Architecture
Planning
Interiors
Graphic Design
DeBartolo Classroom
Building
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana
Designed to accommodate traditional and Socratic teaching methods, the DeBartolo Classroom Building contains 4,000 student stations in a mix of classroom types supported by state-of-the-art media. The arcaded base of the building fronting the new quadrangle is lined with seminar rooms. On the ground floor are three (3) large lecture rooms (250 and 450 stations), a student lounge and administrative/support space. The upper three floors contain a variety of 12, 20, 30 and 60-station classrooms with flat floor and tiered seating configurations. Each of the rooms is provided with data cabling and projection equipment to support all commonly available instructional media.
With Ellerbe Becket
design: 1989
built: 1991