Edward P. Evans Hall

The 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.

Edward P. Evans Hall
General information
Address165 Whitney Avenue
Town or cityNew Haven, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
Completed2014
InauguratedJanuary 2014
Cost$189 million
OwnerYale University
Height15.09 metres (49.5 ft)
Technical details
Floor count4
Design and construction
ArchitectFoster and Partners

History

The building was completed in 2013.[1] Construction costs reportedly totalled $189 million,[2] $50 million of which was donated by alumnus Edward P. Evans.[3]

The four-story building with an enclosed courtyard includes classrooms, offices, and student and meeting spaces.[4][1]

The building was dedicated in January 2014.[2] Evans, who became its namesake, died before its completion.[3]

Architectural significance

The building was designed by Foster and Partners.[1]

In ARCHITECT: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects, the official magazine of the American Institute of Architects, Thomas de Monchaux noted "each area between the elliptical classrooms and curved glazing features lively gatherings on banana-shaped furnishings—evoking something between a conversation pit and an airport gate".[2]

In the Architects' Journal, Ellis Woodman wrote that "Evans Hall's language of full-height, circular, hollow-section columns ranged in front of an expanse of glazing hardly represents a departure for the practice".[5]

Both Woodman and de Monchaux compared the building to the Carré d'Art in Nîmes, France, also designed by Forster and Partners.[2]

References
  1. "Edward P. Evans Hall". Emporis. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. De Monchaux, Thomas (July 7, 2014). "Edward P. Evans Hall, Designed by Foster + Partners". ARCHITECT: The Magazine of the American Institute of Architects. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  3. "Yale Announces $50 Million Gift to Name School of Management's New Campus". Yale University. December 20, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  4. "About the Building". Yale School of Management. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  5. Woodman, Ellis (February 2, 2015). "Edward P Evans Hall at Yale University by Foster + Partners". Architects' Journal. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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