THE CAMPUS DOOR

CAD, 2021

Tallahassee, FL

Individual Project Skills: AutoCAD

Landis Hall

Landis Hall is considered to be the “anchoring jewel” on FSU’s Landis green. After a walking tour around Florida State University, one of the historic doors was selected to being the research on the type and size of building materials. The goal of this project was to create a scaled elevation view of the entryway in AutoCAD.

Goals:

• Practice and refine AutoCAD skills

• Gain better understanding of the AutoCAD commands by inputting a built example into the software

• Explore appropiate lineweights for building elements

• Use knowledge of scale and proportion of building materials to construct the drawing

• Identify specific architectural elements associated with the historical styles represented on FSU’s campus

Landis Hall Entry Elevation

Landis Hall was completed in 1939 and was originally designated as a Seniors Hall. The building later became a coed facility. Landis Hall was named for Cary D. Landis, who was an Attorney General during the 1930s. The dormitory was renovated and reopened in fall 2006. Landis Hall sits at the south end of the courtyard known as Landis Green, with Strozier Library situated at the other end. Landis Hall is home to the FSU Honors Community.

This charrette was required to address the purpose of the hidden place, the users who inhabit the place, the pathway leading to it, and the means to access its entrance. That’s how SEVEN was created.

According to legend, in the 1960s Florida State University’s Bellamy building was supposed to be part of Duke University’s campus. The architect mixed up the construction plans for FSU’s building with Duke’s and sent the wrong building materials to FSU’s campus. With this mishap, Bellamy is the only non-brick structure on campus, but that’s not the only thing that makes it unique. Duke had planned to use the underground of their new building to house SEVEN, their underground secret society, composed of Duke’s elite Professors and Scientists. But the research had to continue, therefore, Duke continued with their plans to build their underground lab under Bellamy on FSU’s campus to research the transmutation of base metals into gold. Only Duke’s elite are invited to join SEVEN. When the bell rings at midnight, the members, the members of SEVEN go to the Rober Manning’s books, a secret tunnel unlocks and leads the members down a set of stairs into SEVEN’s underground lab. But is that also just a legend, or is it a reality? That’s up to you to decide.

Charrette, 2022

Tallahassee, FL

Group Project Skills: InDesign, Photoshop, Hand Rendering