After more than 60 years in the roofing and waterproofing industry, Dorothy Lawrence still has an unmatchable passion for this business.
Dorothy possesses one of the finest minds in the industry. Her wisdom and sage advice over the years has been beneficial to scores of architects - including Frank Lloyd Wright - engineers, owners and Division 7 contractors. Her meeting with Frank Lloyd Wright during the construction of the Guggenheim in New York City (one of his most famous projects) in the late 1950s was quite memorable. Her waterproofing materials were applied on the below-grade sections of the building. When they met at the project meeting, Wright insisted that Dorothy remove her high-heel shoes since she was taller than he was. "He was an amazing man. But he could be difficult to work with," she says. "For instance, he felt that concrete waterproofs itself. This is an opinion that I do not share."