McNamara Alumni Center University of Minnesota Gateway Granicor Inc., St. Augustin, Quebec, Canada

摘要

Architect/Designer Antoine Predock-Korsunsky Krank Erickson General Contractor: M.A. Mortenson Stone Supplier/Fabricator: Granicor, Inc. The building is a large facetted, rock-like structure clad in 40,000 square feet of Granite Acajou panels and referred to as "The Geode." It is comprised of nine surfaces at several different angles intersecting each other There are several skylights and 12-inch strips intersecting the surfaces, Wind loads, snow loads, deflection of the structure and construction loads all needed to be considered in designing the granite panels and connections.