Campus Architecture Database: Art and Design Building

George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.

Building Type: Academic

Construction Type: New

Cost: $22.3-million

Square Footage: 88,900

Architect: Ayers/Saint/Gross

Contractor: Donley’s Inc.

Opened: 2009

This new three-story building houses administrative and faculty offices, a gallery, general and art-education classrooms, and academic and studio spaces for painting and drawing, digital arts, graphic design, sculpture, photography, and printmaking. The design was intended to provide flexibility to accommodate changes in teaching methods and curriculum. The building, adjacent to a new quadrangle, also includes a student lounge and a café.

(Photos: David Burk)

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