Architects Unveil Gates Center Design

Architects Unveil Gates Center Design
Architect Mack Scogin walked onto the Carnegie Mellon campus last Monday, and for the first time, he didn't come empty-handed.

He brought with him a design that he hopes will revolutionize Carnegie Mellon and send it hurtling into the future.

Scogin and his partner Merrill Elam have been designing the Gates Center for Computer Science for almost a year now, and on Monday they were finally ready to give the campus a preview of what's to come.

On Monday, students in the School of Computer Science (SCS) got the first look at the newly released designs of the Gates Center in several private information sessions.

Later that day, Scogin gave a lecture at Carnegie Lecture Hall in Oakland, where he presented the design to an audience of students, faculty, alumni, and community members.

Scogin prefaced his designs by speaking at great length about Henry Hornbostel, Carnegie Mellon's first architect.

Scogin's design for the Gates Center was in large part influenced by his interpretation of Hornbostel's bold and creative designs.

"I have tried to make this argument, and I think I'm right about this," Scogin said, setting the tone for his design.

"The Carnegie Mellon campus is an incredibly bold campus. There is none other like it in the United States. I don't think there is another one like it the world."