Since its inception eight years ago, the College of Public Health has been spread throughout the University of Iowa campus. The new academic building will bring the College's primary faculty together and provide dedicated classrooms. The building is organized as twin four-story wings which house the program on either side of a central multi-story atrium, also called the "dialogue". The dialogue space is envisioned as the public, interactive zone of the building, inciting collegiality and collaboration among the users. The exterior view of the building is designed to reflect the building's diverse inner life.
The exterior design is expected to be predominantly glass and limestone with metal panel accents. This is considered an appropriate response to the limestone bluff that borders the site as well as a continuation of materials that are exhibited on other buildings in the vicinity.
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