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University of Central Florida Building Renderings Collection, 1966-1968

 

Summary

Creator:
University of Central Florida. Office of the President
Abstract:
The University of Central Florida Building Renderings Collection is comprised of both original and printed artwork that was created to give its audience a glimpse of what a potential building on the campus of Florida Technological University would look like before it was constructed. While all of the buildings featured in this collection were eventually constructed, some features of the buildings are different than what the renderings depict. The majority of the artwork was created in 1966, before major construction on the campus was started; however, there are a few pieces that date through to 1968.
Extent:
1 boxes 3.0 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

University of Central Florida Renderings Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

Series I: Original Work, 1966-1968 contains original watercolor and colored pencil work. Many of the items in this series are the original works to the prints in Series II.

Series II: Printed Work, circa 1966 consists of high quality prints of original watercolor work that shows potential buildings for the new university.

Biographical / historical:

Before a building can be constructed, a plan must be made. Thus, architectural renderings are made of a potential building to give its audience a chance to see what the finished product would look like. In the current era of 3D animation and computer graphics, the University of Central Florida Building Renderings Collection highlights the period of the two dimensional freehand artist who, with watercolors and canvas, brings life to the barely born Florida Technological University.

The man responsible for the architecture being built on FTU's campus was Forrest M. Kelley, the Florida Board of Regents architect. With the help of Associated University Architects, Kelley gathered renderings, building plans, and material inventories from around the country to prepare for the construction of FTU. Of the architects and artists who assisted Kelley, only a few have work featured in this collection. Those artists and architects include M. McTammany Del.; Jim Squires, Inc.; Associated University Architects; Murphy, Hunton, and Shivers, presently called HuntonBrady; Richard Lewis; and the Worthington Associates, based in Kansas.

HuntonBrady has continued working for the university, recently as the architects responsible for the Nicholson School of Communications Building. M. McTammany did several renderings for this university as contracted by Jim Squires, Inc., however only a few of the renderings were signed by the artists. It should not be assumed that M. McTammany was the artist for the remainder of the unsigned Jim Squires, Inc. work. More recent buildings, such as Health and Public Affairs feature the work of the architectural firm Schenkel Shultz. The artist A. Ottich, who created the watercolor of The Burnett House, is also featured.

Acquisition information:
The materials were transferred to the University Archives in 2002 by the University of Central Florida Physical Plant.
Processing information:

Collection processed by and finding aid prepared by April Karlene Anderson in 2006. Gum-like substances as well as tape and any other abrasive material has been removed where it can. Archival paper has been placed between each work so as to further protect the object.The finding aid was updated for consistency among all collections by Mary Rubin in 2012, resulting in edition 2. The finding aid was placed into Archon, with adjustments made for Archon and resulting in edition 3, by Mary Rubin in 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in two series.

Accruals:

Collection Identifier: CFU2002_01; Additions: CFU2002_02*; *Transfer numbers that are indicated with an asterisk are add-ons and the material from these collections might still be in unprocessed. The CFU numbers were added from the Accession and Transfer Records in October 2010.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Unpublished records are protected by copyright. Permission to publish quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

University of Central Florida Renderings Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Location of this collection:
John C. Hitt Library
12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2
Orlando
FL
32816-8030
USA