Facilities Management and Development

Agricultural Sciences (Bldg 011) Completion Date: 1988 Square Feet: 45,523 Architect: Venture Architects General Contractor: Bernards Brothers Construction System: Steel frame, exterior plaster, steel and glass roof Construction Cost: $7,400,000 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 roof lines, and combinations of stone and glass on the facade.;

Engineering (Bldg 013) Completion Date: 1985 Square Feet: 62,674 Architect: Arendt, Mosher, Grant, Pedersen, Phillips Architects General Contractor: Swinerton & Walberg Construction System: Concrete and steel frame, concrete exterior, tile roof Construction Cost: $8,500,000 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.;

Frank E. Pilling Building (Bldg 014) Completion Date: 1969 Square Feet: 50,025 Architect: Arendt, Mosher, Grant Architects Construction System: Concrete and steel frame, masonry and glass curtain wall exterior Construction Cost: $1,627,000 Architectural Style: Late International Style Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1979) 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 Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Frank E. "Bud" Pilling. In 1994, Cal Poly named its Computer Science Building the "Frank E. Pilling Building" in recognition of his generosity and support.;

Cal Poly Corporation Administration (Bldg 015) Completion Date: 1989 Square Feet: 14,003 Architect: RNR Reibsamen, Nickels & Rex Architects General Contractor: Maino Construction Company Inc. Construction System: Wood frame, plaster exterior Construction Cost: $2,300,000 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 roof lines, and combinations of stone and glass on the facade.;

Crops Unit (Bldg 017) Completion Date: 1962 Square Feet: 9,868 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Steel frame and exterior Construction Cost: $90,000 Architectural Style: Agrarian Cal Poly President: Julian A. McPhee (1933-1966) Agrarian architecture refers to buildings or structures designed to promote agricultural interests;

Dining Complex (Bldg 019) Completion Date: 1961 Square Feet: 60,007 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $2,389,000 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.;

Sandwich Plant (Bldg 019A) Completion Date: 1971 Square Feet: 5,356 Architect: Joseph Esherick & Associates Construction System: Steel frame, exterior plaster Architectural Style: Late International Style Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1979) 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.;

Sandwich Plant (Factory) (Bldg 019A) Completion Date: 1985 Square Feet: 5,356 Architect: Greg Wilhelm, AIA Construction System: Steel frame, exterior plaster 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.;

Dining Complex - Remodel (Bldg 019) Completion Date: 1994 Square Feet: 60,007 Architect: Rebecca L. Binder Architecture & Planning Construction System: Concrete frame & exterior Architectural Style: International Style Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) 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.;

Dairy Science Milking Parlor (Bldg 018) Completion Date: 1992 Square Feet: 12,960 Architect: Grant, Pedersen, Phillips Architects Construction System: Steel frame, exterior plaster, steel roof Construction Cost: $4,100,000 Architectural Style: Postmodern, Contextual Cal Poly President: Warren J. Baker (1979-Present) Postmodern Contextual refers to buildings that not only reflect historical architectural styles, but that fit within the context of their surrounding buildings.;