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3. Stairs as Vertical Social Condensers: Corridors as Horizontal Meeting Spaces Stairs are shaped to

1. Interconnection: Horizontal Programs, Vertical Porosity In a school of the arts today, interconnec

5. Material Resonance, Ecological Innovation Natural ventilation is achieved via operable windows and

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The Visual Arts Building replaces an original arts building from 1936, which was heavily damaged duri

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2. Multiple Centers of Light Natural light and ventilation reach into the core of the building via “c

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4. Campus Space Definition/Porosity The original grid of the campus breaks up at the Iowa River, beco

Text description provided by the architects. The new Visual Arts facility for the University of Iowa'

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While the 2006 Arts Building West is horizontally porous and of planar composition, the new building

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