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Art and Design Building
George Mason University
A building for the arts is designed to strengthen campus identity and highlight prominent campus destinations.
![Central staircase in lobby with concrete and metal materiality](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase.jpg 2400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-2048x1143.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-170x95.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-80x45.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-400x223.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-600x335.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-800x446.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-1200x670.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1_GMU-Art-Design_Staircase-1600x893.jpg 1600w)
The Art and Design Building provides the painting, sculpture and graphic design programs with the flexibility to accommodate changes in teaching methods and curriculum. The facility includes flexible classrooms and studio spaces for painting and drawing, digital arts, graphic design, sculpture, photography and printmaking, an art gallery and administrative and faculty spaces. A lecture hall, student lounge, and café bring collaboration opportunities for students and faculty. The design incorporates an industrial character, combining pre-cast concrete, brick, metal panels and engineered glazing systems.
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![Art gallery space at the Art and Design Building at George Mason University](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery.jpg 2324w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-1536x991.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-2048x1322.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-170x110.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-80x52.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-400x258.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-600x387.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-800x516.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-1200x775.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Gallery-1600x1033.jpg 1600w)
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![Front of the Art and Design building at George Mason University at dusk](https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior.jpg 2093w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-1536x1101.jpg 1536w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-2048x1468.jpg 2048w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-170x122.jpg 170w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-80x57.jpg 80w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-400x287.jpg 400w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-600x430.jpg 600w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-800x573.jpg 800w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-1200x860.jpg 1200w, https://ayerssaintgross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GMU-Art-Design_Dusk-Exterior-1600x1147.jpg 1600w)
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