The Student Center serves as a crossroads of the campus, linking students and staff of different programs, creating a destination. Designers explored various ways of connecting four existing academic buildings to create a campus heart.The design solution helps to create a space that reflects ICC’s Core Values: Learning, Community, Integrity, Responsibility, and Excellence.
Provide a Student Life Hub for an urban community college campus, that is utilizing a former mental health institution.
The student center connects the four academic buildings to create a campus crossroads. It features 45,000 s.f. of student amenity spaces. The glassy, open, two-story building is a new anchor point and acts as a gathering place for students to learn, socialize, dine and shop.
- Library
- Tutoring Center
- Bookstore
- Conference Spaces
- Dining Space
- Offices for Student Clubs
As the Richland Community College student body grew, so did the college’s need for services to support the varying stages of enrollment, student success and records.
The Burrill Hall project included the renovation of an existing library/learning center and library stacks to create a central area for the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
To attract and keep students, while also inspiring them to be leaders in technology-focused fields, Illinois College had to prioritize collaborative spaces and resources. Crispin Hall now connects students and faculty with the tools and technology they need to prosper now and in the future.