This Wind Tunnel now serves as facility for the design center in Pasadena California. It is a good example of dealing with excessive scale, and using what you were given."The history of the South Campus begins in 1942, when five aircraft companies - including Douglas, Lockheed, and McDonnell - joined forces to create the Southern California Cooperative Wind Tunnel to test aircraft for aerodynamic data. The 19,000-square-foot facility was one of the first large supersonic wind tunnels in the world.
The “Coop Wind Tunnel” contributed to the development of postwar commercial and military aircraft from 1945 to 1960. Over time the tunnel grew into a seven-building complex, and most recently served as an appliance manufacturing plant and showroom. Art Center College of Design acquired the building in 2001 as the first phase of its overall expansion plan."
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