Architecture
The 130,000-square-foot (12,000 m2) Katzen complex was designed by Einhorn, Yaffee and Prescott Architecture and Engineering. Constructed of French limestone and precast concrete, the Katzen offers such distinctive features as a sky-lit rotunda that is 90 feet (27 m) in diameter, ramps to connect classrooms with exhibition areas, and window-walls framing several landscape views. The lead architect/designer was Jamshid Sepehri; Principal in Charge was Steven Kleinrock.
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