Science Teaching and Student Services Center, University of Minnesota

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Title	Science Teaching and Student Services Center, University of Minnesota
Alternate Title	Science Teaching and Student Services Center (STSS)
View	Interior, support struts out to the glass and steel curtain wall facing the Mississippi
Work Type	building divisions rooms and spaces classrooms
Style/Period	Twenty-first century
Creator Name	Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson Kohn Pedersen Fox (Firm)
Creator Nationality	American
Subject.work	architecture contemporary (1960 to present) scientific or medical Education Sustainable buildings teaching multi-media classrooms
Country	United States
City	Minneapolis
State/Province	Minnesota
Location.Notes	222 Pleasant Street SE; between E. River Parkway and Pleasant St. SE
Architectural Material	steel; glass; concrete; limestone; brick
Technique	construction (assembling)
Dates	2009-2010 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	4/7/2011
Subject Information	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 fa'ade anchors the building volume and relates to the existing campus, while the fluid western fa'ade addresses circulation paths around the site and the dynamism of the Mississippi River. It is LEED Gold Certified.
Information.source	Kohn Pederson Fox [firm website]; www.kpf.com/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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