Construction materials used in the building of the Center included:
-37650 cubic yards of concrete which is enough to build a 4 foot sidewalk of normal 4" depth from campus to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Krannert in Indianapolis.
-2600 tons of reinforcing steel which would fulfill the reinforcing needs of a modern industrial plant
-1720 tons of structural steel which is enough to build a sizable railroad bridge
-904,580 bricks including 15,368 which were specially made
-468,100 masonry bricks including 160,000 paving bricks or enough bricks to build 90 residences and pave the streets around them.
-walls and ceilings contain 45,000 square yards of plaster
-131,000 square yards of aggregate- enough to pave 3.5 acres or more than enough to pave the entire Quad
-3200 sq. ft. of granite for the stairs
-1112 tons of Indiana limestone for various areas
-45 tons of Longmeadow (Massachusetts) brownstone
-70,640 pieces of Ludowici tiles
-220 miles of wire
-50 miles of conduit
-38 miles of low voltage wire
-Teakwood that comes from India, Ceylon, and Burma and is made by hand. Nine small pieces put together form one six inch square tile
-Indiana butternut wood from Chester B. Stern at New Albany, IN
6,000 logs were examined and 46 were chosen.

In the Great Hall:
the stage floor, auditorium floor, and risers are white oak

In the Festival Theater (originally Music Hall)
the balcony wood caps, stage apron, and stage lifts are made of American cherry veneer

In the Playhouse (originally Drama Theater)
the lift aprons, pit railings, and railings are made of English burled oak

As far as that amount of space goes, the terrace gardens take up 30,600 square feet and the parking garages take up227,000 square feet.

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