Campus Architecture Database: McClelland Park

University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.

Building Type: Academic

Construction Type: New

Cost: $20-million

Square Footage: 72,000

Architect: SmithGroup; Dave Diebold Architects

Contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Company

Opened: 2008

Conceived as an iconic structure for the university’s Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, McClelland Park houses two academic departments and three auxiliary units that serve the local community. A “family plaza”—a civic living room with plenty of space and shade—is the centerpiece of the design, with room enough for informal gatherings and study groups and a play area for children using services or involved in research at the Norton School. Inside, classrooms and administrative areas adjoin faculty and research spaces. The building’s design creates a modern entry to the university’s science concourse while respecting the historic core of the campus.

(Photos: Bill Timmerman)

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