Architecture of Note: An Ode to a Philip Shutze Gate and Traffic Engineering
[The Haywood-Hopkins gate at Emory University photo via Architecture Tourist .] Our friends at Architecture Tourist are singing the praises of recent improvements in traffic engineering over in the Emory Village. Among the positive effects: new found life for Emory University’s Haygood-Hopkins Gate (full history here ), designed by legendary Atlanta architect Philip Shutze. Originally constructed in 1937 to straddle what is now Mizell Drive, the gate suffered three decades of abuse from high-topped trucks before being moved to its current and more “ceremonial” location. The gate is one small piece of a large collection of notable architecture… >>
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