The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology

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Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology (from dome of Old Main, 1998), Augustana College (IL)

Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology (exterior), Augustana College (IL)

Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology (east entrance), Augustana College (IL)

Institution Name: Augustana College (IL)
Original/Historic Place Name: Franklin W. Olin Center for Educational Technology
Location on Campus:
Date(s) of Construction:

1997-1998

original construction Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott

Designer: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Contemporary (Glossary)
Significance: education
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: concrete (some in rusticated stone form)

Roof:

Function:

1998-present (2006)	other (technology center)
1998-present (2006)	academic department building (offices for computer science, mathematics, and I.T.S.)
1998-present (2006)	auditorium (lecture hall)
1998-present (2006)	classrooms

Narrative:
This structure was made possible by a $7.5 million grant from the F.W. Olin Foundation. It includes a variety of current communication technology facilities. Its exterior is of light-colored concrete, some in a rusticated stone form.

References:

Brolander, Glen E. An Historical Survey of the Augustana College Campus. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Historical Society, 1985.

Historical Highlights of Augustana College, A Walking Tour. Pamphlet. Rock Island, IL: City of Rock Island Planning and Redevelopment Division, 2002.