University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Student Housing Project
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Student Housing
Ribbed metal panels were used as forms for the 16- and 22-story poured-concrete towers that make up this complex arranged around a large urban plaza at grade level. The towers are separated from each other and elevator towers by glazed connecting corridor towers. The resulting project shows hastiness in design and execution, in part because it was developed as a design-build project on a very fast schedule, which means oversights can easily occur.
Adapted from Neutra – Complete Works by Barbara Lamprecht (Taschen, 2000), p. 455.
Project Detail
Year Built
1969
Project Architect
Richard and Dion Neutra with Bellante, Clauss, Miller & Nolan
Client
University of Pennsylvania
Location
3600 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
Current Status
In-Use
