While one of the most beautiful and underutilized quads on Miami University’s campus, the Center for Performing Arts’ buildings lack classroom and studio spaces that offer natural daylight. Using the area in the center of the quad, three studio spaces (two conditioned and one open air) are to be designed for academic use. The creation of these academic buildings will encourage academic achievement, creativity, and communication by providing students with lively, outdoor spaces. Preserving and celebrating three old, iconic trees on the site, three walkways were developed that leading to the new studio spaces and a central gathering place. The corten landscaping pieces reinforce the movement towards and away from the center as they become structural elements within the glass and wood buildings.
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