'20 AIA NoAL Honor Award

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["strong"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[0],0,"Program "],[0,[],1,"Summary and Statement:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Morton\nHall\nwas constructed in 1960 and was the first building on the 500-acre campus of\nthe University of Alabama in Huntsville. It is home to the university\u2019s College\nof Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The only building on campus designed\nin the academic classical style, Morton Hall is beloved for its role in the\nhistory of the campus as well as its traditional architecture that is unique to\nthe campus. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Tasked\nwith\ndesigning an addition to the building, the architects initially followed the\nuniversity\u2019s lead and developed concepts for an addition on a wooded site at\nthe back of the existing building. However\nduring conceptual development, the architects proposed building the addition\nover an existing roadway and parking lot. The university embraced the concept\nas it was consistent with the strategic goal of making the campus a more\npedestrian friendly environment. The result is an intimate campus quadrangle\ndefined by the original Morton Hall, the classroom addition, and a residence\nhall designed and sited by the same architects twenty years earlier."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The\nprincipal spaces of the addition include six large advanced-technology\nclassrooms, a lecture hall and a Black Box Theater. A two-story atrium occurs\nwhere the new building joins the historic structure, creating a dynamic new\nentrance feature. Out of respect for the original building, the architects\ndesigned the addition with a more modern architectural vocabulary. A monumental\nwall of glass, protected by a dramatic ten-foot overhang fronts the campus\nquadrangle. The broad overhang and division of the glass panels suggests a\nclassical portico. A tower at the corner of the quadrangle marks the new\nentrance to the academic complex. The combination of classical and modern\nelements represents the university\u2019s deep respect for tradition and its current\nreputation is a leading aerospace research institution."]]]]}