Museum of Science and Industry Building, Tampa, Florida, West View

Creator

Sape A. Zylstra

Files

Preview

Creation Date

January 1980

Time Period

circa 1980s-1990s

Abstract

The most striking feature of this museum, opened in 1980, is its space-frame umbrella roof. On the southside, it sweeps down to its six columnar supports which flank the drop-off-levels, interrupted by a continuous skylight which lights the gap running lengthwise through the two/three story building. The gap splits the parallelogram plan in two, with enclosed spaces to the south and open exhibition spaces to the north. Ducts are exposed and brightly colored. The continuous open space under the umbrella roof is so oriented and shaped as to provide maximum airflow according to prevailing wind. The result is that the inside/outside space is up to twenty degrees cooler than the temperature outside. This is a view from the west.

Keywords

Museum buildings, Museum of Science & Industry (Tampa Fla.)

Extent

1 color slide

Geographic Location

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Architectural Slides

Box

1

Media Type

Color slides

Note

Title supplied by cataloger. Description supplied by Sape A. Zylstra.

Identifier

Z03-B023

Recommended Citation

Zylstra, Sape A., "Museum of Science and Industry Building, Tampa, Florida, West View" (1980). Sape A. Zylstra Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 103.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/zylstra/103