
In September of 2007, the college hired internationally acclaimed architects, Perkins Eastman, to design a home for new programs in architecture and interior design and to create a dynamic new entrance to the Morrisville campus.
Shiela Johnson Design Center
The commanding building welcomes visitors with a dramatic vaulted and double-height entrance atrium and a gallery that displays students' work. Alluring elements include dramatic arches, interlocking spaces and a double-height studio, a mezzanine-level studio suspended above the second floor, and four studios that envelop students in vast space and light.
A wood shop where students build small-scale models of wood buildings and fabricate shelter projects for class, and a digital production and photo area soon to be equipped with universal laser cutter and rapid prototyping machines, are cutting-edge elements that further add to the 21st century charm of the environment.
Architecture Studio
Shiela Johnson Design Center Lobby