Art and Design Building
Presently under construction, this $14.25M building is scheduled for completion in June, 2019. Construction of this facility includes new parking, as well as remodeling the Old Power Plant building into an Art Gallery. There will also be an approximately 2,000 s.f. art collection storage addition to the Old Power Plant.
Besides providing space for Art Department faculty and staff, much-needed space for graduate student studios is included in the building. Ceramics, graphic design, printing, design, photography, interior design, painting, printmaking, and drawing areas have been programmed into this modern state-of-the-art building.
Designed by Gould Evans Associates, Lawrence, Kansas, it is being built by Paul-Wertenberger Construction, Inc., Hays, Kansas.