The McMurtry Building on the Stanford University Campus is the new home of the Department of Art and Art History along with the Art and Architecture Library. Customized Solution

• The new 90,000 gross s.f. steel framed structure houses faculty offices, classrooms, film screening, photography, digital arts, art studios, informal exhibition spaces, and the library.
• The goal of the project was to integrate the various artistic programs scattered throughout the campus while providing a dynamic and collaborative learning environment.
• The design utilizes two interconnected threads that support separate art-making and art study programs.  These threads consist of opposing long-span steel trusses that create a central column-free courtyard on the ground floor.  The library and other communal space between the threads provide dynamic interaction opportunities between the two programs.
• The building’s location adjacent to the Cantor Center for the Arts will also encourage collaboration with its neighbor.

• Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro/BOORA Architects
• Owner: Stanford University
• Steel framed, highly irregular structure