Academic Building & Museum of Art

Lord Aeck Sargent collaborated with SCAD to design a multi-functional facility supporting SCAD's mission to excel in fine arts, applied arts, and architectural education. The facility includes an Education Wing with open studios, AV-enhanced classrooms, a 250-seat auditorium shared with the Museum, and a Museum Wing that houses the Evans and Newton Collections and offers expansive gallery space for exhibitions. The design integrates modern construction with the historic ruins of the depot, emphasizing materials like precast concrete and mullionless glazing against the backdrop of the existing brick walls. The project, undertaken in association with local architect Neil Dawson and city master planner Sottile & Sottile, rejuvenates the Old North Sheds area, introducing an Art Walk and Sculpture Courtyard, and revitalizes the Turner Street edge.