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Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
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CARROLL A. CAMPBELL JR.
GRADUATE ENGINEERING CENTER
AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects

CATEGORY
Research Center, University

LOCATION
Greenville, South Carolina, USA

PROJECT YEAR
2006

AREA
85000.0 m2

PHOTOGRAPHS
Timothy Hursley

Text description provided by architect.

The Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center is the first academic building of a new automotive engineering and research campus for Clemson University.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

Research conducted at the Graduate Engineering Center focuses on systems integration with concentrations in Lightweight Design, Manufacturing, and Electronics with a chaired professorship for each.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

The specific program elements associated with each element concentration are clustered around the chaired professor’s suite of offices and research labs.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

Because a multitude of individuals will be working on projects related to or within the research coordinated by these chairs, there are a variety of flexible spaces.

While each individual pursues his or her own work, there is collaboration, room for informal discussion, and a sense of community.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

A component of the research sector is the introduction of industry, both in the presence of individuals from the various fields as well as support of certain research.

The results of the research being performed at the center benefit both the University and industry.

Project Team: Mack Scogin with Merrill Elam, David Yocum, Jennifer Pindyck, Barnum Tiller, Claudia Montesinos, Jennifer Hurst, John Trefry, Stephen Trimble, Brian Bell, Minh Man Nguyen, Reed Simonds, Margaret Fletcher

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

Guidelines that served as the foundation for the development of the Graduate Engineering Center included:
- satisfy the functional requirements of the program of research and the program of teaching
- empower the individual student
- sponsor both specialized and collective research

- satisfy the aspirations of the partnership between industry, academia, and the public
- encourage collaboration
- be emblematic and incorporate a unique integration of the automobile
- be environmentally responsible and sustainable
- have a defined plan for growth and expansion

The teaching component of the Graduate Engineering Center curriculum centers on mechanical engineering.

The school is comprised of Masters Degree, Post-Doctoral, and Doctoral students as well as faculty members, visiting faculty, partners, and assistant faculty.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
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Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

The Center also houses complimentary administrative functions. The school anticipates an initial annual enrollment of forty graduate students with the expectation of growth to over one hundred students per year.

The third component of the building is the public function which includes classrooms, auditorium, café, library, and lobby/display spaces.

Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley
Carroll A. Campbell Jr. Graduate Engineering Center At Clemson University
© Timothy Hursley

While several portions of the building may not be physically accessible, many are visually accessible encouraging a broader exchange with the general public.


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