San Diego Architects to Discuss
U.C. San Diego's Muir College
History at 40th Anniversary Event
April 16, 2008
By Pat JaCoby
Three distinguished San Diego architects will discuss the architectural heritage of John Muir College at a forum April 22 marking the 40th anniversary year of the college, founded in 1967 as the second of UC San Diego’s six undergraduate colleges.
Discussing the landmark architecture will be Robert Mosher, the original executive architect of the college; Dale Naegle, the architect who designed the residence halls, apartments and Stewart Commons, and Fred Livingstone, an architect who worked on McGill Hall. The event will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Sequoia Room of Stewart Commons with the speakers giving presentations about the early history of the college, its signature modernist architecture, and the campus plan.
The April 22 forum also will mark the April 21st birthday of John Muir, the famed environmentalist and nature writer for whom the college is named.
The historic campus core of John Muir College consists of nine buildings constructed between 1968 and 1971. The buildings are representative of a distinct style of architecture and an important time in the definition of a regional architectural identity in San Diego.
In 2007 Muir College received a $100,000 Campus Heritage Grant from the J. Paul Getty Foundation to develop a preservation plan for its unique ensemble of modernist buildings. The April 22 event will include a review of this plan.
The public is invited to attend. For information and directions to the college visit http://www-muir.ucsd.edu or call 858 534-3583.
Media Contact: Pat JaCoby, 858 534-7404
