Our Campus

Wide angle shot of two buildings on a college campus. The left one has a pleated exterior mirrored facade and the right is a 3-story glass walled building lit from within.

The Kemper Art Museum and Weil Hall from the north side of Tisch Park.

Our Buildings

William K. Bixby Hall

Built in 1926, the stately, Beaux-Arts-era Bixby Hall is home to studio spaces and resources for fashion design, 3D, drawing, and printmaking.

Joseph B. Givens Hall

Built in 1932, Givens Hall is another Beaux-Arts-era building, and includes numerous studio spaces for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as shops.

Mark C. Steinberg Hall

Completed in 1960, the modernist pavilion Steinberg Hall was the first commission of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki.

Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker Hall

Opened in 2006, the limestone-clad Walker Hall was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Fumihiko Maki, and houses studio spaces for studio art students as well as shops.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

The original limestone-clad Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, designed by Fumihiko Maki, opened in 2006. A major addition and expansion to the Museum led by KieranTimberlake opened in fall 2019.

Anabeth and John Weil Hall

Completed in fall 2019 as part of WashU’s East End transformation project, Weil Hall exemplifies the cross-disciplinary spirit of our campus. Designed by KieranTimberlake, the building received LEED Platinum certification.

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Weil Hall at dusk

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Givens Hall

The Centennial Greenway, part of an interconnected system of greenways around the St. Louis area, runs along the south edge of campus and attracts pedestrians and cyclists.

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Jordan Plaza

Students often break between classes in the central patio area between buildings.

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East End

Overhead view of the east end of campus, which includes the Sam Fox School complex and Tisch Park, seen here.

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Courtyard

The recessed courtyard adjacent to Weil Hall is a cool and shady spot for a quick break from work.

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Steinberg Hall in spring

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Weil Hall in spring

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Tisch Park

Students can catch a bit of fresh air in Tisch Park, directly north of the Sam Fox School building complex.

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Kemper Art Museum

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Sumers Visitor Center

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Weil Hall in winter

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Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

3-story glass walled building and a cantilever on one corner. Walkways wind by and a bright red Calder sculpture sits on the patio outside.

Beaux-arts style building next to a parking garage entrance and a wide bike trail painted bright green.

Bricked patio in front of a modern glass walled building. People sit on large smooth concrete boulders and turquoise metal chairs.

High angled view of the park between buildings on a college campus, a mix of modern glass buildings and Collegiate Gothic style buildings of red sandstone.

Recessed area next to a low glass walled building and a park that has a winding brick path and shade plants.

View of a midcentury style building with a pleated roof seen through spring foliage.

View of the cantilevered corner of Weil Hall as seen in the distance through a patch of bright red tulips.

Three people relax on a brick patio with water fountains.

Kemper Art Museum backed by a pink and purple sunset. The interior is lit and a Tomas Saraceno sculpture can be seen suspended from the ceiling of the lobby.

View straight through the end of a small glass walled building containing a meeting space. Behind it can be seen Brookings Hall.

A student walks through snow drifts outside Weil Hall. The bright red Calder sculpture stands out against the snow.

View of the cantilevered corner of Weil Hall. In front is a dark grey marble slab engraved with "Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts."

The Centennial Greenway, part of an interconnected system of greenways around the St. Louis area, runs along the south edge of campus and attracts pedestrians and cyclists.

Students often break between classes in the central patio area between buildings.

Overhead view of the east end of campus, which includes the Sam Fox School complex and Tisch Park, seen here.

The recessed courtyard adjacent to Weil Hall is a cool and shady spot for a quick break from work.

Students can catch a bit of fresh air in Tisch Park, directly north of the Sam Fox School building complex.

The Campus Experience

Person sits in a metal lawn chair in the shade of a little tree in front of a glass-walled building labeled Sumers Welcome Center.

Being a Sam Fox School student is a unique experience at WashU. Everyone’s always a bit more curious (okay maybe jealous) about what’s happening on our side of campus… It’s just weirder down here. And it’s better that way.

I’m hungry! What’s nearby?

Parkside Café at Schnuck Pavillion

Right across Tisch Park, serving Kaldi’s coffee and espresso, pastries, soup, carvery wraps, paninis, and Grab & Go options.

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Coffeestamp

Located in Hillman Hall, Coffeestamp at Grounds for Change serves up handmade empanadas and fresh coffee from Honduras. Stop by for a quick bite to eat from the pastry display case or a dirty horchata!

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Bytes Café

Located just across the green in McKelvey Hall and serving Starbucks offerings.

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The WashU Campus Experience

Going Off Campus

Washington University’s campus is linked by two Metrolink stations on either end of campus, multiple shuttle and city bus routes, sits directly adjacent to the city’s largest public park, and is just a few minutes walk from thriving business districts! Students receive FREE Metro passes each semester, so all of St. Louis is at your fingertips.

Midcentury style vertical theatre sign, lit up in red neon at dusk, outside the Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

We Love St. Louis!

Check out some of our favorite places around the city and learn why it’s the perfect place to start your career in art, design, or architecture.

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