The Complete Guide to Carnegie Mellon Buildings

and Campus Plans (abridged)

(with apologies to the Reduced Shakespeare Company)

Martin Aurand 2005

Act One: The Hornbostel Era

“Plan of Site of the Proposed Carnegie Technical Schools,” 1904.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Carnegie Technical Schools Competition. 1904.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Carnegie Technical Schools Competition. 1904.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Campus Master Plan. 1906.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Campus Master Plan. 1911.Urban and Topographical Setting including Junction Hollow.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. 1905-1907.

Palmer & Hornbostel. Hornbostel Mall. 1905-1916.

Thomas Jefferson. University of Virginia. 1817-1826.

Court of Honor, World’s Columbian Exposition. Chicago. 1893.

Palmer & Hornbostel. School of Applied Industries (Porter and Baker Halls). 1906.

Henry Hornbostel. School of Applied Science (Doherty Hall). 1907-1909.

Henry Hornbostel. School of Applied Design (College of Fine Arts). 1912-1916.

Henry Hornbostel. Machinery Hall (Hamerschlag Hall). 1912-1914.

Façade for Campus when seen from Oakland.

Scenographic Element within the Landscape.

Centerpiece of a formal landscape and architectural ensemble / Planned Pictorial Vista / Ideal Viewpoint / Power Plant as Focal Point

/ One Point Linear Perspective / Stage Set / Optical Illusions.

Optical Illusions.

Optical Illusions / View Corridor / Closed vs. Open Composition.

Henry Hornbostel. Western University of Pennsylvania (University of Pittsburgh). 1908.

Composite map of Oakland.

Charles Z. Klauder. Cathedral of Learning. 1926-1937.

Perforated Massing / View Corridor.

Henry Hornbostel. U.S. Bureau of Mines (Hamburg Hall). 1915. Acq. 1984.

Henry Hornbostel. U.S. Bureau of Mines (Hamburg Hall) & Power Plant. 1915.

Henry Hornbostel. U.S. Bureau of Mines (Hamburg Hall). 1915.

“Proposed Tech Group and Map Showing Morewood Entrance,” 1912.

Albert Davis Taylor. Campus Landscape Plan. 1924-1926?.

Act Two: Post-War Expansion

Campus Plans

Githens & Keally. 1938. Rice, Schweikher et al. 1957-1959.

Rice, Schweikher et al. 1957-1959. Sasaki, Dawson & DeMay. 1968.

Building Boom

Francis Keally et al. Doherty Hall Addition. 1949-1950.

Marlier & Johnstone. Graduate School of Industrial Administration. 1952

Mitchell & Ritchey. U.S. Naval and Marine Corps Reserve

Training Center. 1955. Acq. 1993.

Lawrie & Green. Hunt Library. 1957-1961.

Griswold, Winter and Swain. Fine Arts Garden (Peace Garden). 1961.

Altenhof & Bown. Scaife Hall. 1962.

Lawrie & Green. Skibo. 1960.

DEMOLISHED

Charles Luckman Assoc. Warner Hall. 1966.

Deeter Ritchey Sippel. Cyert Hall. 1982-1983.

Deeter Ritchey Sippel. Wean Hall. 1968-1971.

Harrison & Abramovitz. Panther Hollow Project. 1963.

NOT BUILT

Campus. ca. 1985.

Act Three:A Campus Renewed

CRS Sirrine. Campus Master Plan. 1985.

CRS Sirrine. Junction Hollow Planning Study. 1986.

IKM Inc. Physical Plant Building. 1987-1988.

Leon Krier. University Center Competition. 1987.

Dennis, Clark & Associates/TAMS. University Center Competition. 1987.

Dennis, Clark & Associates/TAMS. University Center Competition. 1987.

Dennis, Clark & Associates/TAMS. University Center Competition. 1987.

Dennis, Clark & Associates/TAMS. East Campus / Athletic Quadrangle. 1987-1990.

Michael Dennis & Associates / UDA Architects. University Center. 1989-1996.

Michael Dennis & Associates / Damianos + Anthony / John Sergio Fisher & Associates. Purnell Center for the Arts. 1991-1999.

Kallmann McKinnell and Wood. Posner Hall. 1990-1993.

Payette Associates. Roberts Hall. 1993-1997.

Michael Dennis & Associates. Campus Master Plan. 1997.

Sasaki Associates, Inc. Open Space Plan. 1995.

Act Four: Building for a New Century

Bohlin Powell Larkin Cywinski / Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann. Software Engineering Institute. 1984-1987.

Peter Eisenman. Carnegie Mellon Research Institute. 1987-1989.

NOT BUILT

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. Carnegie Mellon Research Institute. 1991-1995.

Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann. NASA Robotics Engineering Consortium. 1994-1996.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson w/ Pierre Zoelly. Intelligent Workplace. 1990-1997.

WTW. Newell-Simon Hall. 1998-2000.

Burt Hill Kosar Rittelman. Baker Hall Addition. 1999-2000.

Burt Hill Kosar Rittelman. Doherty Hall Addition. 2001-2003.

Davis Gardner Gannon Pope. Collaborative Innovation Center. 2002-2005.

WTW. Posner Center. 2000-2004.

Mel Bochner / Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.

Kraus Campo. 2002-2005.

Ayres/Saint/Gross. Campus Master

Plan. 1999-2002.

• Enhance the quality of campus open space• Create sites for new buildings• Define better campus entrances• Develop West Campus and Morewood precincts effectively • Improve the character of Forbes Avenue• Improving parking and transportation systems

Ayres/Saint/Gross. Campus Master Plan. 1999-2002.

• Campus Legacy• Leaving the Yellow Brick Road• Topography• Loss of Landscape• Front vs. Back / Up vs. Down• View Corridors and Sight lines• Roof Texture

ISSUES

Gates Center for Computer Science.

Gates Center for Computer Science. Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects. 2005-.

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