The Sam Fox School is currently comprised of five buildings, located on the eastern portion of the Danforth Campus, as well as one facility located off campus.
Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall brings together the undergraduate Sculpture and Painting major areas and the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book. The Sculpture major area includes undergraduate studios, a wood shop, a metal shop, an installation room, and a faculty office—all on the ground level and first floor. The undergraduate Painting studios as well as the Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Studio for the Illustrated Book can be found on the second floor.
William K. Bixby Hall, completed in 1926, has grown and changed to meet the needs of the students, faculty, and administration of the College & Graduate School of Art. Currently, Bixby Hall houses teaching and studio spaces for Core students, undergraduate Fashion and Printmaking majors, and some Architecture undergraduate students and faculty. In addition, the Dubinsky Printmaking Studio, a state-of-the-art facility, is located on the first floor. On the ground floor, an administrative suite is home to student services and the finance office.
Joseph B. Givens Hall has been Architecture’s home since 1932. It features a variety of studio spaces, including large drafting rooms with 15-foot ceilings, large windows, and skylit ateliers. The building’s compact and elegant Beaux-Arts design has at its heart a grand central stair often used for socializing and informal meetings. Givens Hall also houses a main lecture room, review spaces, and classrooms.
Mark C. Steinberg Hall, completed in 1960, was the first commission by Fumihiko Maki, then an architecture professor at Washington University. Formerly home to the Gallery of Art, the Department of Art History & Archaeology in Arts & Sciences, and the Art & Architecture Library, Steinberg Hall now houses Communication Design, Photography & Digital Imaging, and Career Serviceson the lower level. The main level houses review space for Architecture, as well as public spaces, Steinberg Cafe, and Etta Eiseman Steinberg Auditorium. Architecture and Communication Design studios occupy the upper level.
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, completed in 2006, was another commission by Maki. The elegant, 65,000-square-foot limestone-clad structure—a gathering point for scholars and the general public—includes more than 10,000 square feet of exhibition space; art storage facilities; and the Florence Steinberg Weil Sculpture Garden. The museum also houses the Kranzberg Art and Architecture Library; Art History and Archaeology; and the Newman Money Museum, a state-of-the-art numinismatics center.
Lewis Center, which is located off campus at 725 Kingsland Avenue in University City, is home to the Graduate Art studio facilities. The building is named for Edward Gardner Lewis, the founder of University City, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Built in 1909, Lewis Center was purchased from the developer by Washington University in the Fall of 1998, to ensure that art students would continue to have classroom and studio space.
