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Carleton College, Olin Hall

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Carleton College, Olin Hall

Olin Hall

Credit

Heritage Architecture Studio

Site overview

Olin Hall of Science is one of 6 buildings that Yamasaki & Associates contributed to Carleton’s campus between 1958-1966. A tiered screen of thin, white arches decorates the modern building, containing classrooms and laboratories. A large lecture hall is built into the hill, accessed through a graceful arcade.

Carleton College, Olin Hall

Olin Hall

Credit

Carleton College Archives

Site overview

Olin Hall of Science is one of 6 buildings that Yamasaki & Associates contributed to Carleton’s campus between 1958-1966. A tiered screen of thin, white arches decorates the modern building, containing classrooms and laboratories. A large lecture hall is built into the hill, accessed through a graceful arcade.

How to Visit

The building is on a private college campus.

Location

Carleton College

214 Winona Street
Northfield, MN, 55057

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Olin Hall

Credit:

Heritage Architecture Studio

Olin Hall

Credit:

Carleton College Archives

Designer(s)

Minoru Yamasaki

Architect

Nationality

American

Other designers

Yamasaki & Associates

Related Sites

Commission

1958

Completion

1961

Commission / Completion details

1958: Commission for multiple buildings on campus

References

Gyure, Dale Allen. “Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986).” The Architectural Review, Reputations vertical. 21 February 2019. 

Gyure, Dale Allen. “Reconsidering the Legacy of Minoru Yamasaki.” Saving Places blog, National Trust for Historic Preservation. 9 May 2018. 

Hoekstra, Joel. “The Builder.” Carleton College Voice (Winter 2015).

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