chemistry building chemistry building chemistry laboratory classroom building campus town new_york square foot building stood north end cluster science buildings site school chemistry laboratory completed cost million college received money fund bequeathed california professor structure replaced hall chemistry included elements designed energy efficient notably large wall glass blocks designers hoped heat building reviews structure positive opened critics praising way form complemented nearby older buildings aspects building evaluated fair poor condition building demolished spring science center project replaced open green space history chemistry building campus town new_york built feet college main building laboratory free standing chemistry structure women college stood years construction replacement hall chemistry granted million construction new chemistry building california based professor trustee number west_coast schools lifetime donated million higher education institutions death established million building construction universities colleges stipulation institutions requesting grant provide half funds projects prominently displayed buildings receiving funding cost building originally reported million estimate grew million ultimately come million project completed college planned cover costs paid million development fundraising program spanned entirety 1980s ground broken new building october ceremony presided president smith previously selected engineer aid school constructing environmentally friendly chemistry building design progressed identified need hire architects design building alongside boston selected named building constructed site stood initially tried placed south site deemed proximity school shakespeare gardens building instead placed southwest hall chemistry renamed completed consisting buildings built actually feet alignment served project structural engineers served general contractor despite youngest completed academic building report report found components structure fair poor condition structure slated demolition spring college project included construction new building renovations new england building physics chemistry department began summer demolition followed exterior facade elements windows indoor walls cut away building frame dismantled concluding april cleared site open green space features chemistry building designed style structure exterior walls constructed limestone brick surround regular glass blocks inches thick lengths ranging inches brick limestone walls faced west north east southern face primarily glass feature designed efficient energy use sunlight hit wall air rose building heated pumped aided operation structure north wall designed resistant cold air building plain outer walls material possible warm air inside structure possible winters containing square feet stood stories tall second floors lies partially ground contained laboratory space floor consisted communal teaching spaces like classrooms offices offices floor lit designed purpose students passing lab spaces building spite reported architecture students taken passing building instead going building deep blue colored report evaluating condition context buildings found far interesting important post modern building contemporary review architecture commented responds variety levels context sacrificing unique powerful identity praised building placement fellow structures issue architectural record scale structure beneath sympathetic existing buildings mass larger appropriate role gateway central campus went positively comment building aesthetics saying eye feast drawn minimal outdoor maximum effect public areas crisp glass block glass clear deep tones pretty feast banquet architecture noted instances work sloppy painting praised building bare bones nuts bolts interior functional environmentally friendly report found glass walls function particularly poorly passive heat control system noted structure expressive ambitions marked strong compact busy building makes bit tour force awarded place competition run design
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