Mathematics Building and Gemmill Engineering Library
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

Blending Sasaki's Modernism with Klauder's revivalist, rural Italian Tuscan style was an architectural challenge. The value of university icons also had to be considered. Native sandstone exteriors and clay tile roofs are used in conjunction with precast concrete to suggest this new Postmodern ideal. An 80-foot campanile and low-running loggias were planned, and direct physical connection was made to the campus network of open greens, quadrangles and strong axial pathways.

Programmed elements include the library, located below grade, and new offices and a faculty commons room above grade. These components are connected to a 400-seat auditorium and the four-story campanile.