Tuesday, February 3
Here are the results of what Sam and I found on our scavenger hunt! It was quite fun. :) Sorry we didn't hug the columns! We missed that part.
A: Tuscan columns at the Union
B: Doric columns at Lincoln Hall
C: Ionic columns at the Architecture Building
D: Corinthian columns at Busey Hall
E: Combined columns at the Halene Gateway
Thursday, February 5
On Thursday, we had a tour of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. We went into all the different theaters that were open, and also got a tour of the underbelly of the center. It was incredibly cool to see how complicated the back-workings of the center are. The area of the center is 1.5 acres, which is equivalent to 9 tennis courts, making it the largest footprint of any low building on campus. It was nice to see the model (made by an Illinois architecture student) to understand the overall building - at least the visible parts of it. Most of the building is underground. My favorite part was the scene shop. It is actually built on a different foundation in order to prevent the vibrations and noise from affecting shows in the surrounding theaters. One other cool thing is that Mr. Krannert patented corrugated cardboard. I can absolutely see how you would be extraordinarily successful given the patenting of such an incredibly useful invention. It was an interesting tour!
Very Nice!
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