THIS PROJECT IS A PROPOSAL FOR THE AMISTAD ARCHIVE AND RESEARCH CENTER LOCATED ON THE OPEN ACADEMIC QUAD OF THE UPTOWN TULANE CAMPUS. THE BUILDING SEEKS TO ATTRACT STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS TO WORK IN THE STEPPED READING ROOM ENCLOSED BY A TRANSLUCENT GLASS FACADE. THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF THE BUILDING ESSENTIALLY HOSTS AS INDOOR STREET THAT SERVES AS A PERMANENT GALLERY EXHIBIT SPACE AND A MAJOR MEANS OF CIRCULATION. LOOKING TO IMMERSE ITSELF IN ITS SURROUNDINGS, THE BUILDING CONNECTS TO THE EXISTING CASSATT COURTYARD.
