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Additions to Fairmount School

File consists of architectural drawings for elementary school (south addition: 4 floors, 15 classrooms; north addition: 1 floor, gymnasium; brick and stone; wall bearing), including:
1 survey drawing: site plan
1 presentation drawing: front elevation
28 development drawings: foundation and footing plan, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections
35 working drawings: foundation and footing plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections (including old building)
35 detail drawings: lavatory, entrance hall, windows, doors, cornice, screen, partition, lighting, blackboard, stonework, chimney, stairs, cement work, coal stove, panel, terracotta, door hood
3 shop drawings: wall plates, beam
34 consultant drawings: foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, erection diagrams, trusses, frames and columns, boiler room, boiler, vent flue, exhauster, chimney

King Abdulaziz University

File contains 17 drawings (8 plans, 9 exterior perspectives) and 381 photographs (368 slides [173 of drawings, 114 of model, 81 miscellaneous] 13 prints of model). The King Abdulaziz University interspersed academic facilities with residential compounds in a layout respecting traditional settlement patterns. The men's campus is separate from the women's campus on a 260 hectare site. The site is undeveloped and is a continuation of the Jeddah Coastal Plain, 6 km east of Jeddah's downtown core. The University locale is separated from the city's core by an existing airport and an existing residential area to the east. The university was designed to accommodate 17,000 students, 2,000 faculty, and 5,800 support staff. In addition to the academic facilities, the university has a mosque, a museum, an aquarium, an auditorium, and botanical gardens as cultural amenities to enrich the city. A central open space spine connects the east and the west sides of the entrance area through a linear system of landscaped and building-enclosed courtyards.

AI Kharj Royal Saudi Air Force Complex (a.k.a. Technical University)

Files includes 411 drawings, 23 presentation boards, and 10 photographs. The A1 Kharj RSAF Complex provides facilities for the King Faisal Air Force Academy and Tactical Airlift squadrons that were stationed at Riyadh airport. The Complex was intended to become the central maintenance and supply depot for the RSAF. The site is in close proximity to the Damman-Riyadh railway and the AI Kharj-Haradh road which are the main arteries for transportation. The total area required for the plan is 52.3 hectares. Function was the governing principle for the design. Common academic facilities are clustered on the central uppermost plaza under the shading structures of the water towers. The residential blocks are oriented toward the richly landscaped side courts. The King Faisal Air Force Academy itself is a sand-coloured stepped pyramid, a form that is economical for the desert and accommodates a village density. The Academy is designed for 1,500 students and 300 faculty. The three colleges, along with their supporting religious, command, housing, recreational, athletic and support services, are contained in one large multi-levelled structure.

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