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Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture / Mack

Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

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18 May 2011
TimothyHursley

ThesiteofthenewschoolofarchitectureisatthewesternedgeofTheOhioState
Universitysoldcampus,closetotheriverandthefootballstadium,atthehappily
congestedcornerofWestWoodruffAvenueandTuttleParkPlace.Boundedbyraw
concreteparkinggaragestothesouthandthestaidredbrickofthebusinessschooltothe
north,laboratorybuildingstotheeastandtheemptinessofthestadiumparkinglottothe
west,edgedandcrossedbymajorcampuspedestrianthoroughfares,thesiteisadynamic
zone,capableofsustainingaconnectivearchitectureandlandscapeandaninclusive
urbanform.

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Mack Scogin Merrill
Elam Architects

Architect:Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

Location:The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
ProjectTeam:Robert S. Livesey (Director of Austin E. Knowlton School of
Architecture), Jill Morelli (University Architect), Scott Conlon (Senior
Project Manager), Mack Scogin (Principal), Merrill Elam (Principal), David
Yocum (Project Architect), Brian Bell, John Trefry, Penn Ruderman,
Barnum Tiller, Cecilia Tham, Jeffrey Collins, Kevin Gotsch, Margaret
Fletcher
AssociateArchitect:WSA Studio
AssociateArchitectTeam:Bob Wandel (Principal in Charge), Cissy Wong
(Project Architect), Alan Sulser, Ivan Amy, Lannetta Vader, Yanitza
Brongers, Kristen Poldemann
InteriorFurnishings:Suzanne Toney, Amy Dupler
LandscapeArchitect:Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
LandscapeArchitectTeam:Michael Van Valkenburgh (Principal), Matt
Urbanski (Principal), Laura Solano, Gullivar Shepard, Brian Bare, Jennifer
Pindyck
ProjectArea:176,000 sqf

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Photographs:Timothy Hursley, Matthew Carbone

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Assertingthebeliefthataschoolofarchitecturehasacommitmenttoteachbyexampleto
bothstudentswithinandthecommunityatlarge,thearchitecturalformandurban
positioningofthenewschoolisstrategicallyactiveandinteractive.Thefacadesofthe
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thenorthmodulatesboththemessandvitalityoftheroadwayandpedestrianactivity.
Studiosoverlookthenewlycapturedspaces.Studentsareinthemidstoftheurbanactivity
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Atthemainentrance,theverticalcirculationpathbegins.Aninclinedplanesystemmoves
upandthroughthebuilding,passingstudiosandreviewspacesalongtheway.Faculty
officesareplacedalongcirculationpatterns,visuallyaccessiblefromthestudiosand
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Thefinaleventalongtheverticalpaththroughtheschoolisthelibrary,a30,000volume
collectionwithreadingroomandreferenceareas.Theroofgardenofthelibraryextendsout
andovertheforecourtbelow,bringingtheinclinedplanetoitsconclusionaboveitsstarting
point.Atnighttheglasscladlibraryisalanternsignalingtheglorioushistoryofarchitecture
andthedisciplineofarchitectureasanintellectualpursuit.

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Inadditiontothefortyfivestudios,sixtyfiveoffices,anauditoriumandlibrary,program
areasoftheschoolincludeawoodshop,caf,digitalimagingfacilities,computer
laboratories,classrooms,anarchive,andanexhibitiongallery.

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