Stanford Memorial Auditorium: Difference between revisions

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[[File:Stanford University from Hoover Tower May 2011 001.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Memorial Auditorium - [[Stanford University]]]]

'''Memorial Auditorium''' (also called Memorial Hall, or MemAud by current students), dedicated in 1937, commemorates those students and faculty from Stanford who died in World War I. Designed by [[Bakewell and Brown]], construction of the auditorium was funded primarily through student contributions. Prominent features of the building include a great central arched entry, large arched entries on the sides, covered colonnades on the sides, bare wall surfaces in rectangular segments, and a red tile roof typical of many Stanford buildings. In addition to containing a main auditorium with 1,700 seats (Memorial Auditorium proper), MemAudit also houses the drama department and; Pigott Theater, a "little" theater with 200 seats.; Someand modificationsProsser toStudio the auditorium's facade were made in 1997 by Sebastian and AssociatesTheater, includingwhich aseats new60.<ref entryname="drama">{{cite stairs, terrace, and accessibility ramp.web

Memorial Auditorium, as the largest indoor performance space at Stanford, is the site of bothperformances, major speeches, academic conferences and student activities. For example, Hot Chips, a symposium on hardware chips sponsored by [[IEEE]], is held annually during theeach summer in MemAud. In terms of student activities, much of New Student Orientation takes place inside the auditorium.; Flicks, the Stanford movie service, screens movies in MemAud once every week.; and FinallyGaieties, a major part of the [[Big Game (American football)|Big Game]] activities, takes place there in the days before the actual game. Major speaker events are commonly held in MemAud because of its size, such as [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] when he gave his's "The Other America" speech on April 14, 1967,<ref>{{cite web

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