Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Learning Commons, Salisbury University
Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Learning Commons, Salisbury University
Ayers Saint Gross
ARCHITECTS
Ayers Saint Gross
BUDGET
$50M - 100M
STATUS
Built
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Salisbury, MD, United States
CATEGORY
Educational › University
The Guerrieri Academic Commons is the new epicenter of intellectual life at Salisbury University.
It unifies all academic support programs under one roof to encourage student-centered, interdisciplinary learning.
Internally, the building is organized around a dramatic, light-filled atrium.
Each of the Commons’ four floors supports a specific type of learning.
The first floor, which includes the circulation desk, is devoted to staff-supported collaboration.
The second floor’s focus is teaching and learning skills, and the third floor supports individual learning.
The fourth floor’s special collections research library and assembly hall encourage learning through primary sources and public dialogue.
Ayers Saint Gross is the prime architect of record in association with Sasaki.
