Clemson University to hold dedication, open tours of Lee Hall

Published: April 12, 2012

CLEMSON — Clemson University officials will hold a dedication ceremony celebrating the renovation, restoration and expansion of Rudolph Lee Hall in the academic building’s south courtyard at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 13.

Following the ceremony, the facility will be open for tours assisted by student guides. With its sustainability features, the new building will be one of the most energy-efficient buildings in the United States. At 1:45 p.m., Clemson alumnus and lead architect for the Lee Hall project Tom Phifer, FAIA, will give a lecture in the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts. The dedication, tours and lecture are open to the public with free admission.

The original Lee Hall was designed by the late architect and dean of Clemson architecture Harlan McClure and constructed in 1957-58. In 2010, the National Park Service placed it on the National Register of Historic Places. In the 1970s an addition was built to provide additional classroom, office and studio space. There was another small addition in the 1990s before this recently completed 55,000-square-foot expansion. The design team was managed by McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture of Greenville in association with lead design architects Thomas Phifer and Partners from New York City. Holder Construction Co. of Atlanta served as construction managers. (See video about the expansion.)

Housed in the new Lee Hall facility are:

• School of Architecture
• School of Planning, Development, Preservation and Landscape Architecture, including programs in City and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture and Real Estate Development
• Department of Art
• Department of Construction Science and Management
• Ph.D. program in Planning, Design and the Built Environment

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