Clyde P. Fisher Science Hall - 033

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;