Saint John's Preparatory School
Title
Saint John's Preparatory School
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
March 20, 2015
Creator
Michelson, Valerius
Hanson, Edward
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Minnesota (state)
Collegeville (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
preparatory schools (buildings)
Description
Exterior view of Saint John's Preparatory School in Collegeville, Minnesota designed by Hanson & Michelson and completed in 1962. "The placement of the buildings on the south side of the hill protects them from prevailing northwestern winds and makes use of solar heat in winter. Projecting vaults over the classroom windows and the brise-soleil of the dormitory shield the interior from excessive heat in the summer. Only a minimal amount of openings penetrate the east and west walls, which step down the hill. It is in these walls that panels of exposed concrete were molded into iconic reliefs by the Polish-American artists Branislaw Bak. The monastic simplicity of cylindrical shells, more than a hundred of which cover the scholastic wing is a product of repetitive use of a few primitive plywood forms. The rhythmic articulation of concrete walls is only a pattern of grooves which denotes the joints between pouring sequences. The splayed columns and trapezoidal beams are shapes which permit an easy lowering of re-usable form work for the hyperbolic paraboloids of the dormitory,"--from "St. John's Preparatory School, Collegeville, Minn.," by Val Michelson.
Material/Medium
concrete
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-472
- Date Added
- March 20, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Modern, prep schools
- Citation
- “Saint John's Preparatory School,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14495.