Knowlton Hall

Knowlton Hall is the home to the three sections of the Knowlton School.

Knowlton Hall

Knowlton Hall marks an important entrance to campus and forms a nucleus of professional schools along with the College of Engineering and Fisher College of Business. The 165,000-square-foot facility houses all classrooms, facilities, and offices for Knowlton School’s three disciplines. Students learn in the six classrooms, four seminar spaces, 200-seat auditorium, outdoor classroom spaces, and 500 studio spaces available to them.

Facilities

In addition to its role as home to the three sections, Knowlton Hall also includes gallery space for exhibitions, central review space for critiques of student work, a materials/fabrication lab, an experimental roof garden, the Architecture Library, two computer labs, a digital image library, a Quiet Room, and the Knowlton School Café.

Knowlton Hall Hours and Access

Take a self-guided tour of Knowlton Hall

The Design of Knowlton Hall

Dedicated in 2004, Knowlton Hall is based on the integration of elements: inside and out, students and faculty, old and new, school and university, art and technology. Each of the three disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional planning are mixed. The design reflects the school’s mission of excellence in education, innovation in design and planning, and the stewardship of quality environment.

Interior of Knowlton Hall

Knowlton Hall was designed by Mack Scogin Merril Elam Architects of Atlanta, with Wandel & Schnell of Columbus (now WSA Studio). Landscape architecture was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, New York and Cambridge. The stuctural engineer was Lantz Jones & Nebraska, Inc. (now SMBH, Inc.). Knowlton Hall has been recognized by national publications, such as Architecture, Competitions, Dwell, Praxis, and Architectural Record, and won numerous awards:

  • American Institute of Architects, National; Architecture Honor Award, 2010
  • American Institute of Architects/American Library Association; Award of Excellence, 2005
  • American Institute of Architects, Georgia; Honor Award, 2006
  • American Institute of Architects, Ohio; Honor Award, 2005
  • American Institute of Architects, Columbus; Honor Award, 2009
  • American Council of Engineering Companies; National Recognition Award, 2005
  • American Council of Engineering Companies, Ohio; Grand Award, 2005
  • International Masonry Institute, Ohio; Golden Trowel Award, 2005
  • Post Tensioning Institute; Award of Excellence, 2004
  • Columbus Landmarks Association; James B. Recchie Design Award, Finalist, 2007
Exterior of Knowlton Hall