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SWARM Project for Introduction to Humanities class: World History of Science. I researched how three of Stanford's buildings are having an effect on science.
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FROM MEMCHU TO Y2E2:HOW THE BUILDING’S OF STANFORD AFFECT SCIENCE
Charles Naut
A School is Built
Established in 1885 by Leland and Jane
Stanford
A Secular, Californian, Coeducational
University
Main Architects: Fredrick Law Olmsted
and Henry Hobson Richardson
(succeeded by his student Charles
Coolidge)
Sandstone Bricks Red Tile Roofs Arches Arcades
Mission Revival
“One cannot (or at least should not) radically divide the practice of science from its product; Science is, among other things, a social activity…”
-Robert Proctor, Racial Hygiene
Built in 1903 in honor of Leland Stanford with the vision of Jane Stanford Rebuilt twice after the earthquakes of 1906 and 1989 Roman Catholic Influences Why is a church at the center of a secular research institution?
Memorial Church
“[It’s] importan[t] for part of campus to be meditative where achievement is not required of you…The pace we keep is dynamic so [the church] is a reminder to reflect”-Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann, Senior Associate Dean for Religious Life
MemChu and Reflection
Dedicated in 1996 United Computer Science Department under one building
Gates Computer Science Building
Students and faculty come together Larry Page and Sergey Brin became acquainted during a weekly graduate gathering and later went on to start Google together
AT&T Patio
More room choices Open informal spaces for students and faculty
Learning from Mistakes: David Packard Electrical Engineering
Houses Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Woods Institute for the Environment, Earth Systems program, Precourt Institute for Energy, Bill Lane Center for the American West, and other environmental programs. Promotes interdisciplinary research
Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2)
Interdisciplinary Research
Biggest problems don’t fit in one discipline
People are grouped by problems they are trying to solve not departments Climate and Energy Freshwater Land use and Conservation Oceans and Estuaries Sustainable Environments
Four large open atria from basement to the third floor Natural lighting Natural ventilation: opens during night to let cool air in and closes during day Less lighting, less energy, less heat
Atria: The lungs of Y2E2
Stanford’s Architecture in the Future
Stanford’s architecture is a living entity
Viewing science as a “social activity”
Continue to look at the past for guidance
Foster Interdisciplinary Work
Creation of more sustainable buildings
Science and Engineering Quad (SEQ)
Huang School of Engineering Center
Staying True to Original Plans
Tradition with a modern feel
Main QuadScience and Engineering Quad
Tradition with a modern feel
Main QuadScience and Engineering Quad
The End