Central Desert Complex
Architect(s): Assemblage Studios
Year: 2002

This complex of 12 modular buildings, each with 3,600 square-feet of space, was created to house faculty temporarily displaced from their facilities due to campus renovations. In order to make these buildings seem more permanent, they were set into a concrete slab instead of placed on blocks. This strategy also saved the architect from having to provide multiple stairs, ramps, and decks for each building. To help the modular units blend into their surroundings better, exterior elements were taken from neighboring buildings such as galvanized panels (Lied Library) and stucco coloring (residential buildings, the bookstore).

UNLV Facilities information

Resources available in the ASL:

“Central Desert Complex (CDC)” UNLV Facilities Management and Planning . 2004. [Online]. Available: http://www.unlv.edu/facilities/plancon/cdc.html Accessed September 12, 2004. ASL File #: LVA(F) ES 14

“New and notable.” Architecture Las Vegas 1, n.3 (2002): 15-21. ASL File #: GEN 22

AIA Nevada Design Awards (2002) Entry No. B01057, Submission. UNLV Architecture Studies Library holds: entry form/board, drawings, photos, cd

Information and image(s) also available on ASL's self guided architectural driving tours:
http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/lasvegas/unlv06.html#003

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