PROJECT  Maryland Institute College of Art, Fred Lazarus IV Center Annex & Bridge Connector

LOCATION  Baltimore, , 

PROJECT COMPLETION DATE  6/1/2014

ARCHITECT  Ziger/Snead Architects

ASSOCIATED ARCHITECT  

OWNER/CLIENT  Maryland Institute College of Art

CONTRACTOR  Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

PHOTOGRAPHER  Karl Connolly

DESIGN TEAM  Steve Ziger, Douglas Bothner, Matthew Rouse, William Rohde

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:

Maryland Institute College of Art is expanding its graduate facilities to include the building at 1801 Falls Road. The former millwork building sits adjacent to the College’s newly renovated Graduate Student Center on North Avenue. Once completed, the two buildings will consolidate much of MICA’s graduate programming in the Station North hub. The project includes major renovation to the 33,000 square foot warehouse building and the addition of a pedestrian bridge connecting the two facilities. The 1801 Falls Road building will house the Rinehart School of Sculpture, and provide additional instructional, exhibition, and studio space for the Illustration, Art Education, and Social Design graduate programs. The new facility will contain state-of-the-art digital labs, workshops, and classrooms, as well as flexible common and informal meeting spaces. A new bridge connection creates continuity between the Graduate Studio Center and 1801 Falls Road, while new monumental skylights and vertical connections bring ample day light into the building, encouraging overlap within the academic community.

IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS

IMAGE 1  The Fred Lazarus IV Center Annex and Bridge Connection. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 2  Stairwell and pedestrian bridge entryways on third floor. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 3  The building incorporates the college's identity throughout, including custom mechanical units on the rooftop. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 4  The Rinehart School of Sculpture, located on the first floor, has easy access to outside work space. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 5  The stair incorporates a digitally-fabricated paneling system with a plasma cut pattern informed by the College’s institutional brand identity. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 6  The new facility contains state-of-the-art digital labs, workshops, and classrooms, as well as flexible common and informal meeting spaces. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

IMAGE 7  The new bridge connection creates continuity between the Graduate Studio Center and Annex. (c) Karl Connolly Photography

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