Mullins, James L.

A Purdue Icon : Creation, Life, and Legacy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (153 pages) - The Founders Series . - The Founders Series .

Cover -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. -- Preface -- Introduction: James L. Mullins and Elizabeth Bower -- Essay 1: Following a National Example: Purdue's Transition to the Mechanical and Industrial Age: James L. Mullins -- Essay 2: Setting the Stage: A Pivotal Time for Planning and Design at Purdue: Eugene R. Hatke and Jeffrey A. Rhodes -- Essay 3: The "Splendidly Designed" Power Plant: From Symbol of Modernity to Beloved Icon: Susan Curtis and Kristina Bross -- Essay 4: Heating and Power Plant-North: Home of the "Boilermakers": Lynn Parrish -- Essay 5: A Phoenix from the Coal Ashes: An Active Learning Center Emerges on the Old Power Plant Site: James L. Mullins -- Essay 6: End of an Era: The Razing of the Old Power Plant and ENAD: Mark Shaurette -- Essay 7: The Architectural Vision: Thomas S. and Harvey D. Wilmeth Active Learning Center Design Overview: BSA LifeStructures and RATIO -- Epilogue: James L. Mullins -- In Appreciation -- Index.

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Purdue University--Buildings--History.
Power-plants--Indiana--West Lafayette--History.
Architecture--Indiana--West Lafayette--History.
West Lafayette (Ind.)--Buildings, structures, etc.


Electronic books.

LD4675.P69 .P873 2017

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