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Distinguished Building Award
Law School Addition and Renovation
 Law School Addition and Renovation

University of Wisconsin - Law School Addition and Renovation This project entailed the complete reorganization of a seven-building complex around a 70,000-square-foot, multi-level addition. A series of balconies, bridges and open stairs between the new structure and existing buildings provides the primary circulation system. Accessible entrances at both ends of the circulation spine offer on-grade access to Bascom Hill, the main quadrangle on campus. A new reading room with hilltop views features a 50-foot-wide steel roof with cantilever outriggers that support clerestory windows. The new facility successfully identifies a clear building entrance; takes advantage of views; organizes all interior spaces around a central spine; and strengthens the image of the Law School on campus. The jury was impressed with the magnitude of the transformation that took place.

 Law School Addition and Renovation
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