The building serves two separate curriculums--the MBA program and the Executive Management program. Each is administered separately and caters to distinctly different student cultures. The full-time MBA students are more integrated into the larger life of the Graduate University, taking classes in the existing buildings as well as in the Drucker Center. The executives arrive after work or on weekends. The Drucker Center is their campus. The exterior court was a key program element in defining, symbolically and functionally, this campus-within-a-campus. This space is used for large receptions, breakout space for large caserooms, and informal spaces for study.
The caserooms are sophisticated electronic classrooms with distance learning capability. The seating geometry is carefully constructed to allow maximum student interaction as well as instructor focused teaching.
The stepped-floor caserooms, flexible classrooms, and breakout rooms are located on the lower level, directly accessible to the exterior garden court. Primary entry is at the first level, which houses Administration. The circulation zone fronting the court contains the stairs and lobbies, and is an extension of the exterior space. The third floor belongs to the faculty.
The Study Center is expressed as a pavilion in the garden. This space serves as an electronic library, a study lounge, and a reception pavilion for social gatherings. The upper court is an outdoor extension of this space and provides a visual link between the street and the lower court.
| Project Information | ||||||||||||
| Building Owner: | Claremont Graduate University | |||||||||||
| Owner Contact: | Mike Groener, Vice President | |||||||||||
| Building Location: | Claremont, CA UNITED STATES | |||||||||||
| Project Type: | New Construction | |||||||||||
| Principal Building Function: | School of Business | |||||||||||
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| Construction Cost: | $6,800,000 | |||||||||||
| Cost Per Sq. Ft: | $175 | |||||||||||
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| Building Information | ||||||||||||
| Project Includes: |
Business School Education Education: Administration Education: Classroom Education: Distance Learning Education: Faculty Office Education: Student Center Library |
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| Total GSF: | 38,800 | |||||||||||
| Total NSF: | 24,700 | |||||||||||
| Efficiency: | 63% | |||||||||||
| Project Team | ||||||||||||
| Architect | CO Architects | |||||||||||
| Builder | C.W. Driver | |||||||||||
| Profile Created 03/31/2001 | ||||||||||||
| Last Updated 04/04/2006 | ||||||||||||
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Pete F. Drucker Graduate Management Center Exterior

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