Facilities Management and Development

The book is dedicated to the presidency of Dr. Warren J. Baker at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, California. President Baker's leadership and vision over the past three decades has placed Cal Poly as one the premier undergraduate universities in the country. The following pages will demonstrate how this vision enabled state–of-the-art buildings to support the high level of education provided by the faculty of this university. He promoted an infrastructure and physical campus where students can live and learn. He envisioned the need for sustainability long before it was implemented as a building requirement. Because of his cooperation with the city, buildings on the campus have become a cultural center for the community.;

Job No. A&R 372, Drawing No. 1009, Contract No. WO.1957

An early construction view of the College Union. It is a ceiling view of the trusses and members in place that act as the buildings skeleton.

Reproduction of the Swanson mural displayed on a southwest-facing side of the College Union's eastern building.

Advanced Technology Laboratories (Bldg 007) Completion Date: 1999 Square Feet: 15,786 Architect: Parsons Infrastructure & Technology Group Inc and Trautmann & Lin Architecture & Urban Design General Contractor: Maino Construction Company Inc. Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $3,500,000 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.;

Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Building (Bldg 008) Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Shop (Bldg 008A) Completion Date: 1954 - 1955 Square Feet (Building): 8,160 Square Feet (Shop): 49,665 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System (Building): Steel, masonry and wood frame, masonry exterior Construction System (Shop): Steel frame and exterior Construction Cost: $1,567,800 Architectural Style (Building): International Style Architectural Style (Shop): Utilitarian 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. The term Utilitarian refers to a general lack of detail or ornamentation, the design is purely for a specific use.;

Alan A. Erhart Agriculture (Bldg 010) Completion Date: 1959 Square Feet: 55,262 Architect: Office of State Architect Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior Construction Cost: $1,093,000 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.;

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;