Knox College Whitcomb Art Center

The Whitcomb Art Center creates a vibrant new home for Knox College’s arts programs while uniting disparate campus functions. The facility consolidates the studio art and art history departments in a daylit and cost effective modern building anchored by a native landscaped courtyard. Situated at the northern edge of the campus and configured around a new plaza, the building also acts as a new gateway to the central campus. The project achieved LEED Gold certification.

Flexible studio spaces, connecting disciplines and encouraging chance encounters.

Working closely with Lake Flato on the Whitcomb Art Center has been one of the most rewarding and invigorating undertakings of my professional life. Even now, every time I walk into the building, I get a little jolt of excitement and a renewed energy for teaching as an act of collaboration and discovery. I know our students feel it too. Mark Holmes

Chair, Department of Art and History, Knox College

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