Smith and Williams: Microdot Incorporated (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Description
Brick and colored, clear, and painted glass were used to create visually pleasing spaces inside—a lobby and conference room—and read on the exterior as colorful volumes.
A preliminary design proposed a façade that resembled a computer punch card, a reference to the company business.
A preliminary design proposed a façade that resembled a computer punch card, a reference to the company business.
Creator
Smith and Williams, architects
Kent Oppenheimer, photographer
Larry Harmon, photographer
Kent Oppenheimer, photographer
Larry Harmon, photographer
Source
Smith & Williams records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Date
1961
Rights
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Collection
Citation
Smith and Williams, architects
Kent Oppenheimer, photographer
Larry Harmon, photographer, “Smith and Williams: Microdot Incorporated (South Pasadena, Calif.),” UCSB ADC Omeka, accessed December 3, 2024, http://www.adc-exhibits.museum.ucsb.edu/items/show/534.