UNL College of Architecture
- Year
- 2024
- Type
- Educational
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- NADAAA
- Location
- Lincoln, United States
With an expanding student body, the University of Nebraska College of Architecture was at a crossroads: needing to expand its facilities, it faced the prospect of either demolishing existing buildings or alternatively adding onto a complex of three buildings dating back to the 19th Century. Architecture Hall was built in 1891, the Law College in 1921, and the “Link” Building was completed in 1985 providing the historic complex with elevators, fire stairs, and a lobby. Despite its large footprint, the “Link” achieved little more; hence, the newly proposed addition strategically adopts this under-utilized infrastructure of the Link to preserve the integrity of this historic complex while offering maximum flexibility for added studio space, critique spaces, and the restoration of a historic auditorium.
With an expanding student body, the University of Nebraska College of Architecture was at a crossroads: needing to expand its facilities, it faced the prospect of either demolishing existing buildings or alternatively adding onto a complex of three buildings dating back to the 19th Century. Architecture Hall was built in 1891, the Law College in 1921, and the “Link” Building was completed in 1985 providing the historic complex with elevators, fire stairs, and a lobby. Despite its large footprint, the “Link” achieved little more; hence, the newly proposed addition strategically adopts this under-utilized infrastructure of the Link to preserve the integrity of this historic complex while offering maximum flexibility for added studio space, critique spaces, and the restoration of a historic auditorium.