Salk Institute Conservation Project
Partnership with the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla to conserve their building’s historic teak window wall assemblies
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- Years 2013 – 2017
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Goal
The Salk Institute Conservation Project sought to develop a conservation treatment for the unique teak window wall assemblies the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (1965), an iconic work of modern architecture designed by architect Louis I. Kahn. The assemblies had deteriorated after nearly fifty years in an exposed marine environment and were thought to be due for a total replacement. The project also sought to inform future conservation of the site’s other significant historic elements.