Museum of Science and Industry, 1980

Museum of Science and Industry, 1980 Zylstra, Sape A., photographer : RoweHolmes Associates (Dean Rowe, Dwight Holmes, John Tennison, Keith Bailey, Michael Shirley, design team.), architects University of South Florida -- Tampa Campus Library still image Color photographs Tampa, Fla. : University of South Florida, Tampa Library 1980 eng The most striking feature of this building is its space-frame umbrella roof which on the southside sweeps down to its six columnar supports which flank the drop-off-levels interrupted by a continuous skylight which lights the gap running lengthwise through the two/three story building. The gap splits the parallelogram plan in two, with enclosed spaces to the south and open exhibition spaces to the north. Ducts are exposed and brightly colored. The continuous open space under the umbrella roof i s so oriented and shaped as to provide maximum airflow according to prevailing wind. The result i s that the inside/outside space i s u p to twenty degrees cooler than the temperature outside.; "interior," from east The most striking feature of this building is its space-frame umbrella roof which on the southside sweeps down to its six columnar supports which flank the drop-off-levels interrupted by a continuous skylight which lights the gap running lengthwise through the two/three story building. The gap splits the parallelogram plan in two, with enclosed spaces to the south and open exhibition spaces to the north. Ducts are exposed and brightly colored. The continuous open space under the umbrella roof i s so oriented and shaped as to provide maximum airflow according to prevailing wind. The result i s that the inside/outside space i s u p to twenty degrees cooler than the temperature outside.; "interior," from east Museum of Science & Industry (4801 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla.) --Photographs Museum buildings -- Florida -- Tampa -- Design and construction--Photographs Science museums -- Florida -- Tampa -- Photographs Sape A. Zylstra Architectural Slides Collection

Museum of Science and Industry, 1980

Zylstra, Sape A., photographer : RoweHolmes Associates (Dean Rowe, Dwight Holmes, John Tennison, Keith Bailey, Michael Shirley, design team.), architects

University of South Florida -- Tampa Campus Library

still image

Color photographs

Tampa, Fla. : University of South Florida, Tampa Library

1980

eng

The most striking feature of this building is its space-frame umbrella roof which on the southside sweeps down to its six columnar supports which flank the drop-off-levels interrupted by a continuous skylight which lights the gap running lengthwise through the two/three story building. The gap splits the parallelogram plan in two, with enclosed spaces to the south and open exhibition spaces to the north. Ducts are exposed and brightly colored. The continuous open space under the umbrella roof i s so oriented and shaped as to provide maximum airflow according to prevailing wind. The result i s that the inside/outside space i s u p to twenty degrees cooler than the temperature outside.; "interior," from east

The most striking feature of this building is its space-frame umbrella roof which on the southside sweeps down to its six columnar supports which flank the drop-off-levels interrupted by a continuous skylight which lights the gap running lengthwise through the two/three story building. The gap splits the parallelogram plan in two, with enclosed spaces to the south and open exhibition spaces to the north. Ducts are exposed and brightly colored. The continuous open space under the umbrella roof i s so oriented and shaped as to provide maximum airflow according to prevailing wind. The result i s that the inside/outside space i s u p to twenty degrees cooler than the temperature outside.; "interior," from east

Museum of Science & Industry (4801 East Fowler Ave., Tampa, Fla.) --Photographs

Museum buildings -- Florida -- Tampa -- Design and construction--Photographs

Science museums -- Florida -- Tampa -- Photographs

Sape A. Zylstra Architectural Slides Collection