University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Science Teaching and Student Services Center (Minneapolis, MN) : Interior, east side classroom area

Creator:

Kohn Pederson Fox, founded 1976

Published/Created:

University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States)
222 Pleasant Street SE; between E. River Parkway and Pleasant St. SE
2009-2010

Physical Description:

115,000 ft2 (area)

Date Depicted:

4/7/2011

Materials:

steel; glass; concrete; limestone; brick

Notes:

The STSS is prominently sited on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, next to the Weisman Art Museum at the head of the Washington Avenue Bridge. The five-story building acts as a physical and philosophical gateway to the East Bank campus. The bridge is traversed by 15,000 students daily, making it an ideal location for general student services. The building also contains science teaching classrooms, which are clustered on the east side. These are geared towards teaching with technology with raised floors, movable partitions and under-floor air distribution designed to assure maximum flexibility. A more visually open zone on the west side is devoted to the student services program and gathering spaces for students; these spaces offer panoramic views of the Mississippi River and downtown Minneapolis skyline. The rectilinear eastern façade anchors the building volume and relates to the existing campus, while the fluid western façade addresses circulation paths around the site and the dynamism of the Mississippi River. It is LEED Gold Certified.

Variant Titles:

Science Teaching and Student Services Center (STSS)

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Contemporary
Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A1-KP-STS-A41

Coordinates:

+44.974097-93.237197

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
educational centers (buildings) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

building divisions; rooms and spaces; classrooms architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); scientific or medical; Education; Sustainable buildings; teaching; multi-media classrooms

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/7/2011

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10461073

PID:

digcoll:1803688