Alex had provided the money to remodel the home, but insisted that it stay in her name only.
It would be years before she could afford to remodel it.
In May 1666 Wren submitted his report and designs (in the All Souls collection), for this work; the old cathedral was in a very ruinous state, and Wren proposed to remodel the greater part, as he said, "after a good Roman manner," and not, "to follow the Gothick Rudeness of the old Design."
With great determination and energy she led the fundraising to buy and remodel the buildings as the Pier Arts Center.
Though he disclaims being a follower of Herbart, his formal definition of philosophy and his conception of the object of metaphysics are similar to those of Herbart, who defines philosophy as an attempt to remodel the notions given by experience.