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Keast & Hood Co. part of Statue of Liberty renovation team

Keast & Hood Co. part of Statue of Liberty renovation team

Keast & Hood Co., is the structural engineer-of-record for the year-long $27.25 million renovation of the Statue of Liberty. 


By By BD+C Staff | December 8, 2011
Keast & Hood Co., is the structural engineer-of-record for the year-long $27.25
Keast & Hood Co., is the structural engineer-of-record for the year-long $27.25 million renovation of the Statue of Liberty.
This article first appeared in the January 2012 issue of BD+C.

Keast & Hood Co., in collaboration with Mills & Schnoering Architects, LLC, is the structural engineer-of-record for the year-long $27.25 million renovation of the Statue of Liberty.

Work began on October 29th of this year, the day after the 125th anniversary of the statue’s dedication in 1886. BD+C

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