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March 15, 1976, pages 1-148. Note: Files are large (497 MB) and may take several moments to download.
Abstract
Clyde P. Fisher Science Hall (Bldg 033)
Completion Date: 1977
Square Feet: 76,702
Architect: Kruger, Bensen, & Ziemer, Architects
Construction System: Concrete frame and exterior
Construction Cost: $4,850,000
Architectural Style: Post-Modern, Brutalism
Cal Poly President: Robert E. Kennedy (1967-1979)
Although the word Brutalism comes from the French word for rough concrete (beton brut), a sense of brutality is also suggested by this style. Brutalist structures are heavy and unrefined with coarsely molded surfaces, usually exposed concrete. Their highly sculptural shapes tend to be crude and blocky, often colliding with one another.
Building named for Clyde P. Fisher, former dean of COSAM. Teacher and Administrator 1947 - 1975
URL: http://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/fpcp_mp/35