Femenella & Associates
St. Paul's Chapel - Columbia University
The stained glass windows in the dome of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University are carefully removed and documented so they can be restored prior to reinstallation.
Museum at Eldridge Street
Artist Kiki Smith and architect Deborah Gans created a monumental stained glass window for the Museum at Eldridge Street. Femenella was a part of designing the steel frame and installing the window. Filmmaker Jenny Carchman provides a behind-the-scenes look.
Park Avenue Armory
Park Avenue Armory
Discover the restoration efforts of Park Avenue Armory's Veterans Room, the most significant remaining intact interior by Louis C. Tiffany and Co., and Associated Artists. A monument of 19th-century decorative arts, the Veterans Room has been reanimated by Herzog & de Meuron with Platt Byard Dovell White Architects, transforming the space into a state-of-the-art room for the Armory's intimate and eclectic cultural programming. This video features a behind the scenes look into the stained glass restoration, along with an interview with Arthur Femenella Sr..
St. Paul's Winston-Salem
APT International
Steel window restoration is becoming increasingly common and important in the field of historic preservation. This installment of the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) Practice Points video series reviews the history, performance, assessment, and restoration of steel windows before stepping through a historic steel window restoration case study. Femenella participated in this video, showcasing our project at 30th St Station in Philadelphia.
BEFORE AND AFTER BEFORE AND AFTER RESTORATION
Arthur Femenella Sr. discusses the before and after restoration of A Gilded Space before the APTNE Symposium in 2012. This video discusses the methods, materials and challenges presented to Femenella & Associates. Femenella & Associates has won numerous preservation awards, including the prestigious Lucy B. Moses Award, the New York Landmarks Conservancy's highest honor for outstanding preservation work.
Annual
Arthur Femenella Sr. speaking at the Annual APTNE Meeting & Symposium. Lalique Cast Glass Facade, the Coty Building, NYC: Conservation with Epoxy and Replication of Damaged Cast Glass Panels. (Part 2 of 2)
Bernardsville, NJ
In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from the research phase to to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 1 of 3)
Bernardsville, NJ
In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from research through to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 2 of 3)
Bernardsville, NJ
In October 2004 St. Bernard's Church, Bernardsville, NJ was almost destroyed by fire and underwent a painstaking $5m restoration completed in 2008. One of the greatest losses was to the Clayton and Bell 1898 windows, especially the Oculus. Art Femenella and Kathy Jordan will discuss conservation challenges and the long journey to restore these windows and reconstruct the oculus from research through to the restoration and re-installation. This is a fascinating story and provides insights into the careful conservation approach necessary after a disaster. (Part 3 of 3)