From the 2025 Educational Interiors Showcase: Washburn University, Robert J. Dole Hall
Key Highlights
- The hall includes multipurpose spaces such as courtrooms that double as lecture rooms.
- Smaller classrooms offer diverse arrangements to accommodate different learning styles and group sizes.
The Robert J. Dole Hall at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, provides spaces that serve multiple functions and can adapt to future programmatic changes. Courtrooms double as lecture classrooms; a large classroom is divisible and reconfigurable; smaller classrooms have a variety of possible arrangements; and meeting spaces are accessible for seminar classes and group study. The architectural language of the building is a response to campus context and history, drawing on architectural traditions to create a familiar yet distinctive aesthetic that strengthens the campus
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