Henry N. Cobb, architect, 1996-1999
University of Cincinnati West Campus
Cincinnati, Ohio
west end of Corry Boulevard via Jefferson Avenue, Corryville
photo/Dottie Stover
The new Mary Emery Hall replaced an obsolete portion of the existing building to create an additional 184,000 square feet of new construction, designed by signature architect Henry Cobb, completion: December '99. The College-Conservatory of Music's new construction wraps around the existing building, creates a college quadrangle and reconstructs an underground garage. Earlier phases of construction rehabilitated the historically significant Memorial Hall and Schmidlapp Hall (now the Dieterle Vocal Arts Center) for CCM use.
CCM's commisioned and acquired art:
Figura-Prima by Magdalena Abakanowicz
The Three Muses by Sam Gilliam
Light Mast by James Carpenter
Links:
Building happy endings to UC dreams, "Horizons" feature article about UC's securing its place on the must-see list of architecture buffs around the world.
College-Conservatory of Music facilities, from the CCM web site.