FAU Lifelong Learning Center
2007 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Education Division
Submitted by: Woodland Construction
A longtime supporter of Tilt-Up construction (the method has been used to construct several other structures on campus, including a student housing facility), Florida Atlantic University had no doubts about turning to Tilt-Up again for its Lifelong Learning Center.
To create a friendly, welcoming environment for the center’s older students, Woodland Construction incorporated design features such as an open-air entry and covered walkways surrounding a courtyard, as well as distinctive architectural elements such as varying reveal lines that delineate color changes on the building’s façade.
Composed of two classroom wings adjacent to an auditorium, the structure is joined by two identical Tilt-Up towers at the entry to each wing. Because construction occurred while classes were still in session in other buildings, Woodland had limited access to the site. In addition, the sloped floor of the auditorium necessitated the use of casting beds to form most of the project’s panels.
The Lifelong Learning Center provides a space for non-credit, university-level classes for adults in the community.
TCA Member Participants
- Woodland Construction (Jupiter, Florida)
- Role: Tilt-Up Contractor
- O’Donnell, Naccarato, Mignogna & Jackson (West Palm Beach, Florida)
- Role: Engineer
- Permit Engineering Services (West Palm Beach, Florida)
- Role: Engineer
- Meadow Burke (Sacramento, California)
- Products: Lifting and bracing hardware
- Textured Coatings of America (Panama City, Florida)
- Products: Paint
- Nox-Crete Products Group (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Products: Bond breaker
The purpose of the TCA Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast Tilt-Up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the Tilt-Up industry. For more information on the program, submittal requirements and deadline dates, please refer to the awards submittal information page.
If you have further questions, please contact Jim Baty by email or by phone at (319) 895-6911.
FAU Lifelong Learning Center
5353 Parkside Drive
Jupiter, FL 33548
- Tallest Panel:
- 35'-1"
- Largest Panel:
- 885 sq ft
- Heaviest Panel:
- 98,320 lbs
Click on any photo to enlarge it
