The With input from members of the law school community, a firm foundation is laid.

New They called it a dinosaur. Outdated. Obsolete. Dingy. But if aging cinder-block walls could talk, they would speak of enlightenment. Of fledgling careers taking shape. Of thousands of graduates who earned their degrees at 500 W . Baltimore Sr. and Building ventured forth to become respected attorneys, judges, public ser­ vants and CEOs for public, private, and nonprofit enterprises. The law school building may have ourlived its time, but the students, faculty and staff who taught, learned and lived the law the there made it a vety special place. When Interim Dean Karen Rothenberg began a critical review of the new building plans last summer, she wanted to draw upon the perspectives of the entire law school community. Block "We opened up the discussion to the faculty, staff and stu­ dents to talk about choices so they could be a parr of this process." Members of the administrative Staff met with each depart­ BETTY LYNNE LEARY ment to determine how people function wirl1in their own work spaces and with others. Armed with a list of questions garnered from these meetings, the interim dean summoned the School's building committee, a group of eight people representing all law

JD MAGAZINE SPRI NG 2000 hool's eight-person building Four members of the la~ sc lds Kate McManus, Alan committee (from left): SIll Reyno , Hornstein and Jose Sahamonde-Gonzalez.

new building," Rothenberg says. For example, the faculty ex­ "We wanted to use the pressed a desire to move their mailboxes from the dean's suite to architecture and design the faculty library so they could have a place to meet and mingle while gathering their mail. and preserve a To establish a more student-friendly environment, the Office of Admissions and Registration was modified to make students sense of community within feel more welcome and included. Additional common areas were created so that members of student organizations could share the new building ... " work space.

school co nstituencies, then called an open meeting. B ack in the mid-1960s when the old building opened its doors as "We had a number of meetings with more than 50 people the newest showplace on campus, large lecture halls and seminar attending," says Jose Bahamonde-Gonzalez, assistant dean for rooms dominated the design, and overhead projectors and chalk­ administration. The group asked ques tions and offered solutions boards represented the technology of the times. that were integrated into the final plans. "It was built at a time when legal education functioned differ­ One major morale issue concerned the location of supporr en tly," explains Professor Alan Hornstein, co-chair of the building staff work areas. In the original plans, Staff spaces occupied the committee. "Legal education was taught in large classes, there was center of each floor. "We reassigned the spaces and pulled the staff no clinical program at all, and seminars were considered an inno­ offices to the outside walls where the majority will now have win­ vation at that point." Much oflegal education now takes place dows," Bahamonde-Gonzalez says. Rothenberg notes that it's a in small groups and in one-on-one clinical situations; thus the small price to pay for a satisfied suppOrt team. new building wi ll feature individual student work spaces and "Wherever we could, we wanred to use the architecture and small er classrooms with fl exible seating that can be reconfigured des ign to es tablish and preserve a sense of community within the for mul tiple uses.

JD MAGAZ INE SPRI NG 2000 Perhaps the strongest design debate sprang from the issue of connection between the buildings and how the courtyard visually technology. Kate McManus, manager of construction and facilities, connects ro tbe burial ground." Redesigning access for the disabled explains that the building committee discussed at length whether was a rop priority for Rothenberg. Access through the old building every student seat should have the capability ro access data. required taking a circuirous route through the law library and using "Some faculty sai d 'absolutely' wh ile others were less sure, " she a temperamentallifr. recalls, adding that it often shows a difference in teaching styles. "I have seen the humiliation in the faces of people who have to go Professor Bill Reynolds, co-chair of the building committee, on a lift that breaks down, or who have ro go around the building wants ro embrace technology at every turn. "We need electronic in the snow to get up a ramp," Rothenberg says. "I want every person ourl ets, data ports, A V everywhere, and the capacity ro participate ro be able ro enter our School with dignity and feel welcome here." in co nferences via satellite uplinks and downlinks," he says. The solution features a new hallway that allows access ro "People have different priorities, but most faculty want state-of­ Westminster Hall without cutting through the library. Handi­ the-art classrooms. It will really be spectacular. " capped parking is located JUSt outside the building, and sheltered, exterior walkways provide a grander entrance and easier access ro the "This project is to hisroric hall. ''I'm a bit prejudiced, bur I think it will add considerably ro the legal education architecture of the Universiry neighborhood," H ornstein says with JUSt a hint of pride. "This project is to legal education what Camden Yards is ro baseball. " W hen the bu lding opens in 2002, vis itors will see a tasteful mix is to baseball." of old and new, the stately old hall tied ro its new neighbor, mod­ ern technology wrapped in a hisrorically sensitive package. T he design of the new building integrates fac ul ty offices, class­ "Clearly, the process was taxing, but well worth it," rooms and administrative spaces ro create a sense of community. Rothenberg nares. "In the end, the building wi ll be a state-of-the­ Working fl oor by floor, room by room, and function by function, art facility of which the entire communiry can be proud." the building committee collaborates with the architects and consul­ tants ro create a design that brings people rogether. "We wanted ro make the architecture of the new building a servant ro the culrure of the place," says Hornstein. "The design wi ll encourage professional interactions at every level. "

W hereas the new building wi ll be fully wired ro meet the 21st century, it forever will be connected ro hisroric Westminster Hall. The problem of joining the twO buildings, built 150 years apart, presented one of the project's major challenges. "We thought very seriously about the relationship of the building ro Westminster Hall," Hornstein notes, "especially the architectural

The law school's Building Committee includes Jose Bahamonde-Gonzdlez, Barbara Gontrum, Alan Hornstein, Robyn Kirby, Kate McManus, Bill Reynolds, Karen Rothenberg and John Style.

JD MAGAZINE SPRJ NG 2000 (From left) Shelley Gitomer, Karen Rothenberg and Jose Bahamonde-Gonzdlez joining University President David j. Ramsay, Karen Rothenberg and Social Work donned hard hats for the demolition ofthe old building. Dean jesse j. Harris in the groundbreaking ceremony were Gov. Parris Glendening, State Treasurer Richard Dixon, Maryland Senate President Mike Miller, Mayor Kurt Schmoke, u.s. Rep. Benjamin Cardin, and regent Edwin Crawford.

(From left) Dana Petersen, Harriet Cooperman '78, Alison Asti '79 and Louise Hanan Sibel '58 (at left) and Frank Burch '74 provided outstanding leadership Michaux Gonzales '76. all members ofthe law school's Board of Visitors, attended for the School's Building Campaign. the Oct. 29 groundbreaking ceremony.

Paul D. Bekman '71 and his wife, Arlene, celebrate the Oct. 29 groundbreaking (From left) Doris Patz and Willard and Lillian Hackermflrt attended the ground­ at a dinner held that evening at the Walters Art Gallel),. breaking dinner.

JD MAGAZIN E SPRlNG 2000 e Extra Mile Generous donors to the School of Law's Building Campaign have gone the distance to put the new building on the map.

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