telephone, (55-11) 3744-9902; at
the Institute’s website, ; or by e-mail,
institutobardi@institutobardi.com.br.
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