Spectrum Academic Center and Library
2007 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Education Division
Submitted by: Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker
As an adult-education center offering classes in a one-course-per-month format, National University of San Diego needed a fast-track construction method for its Spectrum project that would minimize disruption to classes. Although Tilt-Up was the natural choice for speed and economy, the university wanted the structure to project an academic atmosphere, so Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker incorporated traditional elements such as stone-clad arched entrances into their design.
The north and south wings of the 33,700-square-foot building are connected by a 170-foot-long steel frame galleria, an element that required considerable coordination between the architects and engineer to ensure proper seismic performance.
Inside, the structure combines such energy-saving features as thermally efficient indoor Tilt-Up walls, abundant daylighting and high-performance glass, which secured the project a “Savings by Design” incentive awarded by San Diego Gas and Electric—the first such incentive awarded to a construction project in San Diego County.
TCA Member Participants
- Architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker (San Diego, California)
- Role: Architect
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.
Spectrum Academic Center and Library
9388 Lightwave Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
- Tallest Panel:
- 21'-0"
- Largest Panel:
- 650 sq ft
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