Wayne State University College of Education, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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B.O'Kane / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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7308 x 5464 px | 61.9 x 46.3 cm | 24.4 x 18.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
21 April 2022Location:
5425 Gullen Mall Detroit, MI 48202More information:
Wayne State University was so impressed with Yamasaki’s work on the McGregor Center that it asked him to draw up a campus plan and design other buildings. The Education Building shows Yamasaki’s burgeoning interest in concrete construction, utilizing 120 precast concrete “trees” encircling the perimeter, forming a continuous arcade of thin, repeated supports. The trees are bracketed to the building’s structural system to form an exterior wall over the building’s actual structure of concrete beams, columns, and slabs. The result is a lively façade of multiple arches wrapping completely around the building and forming an arcade at ground level.