Complicating inherent challenges of renovating the central dome atop the botanical garden’s Palms of the World Gallery of the 55,000-sq-ft conservatory, built in 1902, was the need to maintain ideal interior climate conditions for its tropical plant collection during the year-long construction phase.

A vacant, and sinking, former courthouse was returned to its original splendor to become a visitor's center for the Lexington area thanks to this thoughtful restoration.