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WWW.SEAS.UPENN.EDU ©Albert Vecerka / Esto Levine Hall’s exterior design successfully melds historic with contemporary aesthetics. The vision of Eduardo D. Glandt, Nemirovsky Family Dean, is driven by a keen understanding that modern, welcoming and inspiring spaces serve the School in many ways. They stimulate the exchange of ideas, which fuels learning. They also reinforce the School’s mission to demonstrate excellence and innovation and attract top-notch students and scholars. “During his tenure, Dean Glandt has overseen the evolution of the School’s precinct from a quiet, recessive enclave of turn-of-the-century background buildings to a confidently expressive, integrated center of academic energy,” says Mark Kocent, University Principal Planner. Cleverly Uniting Two Historic Buildings Even before ground was broken for Levine Hall, the 48,000-square-foot, six-story home of the Department of Computer and Information Science had a big deliverable: unite The Moore School, built in 1912, and the Towne Building, built in 1906. While no easy task, the architectural design of Levine cleverly meets that deliverable in multiple ways. For example, the corner where Levine and Towne meet features masonry blocks that alternate with glass windows in a zipper-like pattern, and Levine’s six-story glass façade is divided into smaller sections that relate to the fenestration of nearby buildings. SPRING 2013 n 12
©Albert Vecerka / Esto Inspiring spaces in the Singh Center and Skirkanich Hall reinforce the School’s reputation as an integrated center of academic excellence. While the exterior design successfully melds historic with contemporary aesthetics, Levine’s interior features modern design and technological innovation. Its soaring loft spaces replete with natural light are the result of a post-tensioned concrete structure and a ventilated aluminum frame curtain wall system that, prior to Levine, had never before been used in the United States. Transformational Vision While Levine connects Towne and Moore on 34th Street, a new building project was initiated in 2003 to do the same on 33rd Street. Completed in 2006, the 58,000-square-foot Skirkanich Hall is home to the Department of Bioengineering and includes a grand entrance to Penn Engineering. From the outside, Skirkanich eschews the academically traditional red-brick façade for one that glimmers greenish-gold against cantilevered shingled-glass panes and zinc panels. Inside, Canadian granite and polished concrete define interior paths and courtyards that successfully link the disparate floor plans and elevations of Towne and Moore. State-of-the-art teaching labs and research facilities, office space, and a top-floor conference room with panoramic views of the Penn campus and Philadelphia skyline are juxtaposed PENN ENGINEERING n 13
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©Albert Vecerka / Esto<br />
Levine Hall’s exterior design successfully melds<br />
historic with contemporary aes<strong>the</strong>tics.<br />
The vision <strong>of</strong> Eduardo D. Gl<strong>and</strong>t, Nemirovsky Family<br />
Dean, is driven by a keen underst<strong>and</strong>ing that modern,<br />
welcoming <strong>and</strong> inspiring spaces serve <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong> in<br />
many ways. They stimulate <strong>the</strong> exchange <strong>of</strong> ideas,<br />
which fuels learning. They also reinforce <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
mission to demonstrate excellence <strong>and</strong> innovation <strong>and</strong><br />
attract top-notch students <strong>and</strong> scholars.<br />
“During his tenure, Dean Gl<strong>and</strong>t has overseen <strong>the</strong><br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>School</strong>’s precinct from a quiet,<br />
recessive enclave <strong>of</strong> turn-<strong>of</strong>-<strong>the</strong>-century background<br />
buildings to a confidently expressive, integrated center<br />
<strong>of</strong> academic energy,” says Mark Kocent, University<br />
Principal Planner.<br />
Cleverly Uniting Two<br />
Historic Buildings<br />
Even before ground was broken for Levine Hall, <strong>the</strong><br />
48,000-square-foot, six-story home <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Computer <strong>and</strong> Information Science had a big<br />
deliverable: unite The Moore <strong>School</strong>, built in 1912, <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Towne Building, built in 1906. While no easy task,<br />
<strong>the</strong> architectural design <strong>of</strong> Levine cleverly meets that<br />
deliverable in multiple ways. For example, <strong>the</strong> corner<br />
where Levine <strong>and</strong> Towne meet features masonry<br />
blocks that alternate with glass windows in a<br />
zipper-like pattern, <strong>and</strong> Levine’s six-story glass façade<br />
is divided into smaller sections that relate to <strong>the</strong><br />
fenestration <strong>of</strong> nearby buildings.<br />
SPRING 2013 n 12
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