Clark University Alumni and Student Engagement Center
The Clark University Alumni and Student Engagement Center is a boldly designed building featuring an innovative solar canopy with CAST CONNEX Architectural Tapers + Universal Pin Connectors (ART+UPC) fitted to both ends of the canopy’s supporting columns.
These Architecturally Exposed Structural Steel (AESS) columns span the full height of the structure and support the solar canopy, delivering both structural performance and a striking visual impact.
The addition of this structure to the campus perpetuates and strengthens Clark University’s commitment to the Main South community and reaffirms its reputation as a leading institution of higher education.
Owner: Clark University
Architects: Architerra Inc.
Structural Engineers: Odeh Engineers, Inc.
Construction Manager: Consigli Construction Co., Inc.
Steel Fabricator: Trimax Steel Inc.
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Located on Main Street just across from the main gate, the Alumni and Student Engagement Center is a signature building for Clark University: a place where alumni reconnect with each other and their alma mater, and a home for alumni, faculty, and outside partners to share their expertise and provide career mentorship to its students
Designed in concept to generate 50% of its estimated annual power needs from a rooftop photovoltaic array and the remaining 50% from photovoltaic canopies on the adjacent parking lot, the building has the potential to achieve zero-net energy performance.
A new campus entry terrace and park diagonally links the main campus green with University Park, providing a continuous greenway that unifies the campus and will serve as a catalyst for further improvements to the Main South area.
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