{{Short description|Building at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox building | name = Knowlton Hall | former_names = | alternate_names = Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture, KSA | image = Columbus, Ohio - Highsmith 22.jpg | image_size = | caption = | building_type = School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning | architectural_style = Contemporary | structural_system = Concrete and steel frame with marble shingle skin<ref name="herrick">[http://herrick.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/building/knowlton-hall-austin-e "Knowlton Hall, Austin E."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928002321/http://herrick.knowlton.ohio-state.edu/building/knowlton-hall-austin-e |date=September 28, 2013 }} ''John H. Herrick Archives'', 12 November 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2012</ref> | cost = $33 million <ref name="herrick"/> | location = Ohio State University | address = 275 West Woodruff Avenue, Columbus OH, 43210-1138 | location_town = Columbus, Ohio | location_country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40.0035350|N|83.0167800|W}}<ref name="herrick"/> | groundbreaking_date = April 5, 2002<ref name="herrick"/> | construction_start_date = | completion_date = July 31, 2004<ref name="herrick"/> | opened_date = September 2004<ref name="herrick"/> | inauguration_date = October 29, 2004<ref name="herrick"/> | height = | floor_count = | floor_area = {{cvt|165,000|sqft}}<ref name="ksa">[http://knowlton.osu.edu/knowlton-hall "About the KSA"] ''KSA'', Retrieved 25 November 2012</ref> | main_contractor = P. J. Dick <ref name="herrick"/> | architect = Mack Scogin, Merril Elam<ref name="herrick"/> | architecture_firm = Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects of Atlanta, WSA, and Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates <ref name="herrick"/> | structural_engineer = Lantz, Jones & Nebraska, Inc.<ref name="arch record">Hart, Sara. [http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/portfolio/archives/0505ohiosu.asp "Knowlton Hall, Ohio State University"] ''Architectural Record'', May 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2012</ref> | services_engineer = | civil_engineer = Bird & Bull, Inc.<ref name="arch record"/> | website = {{URL|http://knowlton.osu.edu/knowlton-hall}} }}
'''Knowlton Hall''', located in Columbus, Ohio, United States, is the current home for the three disciplines that comprise the Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture (KSA) at Ohio State University.<ref name="herrick"/> The building was completed in 2004. The School of Architecture offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fields of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning.<ref name="ksa"/> Knowlton Hall serves as the replacement for Ives Hall, the previous home of the school of architecture which was demolished in July 2002.<ref name="farewell ives">Dillon, Danielle [http://www.thelantern.com/2.1345/university-bids-farewell-to-ives-hall-1.95365 "University bids farewell to Ives Hall"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221054603/http://www.thelantern.com/2.1345/university-bids-farewell-to-ives-hall-1.95365 |date=December 21, 2010 }} ''The Lantern''15 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012</ref> The namesake of Knowlton Hall is Austin E. "Dutch" Knowlton. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1931 with a Bachelor's in Architectural Engineering and provided a $10 million donation that spearheaded the funding for the creation of the building.<ref name="herrick"/>
== Architecture == thumb|left|upright|An interior space Initially, the brief for the building was to renovate the existing building, Ives Hall, and plan an addition to accommodate anticipated programming. As the architect, Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, worked, they realized it would be better to build anew with the primary goal of the building to inspire its students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Mack Scogin on OSU's Knowlton Hall|url = http://www.dwell.com/interviews/article/mack-scogin-osus-knowlton-hall#6|website = Dwell|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref>
The structure is post-tensioned concrete construction and white Georgia marble as stipulated by the donor.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title = Knowlton Hall, The Ohio State University - CommitteeonDesign|url = http://network.aia.org/committeeondesign/ourlibrary/viewdocument?DocumentKey=67f393f4-cf16-4b87-a36d-2369a1d60a9a|website = network.aia.org|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref> The marble was used as shingles in a rainscreen that could be easily replaced and allow light inside.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects brings design panache back home |url=http://www.artsatl.com/2015/03/mack-scogin-merrill-elam/ |website=ArtsATL |date=2015-03-19 |access-date=2015-11-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908025008/http://www.artsatl.com/2015/03/mack-scogin-merrill-elam/ |archive-date=2015-09-08 }}</ref>
The resulting building form is monumental with enclosing, defining, and confronting space and adjacent buildings with a sense of elegance reflected in its green space.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture / Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects|url = http://www.archdaily.com/129400/austin-e-knowlton-school-of-architecture-mack-scogin-merrill-elam-architects|website = ArchDaily|access-date = 2015-11-11|language = en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Harvard Graduate School of Design - Homepage|url = http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/projects/mack-scogin-merrill-elam-knowlton-hall-1.html|website = www.gsd.harvard.edu|access-date = 2015-11-11}}</ref> Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the landscape attempts to increase nature on the site through landform strips around the building's perimeter and construction of an arboreal bosque.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.|url = http://www.mvvainc.com/project.php?id=58|website = www.mvvainc.com|access-date = 2015-11-11|archive-date = November 14, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151114211138/http://www.mvvainc.com/project.php?id=58|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Design and organization== Knowlton Hall houses a 30,000 volume library, 65 offices, 45 studio spaces, a workshop, its own café, and a large auditorium that serves not only as one of the six classrooms in Knowlton but also as a stage for the KSA lecture series.<ref name="arch record"/><ref name="pca">{{cite web |title=Knowlton Hall - Ohio State University |url=http://www.cement.org/buildings/buildings_edu_knowlton.asp |publisher=Portland Cement Association |access-date=28 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403034735/http://www.cement.org/buildings/buildings_edu_knowlton.asp |archive-date=3 April 2012}}</ref><ref name="lecture series">[http://knowlton.osu.edu/about-series "News and Events: Lecture Series"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927235531/http://knowlton.osu.edu/about-series |date=September 27, 2013 }} ''KSA''. Retrieved 28 November 2012</ref> The KSA lecture series bring students into close contact with prominent researchers and practitioners of architecture, landscape architecture, and city planning.<ref name="lecture series"/> As one member of an award jury for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) said in regards to Knowlton Hall:
<blockquote>What architect would not have liked to have gone to school here? This project embodies everything I would want in an architecture building. It is full of unique spaces, an open flexible hall that beckons people to participate, and seems to have surprises around every corner. 'Our buildings shape us,' as Churchill said, and to have future generations of architects learn and grow as designers within an inspiring building such as this ... is exhilarating.<ref name="engineering">[http://engineering.osu.edu/news/2010/06/knowlton-hall-wins-prestigious-architecture-award "Knowlton Hall Wins Prestigious Architecture Award"] ''The Ohio State University: College of Engineering'' 11 June 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2012</ref></blockquote>
==Recognition== Since its completion in 2004, Knowlton Hall has been the subject of a lot of attention, not only within the local community of Columbus but also nationally. Knowlton Hall has gained recognition by national publications, such as Architecture, Competitions, Dwell, Praxis, and Architectural Record, and has also been the recipient of numerous awards:<ref name="ksa"/> * American Institute of Architects, National; Architecture Honor Award, 2010 * American Institute of Architects/American Library Association; Award of Excellence, 2005 * American Institute of Architects, Georgia; Honor Award, 2006 * American Institute of Architects, Ohio; Honor Award, 2005 * American Institute of Architects, Columbus; Honor Award, 2009 * American Council of Engineering Companies; National Recognition Award, 2005 * American Council of Engineering Companies, Ohio; Grand Award, 2005 * [http://www.imiweb.org/ "International Masonry Institute"], Ohio; Golden Trowel Award, 2005 * Post Tensioning Institute; Award of Excellence, 2004 * Columbus Landmarks; James B. Recchie Design Award, Finalist, 2007<ref name="ksa"/>
== Publications == Todd Gannon, Margaret Fletcher, Teresa Ball (eds), ''Mack Scogin Merrill Elam: Knowlton Hall, Columbus, Ohio'', Springer Science & Business Media, 2007<ref name=":1" />
==References== {{reflist}} {{Ohio State University|campus}}
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