Engineering South

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    uafac_2009-0005_0041
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    Campus Plans and Drawings
    Date Created
    1953-09-01
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    Engineering South - (Bldg 040) Completion Date: 1954 Square Feet: 21,511 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Steel frame, exterior plaster Construction Cost: $1,016,000 Architectural Style: International Style Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) The International style developed in Europe and the United States in the 1920s and 1930s. Dominant in Western architecture during the mid 20th century. The most common characteristics are rectilinear forms; light, plane surfaces stripped of applied ornamentation and decoration; open interior spaces and a visually weightless quality created by cantilever construction. Glass, steel and reinforced concrete are the characteristic construction materials. More widely used for commercial and institutional buildings than for residences.;

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