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Building a Future on a Strong Foundation - Images from the Fall 2009 Record

Stuart Hall was the Law School's first permanent building and served as the school's primary residence from 1904 to 1959.
Stuart Hall was the Law School's first permanent building and served as the school's primary residence from 1904 to 1959.
The library's reading room was known for its high ceilings and long wooden tables.
The library's reading room was known for its high ceilings and long wooden tables.
In 1955, noted Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and his firm created preliminary drawings for a new building.
In 1955, noted Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and his firm created preliminary drawings for a new building.
A scale model shows Saarinen's design.
A scale model shows Saarinen's design.
At the new building's groundbreaking, everyone present turned a spadeful of dirt.
At the new building's groundbreaking, everyone present turned a spadeful of dirt.
Chief Justice Earl Warren and his British counterpart, Viscount Kilmuir of Creich, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, laid the new building's cornerstone. Two time capsules were stored inside.
Chief Justice Earl Warren and his British counterpart, Viscount Kilmuir of Creich, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, laid the new building's cornerstone. Two time capsules were stored inside.
Dean Edward Levi and then-Vice President Richard Nixon greeted guests in 1959 at the building's grand opening.
Dean Edward Levi and then-Vice President Richard Nixon greeted guests in 1959 at the building's grand opening.
The new building featured an auditorium, a courtroom and a student lounge that occupied an entire first floor.
The new building featured an auditorium, a courtroom and a student lounge that occupied an entire first floor.
Installation of the Pevsner sculpture in the Law School fountain.
Installation of the Pevsner sculpture in the Law School fountain.
Though the new library had more natural light, shelf space soon was filled to capacity.
Though the new library had more natural light, shelf space soon was filled to capacity.
A view from the library's third floor shows the Law School's original fountain and reflecting pool.
A view from the library's third floor shows the Law School's original fountain and reflecting pool.
Students here are relaxing in the Green Lounge before its expansion and with its old furniture.
Students here are relaxing in the Green Lounge before its expansion and with its old furniture.
The Green Lounge's renovation began in 1985, a construction project nicknamed "squaring the rectangle."
The Green Lounge's renovation began in 1985, a construction project nicknamed "squaring the rectangle."
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Dean Edward Levi, Lord Goff and Justice Antonin Scalia at the Dedication for the 1987 building expansion.
Judge Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Dean Edward Levi, Lord Goff and Justice Antonin Scalia at the Dedication for the 1987 building expansion.
The D'Angelo Law Library's renovation, completed in 2008, was intended to retain the library's historic design while enhancing student spaces.
The D'Angelo Law Library's renovation, completed in 2008, was intended to retain the library's historic design while enhancing student spaces.
A staircase was added to join the library's first two floors.
A staircase was added to join the library's first two floors.
The focus on a student-friendly design resulted in a library that is a reliable, modern facility.
The focus on a student-friendly design resulted in a library that is a reliable, modern facility.
The renovated Faculty Workshop.
The renovated Faculty Workshop.
A zero-depth pool over black granite replaced the old reflecting pool in 2008. The Pevsner sculpture still stands in the fountain.
A zero-depth pool over black granite replaced the old reflecting pool in 2008. The Pevsner sculpture still stands in the fountain.

The Law School's physical home has gone through dramatic modernizations since the first permanent building was constructed in 1904 -- from the major renovation in 1959 designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen to the zero-depth reflecting pool unveiled in 2008. Read more in the Fall 2009 issue of the Record.