Georgetown BizSchool Update
24 09 2009Last we checked in on the campus of Georgetown University, the new Business School building construction was well underway with the structural topping off of the buildings last year. Since then a lot of work has been done to finish up the intricate external details including the gorgeous stone work on the facade which we think nicely connects the building to the iconic Healy Hall on campus.
Now that school in back in session the building is finally finished and open for business and reader Joe pointed us to a nice little virtual tour of the new building. So if you ever wondered what $82.5 million gets you in a cutting edge academic building, check out the virtual tour.
[Photo: TreyDanger]
wow.
In terms of design, what is “cutting edge” about neo-gothic stone buildings?
@ Buff&Blue - I think the interior is what is cutting edge, but the combo of a glass curtain wall and the stone is also something you don’t see that often.
Stone at one end, glass on one side in the middle, brick at the other end… very contextual but not a strong independent design or “cutting edge.”
it’s like if i wore a shirt from the 1800’s, pants from 20012, and shoes from 1980.
dumb.
yes it makes a statement…about the architect.
good thing he’s not a cook, no one would eat his crap.
Buff&Blue - Didn’t you come out with props for the new g-dub b-school a few months back? Yet another building on that campus that looks like a suburban corporate campus? And PooPoo, Goody Clancy isn’t exactly known for it’s big statement architecture.
What is cutting edge about Stone Neo-gothic buildings…really? What is cutting edge about glass curtain walls is the question. By the way, our clothes don’t look much different from what we wore 100 years ago, minus the hats.
The GW biz school building (Duques Hall) is of its time, a modern design for a building housing a modern business school. Many other new campus buildings have used more traditional designs and styles, such as the law school additions, the media affairs building, Townhouse Row on 23rd Street and several new residence halls.