Architecture That Speaks: S. C. P. Vosper And Ten Remarkable Buildings At Texas A&m (centennial Series Of The Association Of Former Students, Texas A&m University)
by Nancy T. McCoy /
2017 / English / PDF
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When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its
early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style.
Classical architecture came to the campus with the Academic
Building, after the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent
buildings generally followed this neoclassical path, but the
growth of the campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an
extraordinary group of buildings, sited in accordance with a
master plan developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and
designed by S. C. P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty
positions in the first architecture program at a state college in
Texas.
When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its
early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style.
Classical architecture came to the campus with the Academic
Building, after the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent
buildings generally followed this neoclassical path, but the
growth of the campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an
extraordinary group of buildings, sited in accordance with a
master plan developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and
designed by S. C. P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty
positions in the first architecture program at a state college in
Texas.
The buildings designed by Vosper are arguably the finest
buildings on the campus, uniquely expressive of the agricultural
and mechanical origins of the university; they delight the senses
with color, sculpture, and wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G.
Woodcock, distinguished preservation architects and scholars,
review the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and
provide in-depth coverage of Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated
by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown,
The buildings designed by Vosper are arguably the finest
buildings on the campus, uniquely expressive of the agricultural
and mechanical origins of the university; they delight the senses
with color, sculpture, and wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G.
Woodcock, distinguished preservation architects and scholars,
review the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and
provide in-depth coverage of Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated
by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown,Architecture
That Speaks
Architecture
That Speaks concludes with observations on recent approaches
toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage
architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for
further development of the campus that maintains a respect for
both strategic vision and historical heritage.
concludes with observations on recent approaches
toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage
architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for
further development of the campus that maintains a respect for
both strategic vision and historical heritage.