https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1484-studio-804 en-us There’s a disconnect that runs through your mind when you set foot inside the Forum, an addition to Marvin Hall, the School of Architecture, Design & Planning at the University of Kansas in Lawrence.

]]> 1511-the-forum-at-marvin-hall-studio-804.asp Sun, 15 Nov 2015 23:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/10224-the-forum-at-marvin-hall The Forum at Marvin Hall Raised on concrete columns and enclosed in a double-glass wall, the Forum offers a pleasing contrast to Marvin Hall's substantial limestone facade.Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall A heavy timber structure gives the new lecture hall a turn-of-the-last century warehouse vibe. Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall The ferns and begonias growing on the lecture hall's rear wall are irrigated with stored rainwater.Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall Students and faculty enter the Forum through Marvin Hall's old jury room, which is now a commons area. Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall The eastern end of the Forum serves as the new jury room.Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall While excavating, Rockhill and his students encountered a century's worth of buried infrastructure. Photo © James Ewing The Forum at Marvin Hall With the exception of some mechanical and electrical tasks, the students did all the work themselves, from building formwork and pouring concrete, to installing 300-pound glass panels.Photo courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall With the exception of some mechanical and electrical tasks, the students did all the work themselves, from building formwork and pouring concrete, to installing 300-pound glass panels.Photo courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall The building's frame is made of glue-laminated Douglas fir.Photo courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall The building's frame is made of glue-laminated Douglas fir.Photo courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall Image courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall Image courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall Image courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall Image courtesy Studio 804 The Forum at Marvin Hall Image courtesy Studio 804