(No week 11 blog post; I missed class.)
We had a semi-student-directed tour today. We started with the Education Building, which is surprisingly bigger than it looks as a result of its extended basement. We moved onto the Krannert Art Museum and spent the rest of the day enjoying the art inside. I won't speak on that much because it's not the main point of this class. Photos below show what I learned on this particular tour. Finally, there is the exterior of the Krannert Art Museum, which is copper meant to not tarnish. It's interesting about how copper is used in ways such that it should oxidize or not - based on its orientation. Vertical metal will not tarnish, but horizontal or slanted metal will collect water over time and oxidize much more rapidly.
The education building has a lovely way of lining up its axis with the two buildings shown north of it. These buildings are Wohler's (left) and the Architecture Building. HOWEVER, the stupid lamp post being off-center with these two lovely sidewalks is driving me insane.
The cement ceiling tile pattern continues from the inside to the outside of the building - like the Erlanger House.
Outside of the Education Building is a beautiful garden. I might like to go study there sometime. It's peaceful and full of gorgeous trees in full blossom.
We got to go out on the balcony of the building! This was a really cool part of the tour! It felt like we were going to get into trouble, which naturally made the entire thing a lot more daring and fun.
The stairs at the Krannert Art Museum are decorated with a motif of the building's shape! Crazy awesome!
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