Descriptive Summary
English
University Building
Renderings Collection,
1966-1968
CFU2002_01
Special Collections and University
Archives,
University of Central Florida Libraries,
P. O. Box 162666 Orlando,
FL 32816,
Telephone: 407-823-2576,
E-mail: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
These materials were
created for the Office of the President
3 linear
feet
Special Collections and
University Archives University of Central Florida Libraries.
The University Building
Renderings Collection is comprised of both original and printed artwork that
was created to give its audience a glimpse of what a potential building on the
campus of Florida Technological University would look like before it was
constructed. While all of the buildings featured in this collection were
eventually constructed, some features of the buildings are different than what
the renderings depict. The majority of the artwork was created in 1966, before
major construction on the campus was started; however, there are a few pieces
that date through to 1968.
Selected Subjects and Access Points
Similar records may be found by searching under the following index
terms.
Florida Technological
University
University of Central
Florida
Universities and
Colleges--Florida
Design
Drawings--Renderings
Acquisition Information
The materials were transferred to the University Archives in 2002 by
the University of Central Florida Physical Plant.
Processing History
The University Building Renderings reside in the
flat storage files in the Special Collections department. Gum-like substances
as well as tape and any other abrasive material has been removed where it can.
Archival paper has been placed between each work so as to further protect the
object.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright Statement
Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish
quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright
holder.
Related Material
University Photographs Collection
Presidential Papers of Dr. Charles N. Millican
Office of the President Collections
Sheinkopf, Kenneth G. Accent on the Individual: The First Twelve Years
of Florida Technological University. Orlando: Florida Technological University,
1976.
Preferred Citation
University Renderings Collection, Special Collections and University
Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Biographical Note
Before a building can be constructed, a plan must be made. Thus,
architectural renderings are made of a potential building to give its audience
a chance to see what the finished product would look like. In the current era
of 3D animation and computer graphics, the University Building Renderings
Collection highlights the period of the two dimensional freehand artist who,
with watercolors and canvas, brings life to the barely born Florida
Technological University.
The man responsible for the architecture being built on FTU’s
campus was
Forrest M. Kelley, the Florida Board of Regents
architect. With the help of
Associated University Architects, Kelley gathered
renderings, building plans, and material inventories from around the country to
prepare for the construction of FTU. Of the architects and artists who assisted
Kelley, only a few have work featured in this collection. Those artists and
architects include M. McTammany Del.; Jim Squires, Inc.; Associated University
Architects; Murphy, Hunton, and Shivers, presently called HuntonBrady; Richard
Lewis; and the Worthington Associates, based in Kansas. HuntonBrady has
continued working for the university, recently as the architects responsible
for the current Communications Building. M. McTammany did several renderings
for this university as contracted by Jim Squires, Inc., however only a few of
the renderings were signed by the artist. It should not be assumed that M.
McTammany was the artist for the remainder of the unsigned Jim Squires, Inc.
work. More recent buildings, such as Health and Public Affairs feature the work
of the architectural firm Schenkel Shultz. The artist A. Ottich, who created
the watercolor of The Burnett House, is also featured.
Collection Scope and Content
The records are arranged in two series. Series I: Original Work,
1966-1968 contains original watercolor and colored pencil work. Many of the
items in this series are the original works to the prints in Series II.
Series II: Printed Work, circa 1966 consists of high quality prints of
original watercolor work that shows potential buildings for the new
university
Contents List
Series I: Original Work,
1966-1968.
1.5 linear feet
Series I consists of original watercolor paintings and pencil
artwork created to show what future buildings would look like at the new FTU.
Many of these originals were made into prints, of which some can be found in
Series II.
Contents
Central Receiving - Physical Plant Field Office and
Shops,
undated.
Classroom Building,
1966.
Student Village Center,
1966.
Residence Halls,
1966.
Village Center,
1966.
Outdoor Physical Education Facilities,
1968.
Utilities Complex,
1966.
Library - Original Concept (framed),
1966.
Library - Richard Lewis (framed),
undated.
Series II: Printed Work,
circa 1966.
1.5 linear feet
Series II contains prints of original artwork that shows what
potential buildings for the newly formed FTU would look like after
construction. Some of these prints are dated 1966, however many are not dated
or signed by the artist. One print that is untitled and undated features a
proposed view of what the FTU campus could potentially look like, though it
does not resemble the final master plan.
Contents
Untitled campus layout proposal,
circa 1966.
Master Plan for FTU,
circa 1966.
Administration Building - front view (later Millican
Hall),
circa 1966.
Administration Building - back view (later Millican
Hall),
circa 1966.
Math and Physics,
circa 1966.
Science Building,
1966.
Residence Halls,
1966.
Village Center,
1966.
Chemistry and Science Auditorium (later Chemistry and
Theatre),
1966.
Library,
1966.
Health and Public Affairs - Site Plan,
1996.
Health and Public Affairs - Building Section,
1996.
The Burnett House (President's House),
1998.