© Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Conserving the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
GETTY CENTER
Museum Lecture Hall
This is a past event
Completed in 1965, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California is considered to be one of architect Louis I. Kahn's finest works and an iconic work of modern architecture. Susan Macdonald and Sara Lardinois of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), Timothy Ball, senior director of facilities services at the Salk Institute, and Kyle Normandin of architectural and engineering firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates will discuss the significance and conservation of the site, with a focus on the project currently underway to conserve the teak window wall assemblies.