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The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture

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Knowlton School of Architecture

The Ohio State University

Location:
Columbus, Ohio

Architect:
Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Inc.

Construction Cost:
$32 million

Project Size:
168,000 SF

Awards:
2004 Winner Best in Class-Buildings
2005 ACEC Engineering Excellence-Grand Award
2005 AIA Gold Medal Firm Award
2005 AIA Honor Award
2005 ACEC National Recognition Award
2005 AIA Ohio Honor Award
2008 AIA Honor Award

The Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture is a new facility on the campus of The Ohio State University that brings together the Schools of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning. The four-story, $32-million structure provides a modern, 168,000-square-foot facility containing classrooms, an auditorium, a 30,000-volume library, assembly spaces, faculty offices, and studio spaces for more than 600 students and faculty who use the building on a daily basis. In order to provide the best solution for the architectural vision of this building, SMBH selected post-tensioned concrete. This system allowed for the thin structure, large column spacing, dramatic cantilevers and high live-load requirements and drastically reduced the quantities and the congestion of steel reinforcing bars that are prevalent in conventional concrete slabs. The use of exposed concrete as the finished product helped save hundreds of thousands of dollars in floor and ceiling finishes throughout the project. This project has won several awards including Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI) Winner Best in Class – Buildings and American Institute of Architects (AIA) Ohio Honor Award.

May 3, 2018 Filed Under: Award Winning, Education Higher Ed, The Ohio State University

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