Salk Institute for Biological Studies East Buildings (La Jolla, CA): South building, view of the stairs where they meet the subterranean space

Creator:
Anshen + Allen Los Angeles (branch office formed 1996)
Published/Created:
La Jolla, San Diego, California, United States
1994
Physical Description:
overall 16,000 square feet; 300 seat auditorium
Date Depicted:
2008
1950 AD - 2010 AD
Materials:
concrete; wood
Notes:
A pair of new freestanding two-storey structures house public functions including a 300-seat auditorium, multipurpose meeting rooms, and a formal function space. Reception, administration and dining facilities are on the ground floor. Each wing contains 8,000 square feet of continuous, undifferentiated lab space on the second floor and an equal amount of lab support space in the basement. A new entry to the institute is defined by extending its central court.
Variant Titles:
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Topics:
Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Twentieth century
Culture:
American
Accession Number:
1a1-aala-siea-a48
Genre:
architecture (AAT)
research institutes (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:
buildings; performing arts buildings; auditoriums; buildings; research buildings; laboratories; research laboratories
Source Creator:
Gilchrist, Scott
Source Title:
Archivision Addition Module Five
Source Created:
2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008
Source Note:
Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Local Record Number:
4078
OID:
10034405
PID:
digcoll:1845850