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COLLEGE + UNIVERSITY

Corporate College East

Cuyahoga Community College

Warrensville Heights, OH

2005

100,000sf

$30m

Declarative $30m campus and

building dedicated to work-force

training & executive education.

Charged to create strong brand for

nascent program on Cleveland’s

corporate outerbelt. Soaring

limestone-clad “light cannons”

capture northern light then project

light at night to perform as 70mph

branding from adjacent freeway.

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north entry façade at civic drum

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view of civic drum (wrapped in red pampas grass) + executive bar entry

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south façade + entry, parking

main lobby – 1st floor

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design development rendering

super conference room – 1st floor

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digital concourse – 2nd floor café – 2nd floor

digital concourse – 2nd floor

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A TALE OF TWO BUILDINGS

SIMMONS HALL

for

STUDENT AFFAIRS

2004

campus plan

COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES

2002

THE UNIVERSITY

of AKRON

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Located on a significant intersection near

the center of campus, the building frames

both a new campus green and acts as a

gateway to the University.

Two large masonry masses, interwoven with a

sweeping form of glass curtain-wall, have a

commanding presence over the intersection.

In keeping with the directives of the master

plan, the building encourages pedestrian

flow through the building’s atrium .

COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES

University of Akron 2002

$16m

The College of Arts & Sciences was the first

project designed and built following the

completion of the Sasaki/URS campus master

plan, “Landscape for Learning” in 1998.

It was conceived in academic vernacular to

create a strong archetype for the large

amount of work to follow.

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college ave elevation / west entry

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rear courtyard amphitheater

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View of winter garden towards main entry

View of winter garden towards rear entry

Conceptual sketch

SIMMONS HALL for STUDENT

AFFAIRS

2004

94k sf

$12m

A one-stop-shop for Student

Services that include Admissions

and Financial Aid, a large civic hall

faces toward the center of

campus and accommodates 85%

of all students visitation. A 300’

running mural by Fabian

Marcaccio, beginning on the

building’s exterior, runs through the

main building spine and resolves

within the large civic hall.

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 south elevation / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry

design development rendering

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry

design development rendering

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 forge street entry

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 (customer service center) + entry

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 Concourse 1st floor

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 Concourse 1st floor / Fabian Marcaccio public art installation

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004

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U of Akron / Student Affairs 2004 small lecture hall 1st floor

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JOSHI RESEARCH CENTER for ADVANCED DATA MANAGEMENT

Wright Center of Innovation

Wright State University

Open 2006

50,000sf

$10m

The Joshi Research Center is the result of a

groundbreaking public/private partnership

established to foster market-driven science as

an engine for regional economic

development.

Centered around advanced data

management, resident scholars from

academia and private industry work with team

of graduate students in dedicated labs and

are supported by cutting edge technologies.

As an addition to the Russ College of

Engineering, a large and somewhat hulking 4-

story brick structure, the Joshi Center strives for

an open and welcoming embrace to the

exterior; a clear gesture toward the

partnerships that founded the program.

At the south façade, a sloped sidewalk to the

right leads down to the academic entry and

the main campus green. Likewise, a sloped

walk to the left lead upward to the corporate

lobby of the Wright Center of Innovation where

an immersive, 3-d laboratory is on full display.

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)

initial concept rendering

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2004

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)

design development rendering

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right)

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

corporate research lobby

initial concept rendering

student classroom lobby

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

corporate research lobby

initial concept rendering Floor plans

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

corporate research lobby

initial concept rendering

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University 2006

immersive visualization lab

immersive visualization lab

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