ROYCE HALL

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ROYCE HALL HISTORY Completed in 1929 Modeled after a 12th century Italian

Basilica It was built in the Italian Romanesque

Revival architectural style Severely damaged by the 1994

Northridge earthquake

BASILICA

“The all- purpose great hall”It had many functionsA model for the preeminent building

type of European architecture The basic spatial configurations have

been reinterpreted for all manner of uses

The building was originally designed to be a meeting place for the campus

Industrial Revolution in the late 19th century

Preservation quickly turned into restoration

Repair over restoration “show no pretence of

other art and otherwise to resist all tampering with either the fabric or ornament of the building as it stands”

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

SPAB established a range of principles that are still widely followed

National Trust for Historic Preservation was founded in the U.S

CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION Royce’s historic

facade has been designated as eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

Acoustics Structural

strengthening Conservation Interior

renovations

CONCRETE AND STEEL

Concrete and steel The concrete used to reinforce

the auditorium altered sound reverberation time

Improved space Glass and steel were used to

achieve a more spatial architecture