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BABSON COLLEGE AUDIO VISUAL CLASSROOM

Arrowstreet designed the Babson College Library and Educational Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1970. George Claflen was the responsible member of the design team. The college requested classrooms for 50 students with advanced audio visual capabilities. Subtle adjustments of projection and seating geometry are employed to resolve many of the program requirements which were years ahead of their time, in relation to contemporary use of video.

1. Screen aligns diagonally with seating for best optics.

2. Students have simultaneous view of screen and lecturer/blackboard area.

3. Lecturer has view of the screen.

4. Slightly sloped floor improves eye contact.

5. Individual orientation of each seat provides optimum alignment.