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Baughman Center

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The Baughman Center consists of two buildings located along Lake Alice on the University of Florida campus. The Baughman Center consists of a 1,500 square foot pavilion and a 1,000 square foot administrative building. The pavilion has seating for 96 people and is nondenominational; used for silent meditation, private contemplation, weddings, funerals or memorial services.[1] The Baughman Center is named after Dr. George and Hazel Baughman, the benefactors for the project.[2]

Baughman Center
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Design and construction
Architect(s)John Zona
Main contractorAD Morgan

History

The Baughman Center is the brainchild of Dr. George Baughman, a university alumnus, who was the first president of New College of Florida[3] Dr. Baughman was inspired from a building he found in a National Geographic magazine. Dr. Baughman and his wife Hazel donated $1 million dollars towards the idea and after five years of planning, construction started. The building was completed in 2000.[4] George Baughman died on December 24, 2004, and his memorial service was held in the center on December 30.[5]

Design

The exterior walls of the pavilion are covered in windows and made of natural Florida cypress stained to resemble the surroundings plant life. The cypress is grooved vertically to give the appearance of individual tree trunks. The sloping roof of the pavilion is composed of tongue-and-groove yellow pine and copper to mimic the look of medieval cathedrals. The front door is made of maple with inlaid Gothic patterns in cherry and an ornamental architrave of crenelated mahogany. The floor is made of three shades of travertine marble arranged in a geometric pattern based on the building’s structure. The pavilion is oriented so that the dominant axis coincides with sunrise and sunset at the summer solstice.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://performingarts.ufl.edu/venues/baughman-center/
  2. ^ http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Wallace/Baughman.htm
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/10/obituaries/10baughman.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/S/Saxon,%20Wolfgang
  4. ^ http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Wallace/Baughman.htm
  5. ^ http://www.ncf.edu/publicaffairs/documents/Baughman.htm
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