This is the Whitehead Wing (1940) of Emory University Hospital. It's the main pedestrian entrance. But folks don't really visit hospitals on foot. Too bad because the usually empty courtyard is one of my favorite places at Emory, maybe in the whole city.
Approaching the door one must look up. It looks ancient, brand new, almost surreal, exaggerated.
This way.
Charming, human scaled, cozy.
I can't grok it in a drive-by on Clifton Road. There's no place to stop, no convenient place to park. Folks visiting the hospital see this view from the valet parking line. Most Atlanta families have been here seeking care for loved ones when their minds aren't on classic architecture.
Quite a wall. The elaborate 3rd floor windows rest on a heavy band. That way our brain will know that they can't slip off the wall. The elaborate cornice and balustrade rests on a huge beam supported by a massive pilaster at the corner. It looks solid and sturdy.
The roof top balustrade. Each baluster looks like an urn on a plinth.
Elaborate pediments on the 2nd floor windows.
The Clifton Road facade.
I'm going to the 2010 Philip Trammell Shutze Awards on February 20th in Atlanta You should too. In the run up to the awards I'm doing a batch of posts about Shutze in my "neighborhood." No pro photography or pro architecture was committed in this post.
Thanks,
Terry
terry @ surf303.com