Podcasts about the design, construction and utilization of McCord Hall, an expansion of the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University that will house graduate business programs.
Tilted Columns: A Touch of Magic
Released 28 Jun 2012
The south end of McCord Hall, closest to Lemon Street, was originally drawn as a cantilever – an unsupported overhang. But since the structure of McCord Hall is concrete the can...
The Catcher’s Mitt
Released 28 Jun 2012
Part Three: The university setting affected the design of McCord Hall as much as the climate. The site is bounded on the east and west by the athletic fields and the existing bu...
Sun and Shade: McCord Hall and the Sonoran Desert
Released 28 Jun 2012
The Sonoran Desert climate played a big role in the design of McCord Hall, as architects Jerri Smith and David Ottavio of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates explain. Here they talk ab...
The Heart of McCord Hall
Released 26 Jun 2012
Part One: David Ottavio and Jerri Smith of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates lead the architectural design team for McCord Hall. While in Tempe for a site visit recently, we met to t...