University Buildings and Elevators

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To meet the most recent elevator dimensional standards 

a more economically feasible design approach was developed: The addition of new circulation “cores” or “towers” to the exterior of existing buildings.

 

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Though the use of this strategy is widespread and bridges many building typologies, its repeated use in the renovation of university buildings has become prevalent.

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South Dakota State University is utilized as a case study

to investigate this design strategy. Plan drawings are collected from the SDSU Facilities Archive. 

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