Stanford
Coupa Café opened in the Knight Management Center of the Graduate School of Business at Stanford Univeristy in April of 2011. Housed in a primary location for the Knight Management Center (at the intersection of Serra Street and Campus Drive), the Graduate School of Business will have a prominent identity on Stanford’s campus. The vision for the GSB buildings reflects a commitment to creating space that enables collaboration between faculty and students, between the GSB and the rest of Stanford, and with the global business community like Coupa Cafe. Coupa Cafe continues its philosophy of working with local farmers and promoting sustainable agriculture, fair trade and eco‐friendly practices. This location, the third in Stanford University, features the finest single estate coffees from Venezuela as well as its popular Spicy Maya and Abuela hot chocolate. Additionally, locally grown products are promoted and enjoyed through the daily menu featuring soups, salads, Venezuelan arepas, paninis, pastries and other Coupa specialties.
Hoover Tower is a 285ft structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became President of the United States. Hoover had amassed a large collection of materials related to early 20th century history; he donated them to Stanford, his alma mater, to found a "library of war, revolution and peace". Hoover Tower also houses the Hoover Institution research center and think tank.Hoover Tower, inspired by the cathedral tower at Salamanca, was finished in 1941, the year of Stanford's 50th anniversary. It was designed by architect Arthur Brown, Jr.The first nine floors of the tower are library stacks and the next three floors are used for offices. Exiled Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn lived on the 11th floor for some time upon invitation by Stanford University before he moved in 1976.Hoover Tower receives approximately 200 visitors per day, and a nominal fee is charged for non-students or non-faculty. The observation deck platform is 250ft above the ground, and provides an expansive view of the Stanford University campus and surrounding area. On clear days it is possible to see all the way to the distant skyline of San Francisco. The tower's observation deck is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., but closed during academic breaks and finals.
