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two runners-up, were criticized as striving to be too exciting for the small site. After the competition, few changes were made. Some elements were removed and later restored, and additional elements were added through gifts, government grants, and educational loans. The prefabricated elements never were created, as they were 50-foot floor beams, which would have been expensive and difficult to manipulate on the small site.
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a year and a half prior, though it restricted who could enter. The competition required entries to reflect a widespread attention to and respect for the institute. Another prominent requirement was for evidence the construction would not exceed $ 500,000, not including a 10 percent limit for cost
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anticipated, and the number of students gradually increased to as many as 650 in 1974. The "extra floors" were never rented, and the expanding student body and staff needed to support them quickly placed demands on all existing space.
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as a "a kind of madman's fantasy of an 1800-vintage French neocolonial palace" and it was featured on the cover of that month's issue.
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