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Article: Time to raise the roof at University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute?
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- The Daily Record (Baltimore)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2009
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One of the most recognizable architectural elements in
Baltimore's Inner Harbor -- the circus tent-like roof of the
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute -- may go flat in the
next few years.
The University of Maryland System has commissioned an engineering
study on the UMBI building, also known as Columbus Center, to
determine whether its distinctive, Teflon-coated fiberglass roof
needs to be replaced. A full renovation could cost $8 million,
according to one UMBI official.
With the university system's budget stretched in a tight economy,
that could mean ditching the eye-catching roof structure altogether.
Last month, William E. Kirwan, chancellor of the university
system, ...