Study Center
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Project • By hethos • Secondary Schools
Campus SFDA
Urban Campus
The project to establish a higher education hub takes place on a school site already hosting several institutions. These have been added over time without an overarching plan, so the architectural approach to the project is accompanied by an urban and environmental strategy for organizing the site. This includes proposing green, permeable areas and sports facilities arranged around a pedestrian green axis, rethinking how all the buildings are distributed. Prioritizing sustainable transportation methods helps reduce reliance on cars.
Integrating the campus with the urban fabric.
The site, once an agricultural plot adjacent to Branchoire Park, has been urbanized in patches since the late 1980s, resulting in a diverse mix of bu... More
Project • By Pei Cobb Freed & Partners • Cultural Centres
Spencer Museum of Art Renovation, The University o
Museum expansion of existing University Art Museum, Art and Architecture Library, and History of Art Classroom Building. The 80,000 s/f project includes Great Hall, visitor reception facilities and Great Hall, and 35,000 s/f new gallery space with an integrated Art Study Center. This project involves the planning for a major expansion of the Museum of Art to enlarge its exhibition galleries and provide new study and learning centers, advancing its mission as a teaching museum. The planning includes renovation of the existing neoclassical museum and construction of an addition that embraces the original building and creates a new edge along the neighboring historic landscape of Marvin Grove. The existing building contains museum operations,... More