The vision for the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania was to bring the faculties of Political Science and Economics under one roof to foster intellectual collaboration and interdisciplinary expertise to bear on contemporary events and policies. The design involved the adaptive reuse and expansion of a c. 1925 Art Deco building with a new steel and glass addition that doubles the size of the heritage building. While heritage and new are distinctly contrasted, the Art Deco style inspired a simple, planar, symmetrical approach to the articulation and craftsmanship of surfaces and details. Sustainable strategies and systems are woven within the infrastructure to achieve LEED Gold certification.

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Publish Date : 2020/Nov/02