From left: Andy Warhol's "Mao," 1973, part of the Corcoran Museum of Art's collection; a Corcoran College of Art + Design student in the fine arts studio; the exterior of the building, located at 17th Street and F Street in D.C.; a senior thesis critique.
This recent rendering shows the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, viewed from McKeldin Mall facing northeast.
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This partnership would be unique but not unprecedented. The University of California, Los Angeles operates the Hammer Museum, and Johns Hopkins University has partnered with the Peabody
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“All great universities have a wellbalanced set of disciplines,” he says. “This will complement nicely the partnership with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, which tends to focus on science and engineering.” If the task force recommends moving forward, the University of Maryland Board of Regents and the Corcoran Board of Trustees will vote on the decision.
Institute for more than three decades. “It’s a wonderful opportunity, and it takes great courage and leadership for President Loh to imagine it and make it possible,” Holton says.–KS
This is a moment of remarkable possibility. —president wallace loh
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A NEW VIEW The Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center, named for the Baltimore developer, philanthropist and 1961 alumnus who donated $10 million to the project, received $3.4 million for design in the state budget approved in April. The first new building on McKeldin Mall in 50 years, it will feature technologically advanced instructional rooms that encourage interactive and blended learning. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2014.
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