| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Saint John's University (Collegeville, Minnesota, United States) | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1965-1966 (creation); renovated 1996 (alteration) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Breuer, Marcel | en_US |
| dc.date | 1965-1966 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-16T17:53:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-12-16T17:53:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1965-1966 | en_US |
| dc.identifier | 250701 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | archrefid: 3110 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/166334 | |
| dc.description | Entrance facade with screen of open terra cotta drain tile used as brise soleil; The Peter Engel Science Center was designed by Marcel Breuer and Associates of New York City. Constructed in 1965-1966 and renovated in 1996, this 125,000 square-foot facility houses field biology, psychology, astronomy, physics, mathematics, computer science, and geology. The Science Center is named after Abbot Peter Engel (1856-1921), Saint John's fourth abbot; he fostered the construction of an observatory and photographic studio which were among the first in the State of Minnesota. He also brought electricity to the campus. Source: College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University [website]; http://www.csbsju.edu/ (accessed 8/3/2014) | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | reinforced concrete; terra cotta tile; glass | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc. | en_US |
| dc.subject | architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | scientific or medical | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Twentieth century | en_US |
| dc.subject | Modernist | en_US |
| dc.title | Saint John's University; Peter Engel Science Center | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Abbot Peter Engel Science Center | en_US |
| dc.type | image | en_US |
| dc.rights.access | Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only | en_US |
| dc.identifier.vendorcode | 1A1-BM-SJUESC-A02 | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | American | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction (assembling) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | classroom | en_US |
| vra.worktype | research laboratory | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Marcel Breuer (American architect, 1902-1981) | en_US |
