Austin E. Knowlton Hall, The Ohio State University
- Date
- 1999
- architect
- Scogin Merrill Elam Architects, Mack Studio, WSA Elam, Merrill
- landscape architect
- Van Valkenburgh Associates, Michael
- electrical contractor
- Electric, Buckeye
- Location
- Ohio State University, Franklin, Ohio, United States, NA
- Description
- The Austin E. Knowlton Hall is home to the School of Architecture. It is named for Austin E. Dutch Knowlton, a distinguished alumnus who was a graduate of the class of 1931. Knowlton Hall includes forty-five studios, sixty-five offices, an auditorium, library, woodshop, café, digital imaging facilities, computer laboratories, classrooms, an archives, and an exhibition gallery. Knowlton Hall is located at 275 W. Woodruff Avenue on the central campus of OSU. Ives Hall was previously on this site bounded by Woody Hayes Drive (Woodruff Avenue) on the north, Tuttle Park Place on the west, and Neil Avenue on the east. Knowlton Hall has received the following awards: -AIA and American Library Association Library Building Awards: Award of Excellence 2005 -International Masonry Institute: Golden Trowel Award 2005 -American Council of Engineering Companies National: National Recognition Award 2005 -Post-Tensioning Institute: Best in Class Award (Buildings) 2004