Walls
Sandstone walls laid up in the “ University of Colorado” style are also part of the Tuscan Vernacular signature. The recipe for laying stone that establishes pattern, color, cut, and size has been well established over the years, and it has turned out to be more of an art form than a technical exercise. Limestone trim and sculptural elements frames the pink walls with white accents. Less desirable is the precast concrete and cast-in-place substitute. Brick walls are not included in the materials vocabulary. Water tables, ledges, copings, moldings, cornices, and punched openings pattern the walls into a pleasing façade. The round arch is a dominant element in the façade of buildings. Blind windows, spandrels, and arches are also used. Rarely are round wall forms seen. In every example the ordering of building floors should be seen quite distinctly.
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| Ketchum Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1938, English Ivy Wall Vines | Eaton Humanities, Sasaki Assoc./BWG, 2000, Apse form from east | Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, South facade | CU Research Park, CommArts, 1988, Incised logo |
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| Sewall Hall, Charles Z. Klauder, 1934, Sandstone pattern | CU Research Park, CommArts, 1988, Entrance wall and letters | Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Faux arch and cartouche | Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1921, Window wall |
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| UMC, Trautwein & Howard, 1953, South wing colonnade | Eaton Humanities, Sasaki Association/BWG, 2000, Apse form from south | Biochemistry, Anderson Mason Dale, 1990, West wall | McKenna Languages, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, Porch |
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| McKenna Languages, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, West entrance wall | McKenna Languages, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, West balcony wall | Economics, Charles Z. Klauder, 1930, Passageway | Hellems Arts & Sciences, Charles Z. Klauder, 1947, West entry wall |
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| Henderson, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, West facade | Henderson, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, South facade | Henderson, Charles Z. Klauder, 1937, South entry facade | UMC, Gensler Associates, 2002, West facade |
