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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.
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Highlights
- Owner: Stanford University
- Architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, BORA Architects
- Contractor: Whiting-Turner
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Team
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Steve Marusich
Director of Technical Excellence
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Lindsey Maclise
Principal
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Mason Walters
Senior Principal