Emory University Student Center

Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University envisioned a student center to serve as a central hub for discourse, social gathering, cultural exploration and service opportunities. The new facility creates a ‘new heart’ at the crossroads of multiple campus pathways. Recurring themes of ‘community building,’ ‘collaboration space,’ and ‘out of the box thinking’ informed the arrangement of pavilions and multi-story spaces on a hill. A generous canopy unifies the individual pavilions, which are made permeable with the creation of circulation and lounge areas placed between program elements including intimate study spots and a large public piazza.

The project address growing demands for student-oriented space; a desire for larger, more flexible and efficient dining, technology and infrastructure; and expanded room for student organizations, socializing and gathering. New dining facilities offer options for all dietary needs. A large 1,200-seat event space includes spillover capacity to accommodate another 400 additional seats.

Emory Campus Life Center
Emory Campus Life Center
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Size

118,000 sf

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Completion date

March 2019

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Sustainability

LEED Platinum Certified

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Awards

Best Project Award of Merit, Higher Education, ENR Southeast Best Project 2020

Citation of Excellence Award, Learning by Design Architectural & Interior Design Award of Excellence 2020

Facility Design Award, Association of College Unions International 2020

Building Team Award, Building Design +Construction 2020

American School & Construction Educational Interiors Showcase 2020

Emory Campus Life Center

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