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Front entrance to academic building. Circular window and moongate are meant to invoke those found in traditional scholar's gardens in Suzhou. D2074 Viewed: 630 times.
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Front moongate to academic building. Suzhou is ancient city renowned for its gardens and canals, often called Venice of the East, though given their dates, Venice should truly be called Suzhou of the West. D2075 Viewed: 574 times.
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Interior moongate from administrative building to straight bridge leading to academic building. D2076 Viewed: 532 times.
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Straight bridge is 100 foot long truss meaning it is built without ground supports except at each end. Done to give uninterrupted view into courtyard. Design of 2 buildings joined by bridges was to preserve historic trees. D2077 Viewed: 532 times.
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Freestanding moongate at front of administrative building. Exhibition space on lower level with long windows. Meeting rooms and offices on upper floors. D2098 Viewed: 526 times.
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Interior of academic building, facing front entrance. Given temperate climate (40 degrees in winter) large open spaces are designed not to be heated and here the feeling is of exterior within interior. D2079 Viewed: 505 times.
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3rd floor hallway of curved bridge with offices on left. Columns go from ground up 3 stories to roof. D2080 Viewed: 479 times.
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Law library is circular glass room at top, reading rooms on 2nd floor, classrooms on 1st, and auditorium on lower level. View is from rear (south) and to left is curved bridge to administrative building. D2104 Viewed: 562 times.
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Lounge overlooking courtyard. D2081 Viewed: 488 times.
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3rd floor hallway of straight bridge with offices on left and visible trusses on right. D2082 Viewed: 502 times.
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3rd floor interior bridge connecting offices across atrium of administrative(?) building. D2084 Viewed: 523 times.
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Freestanding moongate at front of administrative building looking toward clock tower. D2086 Viewed: 492 times.
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Moongate leading to circular bridge and courtyard. Stone bridge across stone stream. (Meant to be with or without H2O?) D2087 Viewed: 497 times.
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Entrance to straight bridge to academic building from administrative one. D2090 Viewed: 500 times.
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Moongate to circular bridge from administrative building. D2091 Viewed: 483 times.
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