Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana
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| Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering | |
| Designer | Ratio Architects Inc. |
| Location | West Lafayette, Indiana, USA |
| Date | to 2007 |
| Building Type | School & Academic |
| Context | Campus Context |
| Builder | Smoot Construction |
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| Notes | Academic; new; [[]] |
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| Building Details | |
| Client | Purdue University |
| Cost | $53-million |
| Area | 200,000 square feet ( square meters) |
"This new engineering building includes more than 20,000 square feet of space for research labs and more than 60,000 square feet dedicated to undergraduate teaching facilities, including discipline-specific design labs. Classrooms linked with collaboration spaces and design and fabrication areas provide students with resources to design, develop, build and test projects. Meanwhile, a distinctive cantilever mimics an aircraft's wing, symbolizing Purdue's contributions to flight and the space program. Neil Armstrong is an alumnus of the university. " — Chronicle of Higher Education
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- Architect: Ratio Architects Inc.; [ ]
- Contractor: Smoot Construction
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- Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering at Chronicle.com
