Universities (buildings).

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Universities (buildings).

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Universities (buildings).

  • UF Buildings or groups of buildings that house degree-granting institutions which may typically include liberal arts undergraduate colleges, graduate schools, and undergraduate or graduate professional schools.

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Universities (buildings).

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Lifesciences Building

File consists of 19 drawings, including 1 plot plan, 1 diagrammatic parking layout, 2 general site condition plans, 1 geometry of courtyards drawing, 3 site sections, 8 design development drawings, 3 perspectives. Also includes 1 project file (correspondence, 2 photographs).

Islamic University of Madinah

File includes 604 drawings, 33 presentation boards, 150 photographs, and 1 model of the entrance gate. The Islamic University of Madinah is distinguished both by its religious location and by the fact that it represents a centre for the collection, preservation, and dissemination of Islamic heritage. It is situated at the Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah, an oasis town surrounded by the desert and the rocky mountains. The valleys are the source of its water supply. The 120 hectare site also incorporates existing buildings. The university campus is characterized by the integration of teaching and living spaces organized around a hierarchy of courts. The Mosque and Faculties occupy the centre of the campus. Low buildings, not exceeding four storeys, maintain a human scale. The main gate faces the City of Madinah and the axes of the buildings are aligned to acknowledge the religiously significant Qibla in Makkah. The prominent arrival court is landscaped with water fountains and gardens as a forecourt to the main Mosque. The residential buildings are clustered, as are the Faculty buildings, housing about 2 000 students in nine-person dwelling units. Covered pedestrian walkways link the facilities beyond the campus core, such as the sports facilities, faculty housing, and commercial districts. The architectural style is based on Islamic forms: simple massing, grouping buildings around courtyards, and orientation of individual components within buildings towards courtyards, which are a source of natural light, air, and visual relief. Courtyards, arcades around courtyards, and gateways to individual buildings are the repetitive elements found throughout the campus.

Drawings of McGill University Buildings

File consists of architectural drawings for McGill University buildings. Includes 22 measured drawings (floor plans and elevations of McGill University Lodge, floor plans, elevations and sections of McGill College Gymnasium, floor plan of Conservatory, floor plan of Physics Building, floor plan of Physics and Mining Building, floor plan of Arts Building, floor plan of Observants House, floor plan of Museum, floor plan of McGill College Library, floor plan of Joseph House) and 1 presentation drawing (perspective).