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Philip Johnson’s Historic “Tent of Tomorrow” Terrazzo Damaged by Vandals

By Diane Pham, Thu, July 24, 2014

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Image © Matthew Silva

After coming into nearly $6 million for the restoration of Philip Johnson’s ‘Tent of Tomorrow’, preservationists have been hit with heartbreaking news that vandals recently broke into the icon, setting fire to a van and inflicting considerable damage on the already deteriorating terrazzo map.

More on the incident here

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