在建筑设计中运用有天棚的内院大厅,已经司空见惯。对这种内院大厅的介绍和颂扬,几乎成了陈词滥调。但是,田纳西大学艺术及建筑馆所呈现的“街道”空间却由于尺度适宜和更具公共性,仍然具有说服力和吸引力。该馆由艺术系和建筑学院两个单位联合使用。设计者是在一次全州的建筑设计竞赛中获胜的。他们对校园从总体到局部都非常熟悉,邻近的剧院 The use of a canopy of inner courtyard halls in architectural design has become commonplace. The introduction and praise of this inner courtyard hall have become almost clichés. However, the “street” space presented by the University of Tennessee’s Art and Architecture Museum is still convincing and attractive due to its appropriate scale and more publicity. The museum is jointly used by the two departments of the Art Department and the School of Architecture. The designer won in a statewide architectural design competition. They are very familiar with the campus from the general to the local, the nearby theater