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Article: Limestone creates a focal point at Texas Tech: the new Student Union Building at Texas Tech has become a hub of activity on campus, and it is defined by an innovative use of Lueders limestone.(Limestone)(Cover Story)
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- Stone World
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- March 1, 2005
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At Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX, much of the campus architecture was built in a Spanish Renaissance style, using materials such as limestone, brick and tile roofing. Drawing on these elements, Holzman Moss Architecture completed a renovation and expansion of the Student Union Building by using the same materials palette, but with a more modern, open feel. Overall, the project includes more than 95,000 square feet of new construction and 80,000 square feet of renovation. "The existing 153,000-square-foot building was constructed at three intervals in the middle of the last century over a three-decade period," explained Malcolm Holzman, FAIA, principal of Holzman ...