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Arkansas State University
Windgate Hall of Art and Innovation

Windgate Hall of Art and Innovation at Arkansas State University will be a hub for visual arts, engineering, and computer science students to collaborate and learn from one another.

  • Location

    • Jonesboro, AR

    Size

    • 38,887 GSF

    Program

    • Experiential education hub, project labs, makerspaces, digital studios, auditorium, faculty offices, collaboration spaces, cafe

    Practice area

Revitalizing the Image of Art

Windgate Hall will not only create new space for fine arts studios; it will put visual arts at the heart of cross-disciplinary collaboration. In this new campus learning space, art and design students will work together with students of engineering and computer science with the aim of increasing connectivity, engagement, diversity of perspective, and innovation.

Studios and labs throughout the building are designed with maximum flexibility in mind; students and professors will have the space and infrastructure to explore an ever-changing range of scales and media.

Studios and pinup spaces will surround a luminous atrium, its clerestory drawing light deep into the building.
Abundant natural light and white walls will keep the focus on art installations and works-in-progress.
The building’s massing and materials will reflect the architectural legacy of the A State campus while still providing a distinctly modern home for the arts
[This building] opens the realm of possibility for interdisciplinary collaboration, research and innovation. The common threads among these disciplines are creativity and problem solving. This collaboration will encourage our students to solve complex problems and create unique solutions that wouldn’t be possible within a single discipline
Dr. Jake QuallsChair of Computer Science, Arkansas State University
Project impact
  • 38%

    Window-to-wall ratio, an economical and strategic use of glazing that supports the building’s overall energy efficiency

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WER Architects

Ecological Design Group

ECI Inc

Pettit & Pettit

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