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Corporate College East Cuyahoga Community College Warrensville Heights, OH 2005 100,000sf $30m Declarative $30m campus and building dedicated to work-force training & executive education.

Charged to create strong brand for nascent program on Cleveland’s corporate outerbelt. Soaring limestone-clad “light cannons” capture northern light then project light at night to perform as 70mph branding from adjacent freeway.

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north entry faรงade at civic drum

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view of civic drum (wrapped in red pampas

grass) + executive bar entry

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south faรงade + entry, parking

main lobby – 1st floor

design development rendering

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super conference room – 1st floor

digital concourse – 2nd floor

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digital concourse – 2nd floor

café – 2nd floor

THE UNIVERSITY of AKRON A TALE OF TWO BUILDINGS SIMMONS HALL for STUDENT AFFAIRS 2004

campus plan

COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES 2002

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COLLEGE OF ARTS and SCIENCES University of Akron 2002 $16m

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The College of Arts & Sciences was the first project designed and built following the completion of the Sasaki/URS campus master plan, “Landscape for Learning” in 1998.

Located on a significant intersection near the center of campus, the building frames both a new campus green and acts as a gateway to the University.

It was conceived in academic vernacular to create a strong archetype for the large amount of work to follow.

Two large masonry masses, interwoven with a sweeping form of glass curtain-wall, have a commanding presence over the intersection.

In keeping with the directives of the master plan, the building encourages pedestrian flow through the building’s atrium .

college ave elevation / west entry christopher diehl

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rear courtyard amphitheater christopher diehl

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View of winter garden towards main entry christopher diehl

Conceptual sketch

View of winter garden towards rear entry

SIMMONS HALL for STUDENT AFFAIRS 2004 94k sf $12m A one-stop-shop for Student Services that include Admissions and Financial Aid, a large civic hall faces toward the center of campus and accommodates 85% of all students visitation. A 300’ running mural by Fabian Marcaccio, beginning on the building’s exterior, runs through the main building spine and resolves within the large civic hall.

design development rendering south elevation / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

design development rendering money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

money shot / view of CSC (customer service center) + entry christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

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entry

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

(customer service center) + entry christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

Concourse 1st floor christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

Concourse 1st floor / Fabian Marcaccio public art installation christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

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U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

small lecture hall 1st floor christopher diehl

U of Akron / Student Affairs

2004

JOSHI RESEARCH CENTER for ADVANCED DATA MANAGEMENT Wright Center of Innovation Wright State University Open 2006 50,000sf $10m The Joshi Research Center is the result of a groundbreaking public/private partnership established to foster market-driven science as an engine for regional economic development.

Centered around advanced data management, resident scholars from academia and private industry work with team of graduate students in dedicated labs and are supported by cutting edge technologies.

As an addition to the Russ College of Engineering, a large and somewhat hulking 4story brick structure, the Joshi Center strives for an open and welcoming embrace to the exterior; a clear gesture toward the partnerships that founded the program.

At the south faรงade, a sloped sidewalk to the right leads down to the academic entry and the main campus green. Likewise, a sloped walk to the left lead upward to the corporate lobby of the Wright Center of Innovation where an immersive, 3-d laboratory is on full display.

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initial concept rendering money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right) christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

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Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2004

design development rendering money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right) christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

money shot – south entries (Russ College of Engineering to right) christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

corporate research lobby

student classroom lobby initial concept rendering christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

corporate research lobby

initial concept rendering christopher diehl

Floor plans

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

initial concept rendering corporate research lobby christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

immersive visualization lab

immersive visualization lab christopher diehl

Joshi Research Center / Wright State University

2006

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