Carnegie Institute of Technology campus design
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The Carnegie Institute of Technology campus design is a seminal early-20th-century academic campus plan known for its Beaux-Arts-inspired axial layout, cohesive classical architecture, and integration of functional industrial-arts facilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts campus plan
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architectural work ⓘ campus master plan ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Andrew Carnegie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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Classical Revival architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cohesive architectural vocabulary
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formal entry sequences ⓘ integration of landscape and architecture ⓘ monumental facades ⓘ use of classical orders ⓘ |
| hasDesignPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasDesignPrinciple |
Beaux-Arts planning principles
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functional zoning ⓘ integration of industrial and academic facilities ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
academic instruction
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engineering education ⓘ fine arts education ⓘ industrial arts education ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early example of a purpose-built technical institute campus in the United States
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represents fusion of Beaux-Arts planning with industrial education needs ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Carnegie Mellon University campus identity ⓘ |
| hasKeyBuilding |
Baker Hall
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College of Fine Arts building NERFINISHED ⓘ Hamerschlag Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeySpace |
The Mall (central campus axis)
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central green ⓘ formal terraces ⓘ |
| hasLayoutFeature |
formal axes
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ordered quadrangles ⓘ symmetrical composition ⓘ |
| hasLayoutType | axial plan ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
brick
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masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | organized around a primary east–west axis ⓘ |
| hasPlanningGoal |
to create a unified academic and industrial-arts environment
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to express modern technical education through classical architectural language ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryAxis | north–south cross axis ⓘ |
| inception | early 1900s ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carnegie Institute of Technology
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Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1904 ⓘ |
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