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Shedd Aquarium Renovations steel project
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Shedd Aquarium Renovations

Full miscellaneous metals package inside and around Shedd Aquarium's multi-year Experience Evolution renovation, including entry canopies, stair systems, railing, catwalks, skylight infill, glass rail, and roof steel.

Chicago, IL
Location
Miscellaneous Metals
Project type
4
Self-performed scopes

Project Overview

Real field execution, documented from the project folder.

Shedd Aquarium's Experience Evolution is part of a substantial $500 million, eight-year program leading up to the aquarium's 100th anniversary in 2030. With the aquarium remaining open during construction, DePasquale Steel coordinated decorative and structural metals around public access, active exhibit operations, phased gallery work, and ongoing capital improvements.

The images on this page are scoped to Shedd Aquarium Renovations, keeping the case study tied to the actual field conditions and finished work for this project.

Additional project context: Pepper Construction project profile

Shedd Aquarium Renovations project scope photo

What We Self-Performed

Scope of work.

Decorative entry canopies
Nine stair systems
3,500+ LF of railing
Catwalks, skylight infill, glass rail, and roof steel

Challenge & Execution

Sequenced in
the field.

Every project has a different site condition. DePasquale Steel plans the steel around access, staging, safety, and the work of other trades so the frame can move without slowing the rest of the job.

3,500+
Linear feet of railing
9
Stair systems
Multi
Phase active-facility execution

From The Field

Project gallery.

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