Facilities Management and Development

Health Center (Bldg 027) Completion Date: 1960 Square Feet: 13,238 Architect: Donald Francis Haines Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $1,926,929 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.;

Clyde P. Fisher Science Hall (Bldg 033) Completion Date: 1977 Square Feet: 76,702 Architect: Kruger, Bensen, & Ziemer, Architects Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $4,850,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Brutalism Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1979) Although the word Brutalism comes from the French word for rough concrete (beton brut), a sense of brutality is also suggested by this style. Brutalist structures are heavy and unrefined with coarsely molded surfaces, usually exposed concrete. Their highly sculptural shapes tend to be crude and blocky, often colliding with one another. Building named for Clyde P. Fisher, former dean of COSAM. Teacher and Administrator 1947 - 1975;

Walter F. Dexter Building (Bldg 034) Completion Date: 1948 Square Feet: 37,378 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior, tile roof Construction Cost: $13,522,841 Architectural Style: Mission Revival Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) California was the birthplace of the Mission Revival style, popular from the 1890s to the 1920s. The style was employed extensively throughout the western United States due in large part to the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads adopting this style for their stations. Dexter helped Cal Poly's president Julian McPhee to get approval and state funding for the new library building, completed in September 1948 and officially named the Walter F. Dexter Memorial Library;

Walter F. Dexter Building - Remodel (Bldg 034A) Completion Date: 1962 Square Feet: 67,015 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior 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.;

Walter F. Dexter Building - Remodel (Bldg 034) Completion Date: 1982 Square Feet: 37,378 Architect: Fred Keeble and George Rhoda, Architects Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior, tile roof Architectural Style: Mission Revival Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) California was the birthplace of the Mission Revival style, popular from the 1890s to the 1920s. The style was employed extensively throughout the western United States due in large part to the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads adopting this style for their stations.;

Robert E. Kennedy Library (Bldg 035) Completion Date: 1980 Square Feet: 208,433 Architect: Marquis Associates, Architects and Planners General Contractor: Robert E. McKee Construction Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $9,100,000 Architectural Style: Late International Style Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) The Late International Style remained after the International Style became less prevalent. Its characteristic features are less rigid and austere than the earlier International Style. Building named for Robert E. Kennedy -- President - Cal Poly, 1967-1979;

Mathematics and Science (Bldg 038) Completion Date: 1959 Square Feet: 45,356 Architect: Donald Francis Haines, Architect Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $1,112,000 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.;

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.;

Robert E. Mott Physical Education (Bldg 042) Completion Date: 1960 Square Feet: 74,640 Architect: Donald Francis Haines Construction System: Concrete and steel frame, concrete exterior Construction Cost: $8,489,137 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. Building named for Robert A. Mott, Cal Poly Athletic Director -- 1946-1978;

Bonderson Engineering Project Center (Bldg 197) Completion Date: 2007 Square Feet: 18,575 Architect: John Trautmann Architects General Contractor: Maino Construction Construction System: Concrete and steel frame, concrete exterior Architectural Style: Postmodern Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) Postmodern architecture is a counter reaction to the strict and almost universal modernism of the mid-20th century. It reintroduces elements from historical building styles, although usually without their high level of detail. Common features include columns, pyramids, arches, obelisks, unusual or attention-getting shapes and rooflines, and combinations of stone and glass on the facade.;