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Name: Columbus School of Law
Date: 1994
Architect: Florance, Eichbaum, Esocoff, King Architects (later the Smith Group).
Elevation: 163.7'
Use: Law school, library, and Community Legal Services; classrooms, mock courtrooms, offices, and garage.
• Law school
• Community Legal Services
• Law library
• Small kitchen and dining area
• Underground parking garage (550 spaces)
Style: Late-20th-century modern with some postmodern detailing.
Composition: U-shaped
Size: Four stories.
Gross square footage — 188,412.
Net square footage—110,984.
Building is adjacent to the university garage which provides parking for 500 cars.
Materials: Gray concrete panels.
Trim: Cast stone and concrete.
Roof: Metal clad gable.
Windows: Aluminum
Doors: Double glass entry doors at formal entries front and back.
Note: This is a purpose-built, special use structure.
Setting: Building faces John McCormack Road, N.E., to the east. Its U-shaped rear entry faces main campus to the west with a formal landscaped court. The lawn to the west of the structure is on top of the parking garage and faces the Pryzbyla Center axially. The lawn is part of a geometric formal landscape with a north-south axis terminating on the south with an oval parterre aligned with a vista of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Architecture: The late-20th-century modern architecture is boldly geometric, as is the west entry court facing the formal landscape on top of the parking garage. The gray partly rusticated concrete panels have some horizontal striping. The building in keeping with the major campus buildings from ca. 1900 in texture, scale and geometry. Stair and vents rise at the corners of the westlawn as part of the formal composition as matching pavilions with metal hip roofs.
History: The Columbus School of Law was built in 1994 and replaced facilities in Leahy Hall. The law school dates from 1895.
Significance: The architecture of the Columbus School of Law, including its setting, is of sufficient merit to be considered for its contribution to the architectural and historic qualities of the campus when it has exceeded 50 years of age.
Condition: The use of high quality building materials and proper routine maintenance has kept this academic facility in excellent condition. Changes in office space and upgrades in auditorium and classroom audio-visual technology were completed during the summer of 2004.
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Last Revised 11-Sep-07 03:21 PM.
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