Title Architecture that speaks : S.C.P. Vosper and ten remarkable buildings at Texas A & M / Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock ; photographs by Carolyn Brown

Edition First edition Published College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2017] ©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : color illustrations Series Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; number 127 Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 127 Contents Foreword / Michael K. Young -- Preface / Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock -- Acknowledgments -- Building the college -- The talented S.C.P. Vosper -- Vosper at the college -- The Chemistry Building -- The Cushing Library -- Hart Hall and Walton Hall -- The Petroleum Engineering, Geology, and Engineering Experiment Station Building -- The Veterinary Hospital -- The Administration Building -- The Agricultural Engineering Building -- The Animal Industries Building and horse barn -- The campus today: balancing growth and heritage -- Afterword / Lilia Y. Gonzales -- Appendix: Vosper-designed buildings in Texas -- Notes Summary When the A&M College of Texas opened its doors in 1876, its early buildings followed a Victorian architectural style. Classical architecture came to the campus with the Academic Building, after the 1912 fire that destroyed Old Main. Subsequent buildings generally followed this neoclassical path, but the growth of the campus in the Depression era saw the addition of an extraordinary group of buildings, sited in accordance with a master plan developed by college architect F. E. Giesecke and designed by S. C. P. Vosper, each of whom also held faculty positions in the first architecture program at a state college in Texas.?The buildings designed by Vosper are arguably the finest buildings on the campus, uniquely expressive of the agricultural and mechanical origins of the university; they delight the senses with color, sculpture, and wit. Nancy T. McCoy and David G. Woodcock, distinguished preservation architects and scholars, review the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and provide in-depth coverage of Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown, Architecture That Speaks concludes with observations on recent approaches toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage architecture and a view to the future, as plans evolve for further development of the campus that maintains a respect for both strategic vision and historical heritage Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 12, 2017) Subject Vosper, S. C. P., 1887-1958. Texas A & M University -- Buildings -- Designs and plans SUBJECT Texas A & M University fast Subject College buildings -- Texas -- College Station -- Designs and plans Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Texas -- College Station EDUCATION -- Higher. Architecture -- Conservation and restoration Buildings College buildings SUBJECT College Station (Tex.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Texas -- College Station Genre/Form Electronic books Architectural drawings Form Electronic book Author Woodcock, David G., author. Brown, Carolyn, 1936- photographer. ISBN 9781623495541 1623495547

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