▁called ▁it ▁" del ight ful " ▁and ▁" ref res hing ," ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Arch itect s ▁who ▁awarded ▁Yam as aki ▁a ▁First ▁Honor ▁Award ▁for ▁the ▁design . ▁The ▁building ▁solid ified ▁Yam as aki ' s ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁master ful ▁International ▁Style ▁architect . ▁ ▁Yam as aki ' s ▁campus ▁master ▁plan ▁called ▁for ▁closing ▁off ▁streets ▁to ▁auto ▁traffic ▁and ▁construct ing ▁a ▁campus ▁around ▁ped est rian ▁courts . ▁Although ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁Yam as aki ' s ▁vision ▁was ▁never ▁realized , ▁he ▁did ▁design ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁four ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁campus : ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁McG reg or ▁Memorial ▁Conference ▁Center ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 - 5 8 , ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Education ▁Building ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁buildings ▁in ▁this ▁complex , ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁Building ▁and ▁ad jo ining ▁Helen ▁L . ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 - 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Yam as aki ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Pr ent is ▁Building ▁and ▁the ▁De Ro y ▁Aud itor ium ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁located ▁directly ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁Main ▁Branch ▁of ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Public ▁Library , ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁that ▁was ▁then ▁an ▁open ▁m all , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁War ▁Memorial ▁Mall . ▁The ▁m all ▁had ▁been ▁only