Author: asyamroy

An architecture student pursuing her master's at TCAUP, and strolling through the campus with her eyes glued to the pretty buildings and prettier trees (wrote this in Fall, for context)

About the Law Library

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The Law Library of the University of Michigan is a renowned institution with a rich history and impressive architecture. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the library serves as a hub for legal research and education for the University of Michigan community and beyond.

The Law Library’s current home, the Legal Research Building Annex, was constructed in the late 1800s and designed by the architect Elijah E. Myers in the Beaux-Arts style. The building features ornate marble staircases, grand Corinthian columns, and intricate plasterwork. In the 1960s, the Law Library underwent another major expansion to accommodate the growing number of law students and faculty. The expansion, which was designed by the architects Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, added a modern, six-story addition to the Annex. The addition, which is connected to the Annex by a glass atrium, features a sleek, modern design with a glass curtain wall and a concrete frame.

In addition to its impressive architecture, the Law Library is known for its extensive collection of legal materials. The library houses over 700,000 volumes, including books, journals, treatises, and primary legal materials such as court cases and statutes along with a large collection of digital resources, including databases, e-books, and online legal research tools.

The Law Library is more than just a repository of legal materials; it is also a hub for legal research and education. The library offers a wide range of services and resources to support the research needs of law students, faculty, and the legal community.

In conclusion, the Law Library of the University of Michigan is a vital institution with a rich history and impressive architecture. It serves as a hub for legal research and education, offering a wide range of resources and services to support the needs of law students, faculty, and the legal community.

About Tappan Hall

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 Tappan Hall, tucked away between the Art Museum and the President’s house, serves as one of the few reminders of a red-brick campus that was the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan in 1990, and is one of the oldest extant classroom buildings on campus.

It was named after the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor’s, first president Henery Philip Tappan. The construction of this magnificent building was completed in 1984, overseen by architects Spiers and Rohn from Detroit, Michigan. 

Tappan Hall has been utilized for hosting classes for the school of Literature, Science, and Arts, along with the Department of Economics, the School of Education, the Mineralogy Department, the Bureau of Industrial Relations, and the School of Business Administration,  a lot of which were moved into Tappan Hall in 1928 when it was established.

 

About Hill Auditorium

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With a seating capacity of approximately 4000 people, Hill Auditorium is easily the largest performance venue in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

 

Interior of Hill Auditorium (Source: www.phishcrit.substack.com)

 

The auditorium, named after Arthur Hill, opened its doors in 1913 and since then has served as a gathering venue for the students, their friends and families. The architects, Albert Kahn and Associates, along with reputed acoustical engineer Hugh Tallant, set out to design a hall that would seat 5000 people and the audience could hear from every single seat. After it was built, it was labelled as a monument with perfect acoustics, especially after Carol Rose Kahn (the architect’s granddaughter) dropped a pin on the stage and her father, seated on the second last row heard the pin drop.

 

Exterior of Hill Auditorium (Source: Wikipedia)

 

Rusty red and brown bricks were used to build the building’s facade, while terra cotta and grey limestone were used as accents. A short flight of stairs rising from North University Avenue leads to the main entrance’s wide platform of cement and brick mosaic. Four hefty columns flank the expansive main entryway, which is composed of beige stone.

Hill Auditorium is truly an asset to the University of Michigan, and reinforces the sense of pride that all Wolverines feel.