Fiat Lux Redux: Ansel Adams and Clark Kerr
Campus Environment and Construction
Clark Kerr’s appointment as UC President in 1958 coincided with a decision to build three new campuses: Irvine, San Diego and Santa Cruz. The first emphasis at UC San Diego was on science and on close collaboration between teacher and student.
The Breezeway (with figure), UC San Diego, April 1966
In 1915, the University, recognizing the sudden rise in population and consequently the need for higher education in Southern California, opened in Los Angelesa headquarters for University Extension. UC Los Angeles is second in size and enrollment only UC Berkeley.
Moonrise, UC Los Angeles, November 1966
UC Santa Cruz was one of the three campus built under Clark Kerr’s tenure and was intended to combine the best of a small college and the best of a great university in a magnificent natural setting.
Trailers and Construction Debris, UC Santa Cruz, September 1965
Addition to the Health Science Building, UC Los Angeles, November 1966.