I had my “Introduction to Architectural Graphics” class go
outside to draw this morning, because it’s a perfect spring day, and by the
time I answered a few questions and actually got out there I only had about 25
minutes to draw. So I limited my focus to one detail of the building where I’ve
worked and taught for the past eleven years. Designed by J.E. Tourtellotte and
built in 1904, what is now known as “Art & Architecture South” started its
life as an armory and then the Women’s Gymnasium before being converted into
offices and studios for the University of Idaho’s College of Art & Architecture in 1976. At some point the original cupola was removed, and the upper
level studios would get very hot in the early fall and late spring. So in 2009 a new
cupola was designed and built to replace the old one, and it now works
effectively to vent the heat from the building. Here are some historic photos of the
building and its original cupola in the years 1906, 1907, 1926, and
1936. [9" x 6" in a Stillman & Birn Gamma Series Sketchbook]
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