Futurist architecture:Crawford Hall


What is Futurist architecture?
Futurist architecture is an early on-20th century form of architecture born in Italy, characterize by strong chromatics, long vibrant lines, suggesting speed, motion, urgency and lyricism: it was a part of Futurism, an artistic movement founded by the poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, who produced its first manifesto, the Manifesto of Futurism in 1909. The movement attracted not only poets, musicians, and artists (such as Umberto Boccioni, Giacomo Balla, Fortunato Depero, and Enrico Prampolini) but also a number of architects. A cult of the machine age and even a glorification of war and violence were among the themes of the Futurists (several prominent futurists were killed after volunteering to fight in World War I). The latter group i
ncluded the architect Antonio Sant'Elia, who, though building little, translated the futurist vision into an urban form.
















Crawford Hall
General information
Architectural style:          Futurism
Town or city:      Irvine, California
Country:              United States of America
Construction started:     1964
Completed:        1965
Client:   University of California, Irvine
Technical details
Structural system:           Reinforced concrete
Design and construction
Architect:              William Pereira

Crawford Hall is a volleyball arena for UC Irvine. Crawford Hall Gym is wherever the men's and women's volleyball matches are held and is one of the best  25 largest volleyball-only facilities in the state. The gym seats 1,400 and also house the UC Irvine intercollegiate games offices. The Crawford Hall Complex, in calculation to housing the athletic management offices, also include sports medicine, strength and conditioning, and student-athlete academic support service. The facility's outdoor breezeway is also casually recognized within the UC Irvine community as the practice space for hip hop dance group Kaba Modern.

Crawford Hall is one of nine unique buildings designed by William Pereira that were present when the site opened in 1965. Cased in cylindrical concrete panel and balanced atop a little hill, it has a castle-like attendance when view from the road. It is attach to a slighter administrative building by an vaulted, covered walkway which spans a landscape square between the two. Originally named "Campus Hall", it serve as a multi-purpose facility prior to construction of the first Student Center in the 1980s.



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