Edward P. Evans Hall
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| Edward P. Evans Hall | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 165 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°18′55″N 72°55′13″W / 41.3152°N 72.9202°W |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Inaugurated | January 2014 |
| Cost | $189 million |
| Owner | Yale University |
| Height | |
| Height | 15.09 metres (49.5 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 6 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Foster and Partners |
Edward P. Evans Hall is the main building of the Yale School of Management at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Designed by Foster and Partners, it was named for alumnus Edward P. Evans, and completed in 2013. It is known for its architectural design and the high quality of the artwork onsite.
On September 18, 2007, Yale President Richard C. Levin announced that the architectural firm of Foster + Partners, Inc. had been selected to design the new Yale School of Management campus. At 230,000 square feet, the building was expected to more than double the approximately 110,000 square feet of available School of Management space. Levin expressed his hope that the School of Management would “continue to attract and educate leaders of business and society for generations to come.”[1]
The forthcoming association of world-renowned architect Norman Foster was presented as a major coup. Previous Foster designs had included Wembley Stadium and the Millennium Bridge in London, the Hearst Tower in New York, the Bundestag in Berlin, and the Millau Viaduct in southern France.
On April 26, 2011, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on the future site of the building. Sharon Oster, dean of the Yale School of Management at the time, said, "More than 30 years ago, the Yale Corporation voted to create a management school worthy of the Yale name, its deep intellectual roots, and sense of service. We've worked hard these past years to fulfill that promise. This new campus will help us do that." The architect of record was cited as Gruzen Samton LLP.[2]
The building is named after Yale graduate Edward P. Evans, commonly called Ned Evans, who donated $50 million toward the project before his death in December 2010.[2] Evans said: "I am delighted to make this gift that will bring together the Yale School of Management on a beautiful new campus, enlarge its student body, and propel it to the highest level in the 21st century." Evans was CEO of publishing house Macmillan from 1979 to 1989.[3]
The building was completed in 2013.[4] Construction costs reportedly totalled $189 million.[5][6] The four-story building with an enclosed courtyard includes classrooms, offices, and student and meeting spaces.[7][4] The building was dedicated in January 2014.[5][6]
Construction
The materials required for the construction of the building include 4 million pounds of steel, 16.2 million pounds of concrete, 2.25 million pounds of glass for the exterior façade, 123 miles of copper wire, and 500 doors. It incorporated "green construction" materials and practices.[8]
Amenities
Primary attractions of the building include the 350-seat Zhang Lei Auditorium, the Wilbur L. Ross Library, 16 state-of-the-art classrooms, a student gym, a dining commons/coffee shop, and the Beinecke Terrace Room, an entertainment space with an outdoor terrace providing views of landscaped gardens at the rear of the campus. The facility’s large-scale classrooms include the Blumetti Classroom, the Class of 1980 Classroom, the Bewkes Classroom, the Betts Classroom, the Qian and Yu Classroom, the Gambhir Classroom, and the Farr Classroom.[9]
The Bekenstein Atrium features a site-specific artwork by Swiss artist Adrian Schiess.[10] Scheiss’s installation includes 90 panels that appear to change color as visitors move throughout the space. In the Donaldson Dean’s Suite one will find “And Much, Much More!,” a witty artwork by Yale School of Art graduate Amy Pryor that portrays a collage in the shape of a bar graph representing US GDP from 1980 to 2010.[11] The building also houses three “wall drawings” by noted Connecticut-born artist Sol LeWitt.[12]
