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Clock Tower was a project that languished for several years after the
steel had been erected. The firm was selected to design the new tower
cladding. The owner wanted a metal cladding system which was very different
from the plaster of the existing building. The Clock Tower was designed
under a very tight budget. The form uses the vocabulary of the campus
to create a monument that rises from the Student Union base but speaks
to the image the campus. The base contains light fixtures that highlight
the tower at night when the university has a large student population.
A sound system chimes out the hour and special music for graduation.
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