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Walsh Family Hall Of Architecture
The Walsh Family Hall of Architecture is a building on the campus of the University of Notre Dame and houses of the Notre Dame School of Architecture. Construction started in 2016 and was completed in 2019. The school was previously hosted in Bond Hall (University of Notre Dame), Bond Hall. Designed by John Simpson (architect), John Simpson, it is an example of New Classical architecture, for which the School of Architecture is well known for. The complex features a Greek-architecture inspired Hall of Casts, a stoa, a tower and a courtyard. The building design won several awards for its design. History The school of architecture was previously hosted in Bond Hall (University of Notre Dame), Bond Hall. In 2013, a 27 million dollar donation from the Walsh family was announced for the construction of a bigger and newer hall. Architect John Simpson (architect), John Simpson was announced as the winner for a competitions to design the building in 2014. Construction started on 31 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Simpson (architect)
John Simpson (born 9 November 1954), is a British New Classical architect. Education and career Simpson is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Simpson is part of the New Classical Architecture movement of contemporary architects designing in classical styles. A profile of Simpson's design for his own house featured on the Sky Arts programme ''The Art of Architecture'' in 2019. Major works *Masterplan for the area around St Paul's Cathedral, London (1992–1996). *The West Range of Gonville Court, Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (1993–1996) *New buildings for Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford (2010–2017). *The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London (2002). *Masterplan for Fairford Leys, a village outside Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. * Walsh Family Hall of Architecture, University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac (known simply as Notre Dame; ; ND) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
