Graduate Studio Spaces

Two students acsend a wide, wood staircase overlooking a sunny interior courtyard.

Graduate studio spaces in Weil Hall, a LEED Platinum facility, are located across the building’s three main floors. They are adjacent to gathering spaces like Kuehner Court, pictured here, as well as specialized facilities for fabrication and new media. Students from our graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design Programs, as well as our MFA in Visual Art and MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture programs have studio spaces in Weil.

Graduate Architecture Studios: MArch, MLA, MUD

Corner of studio space with several L-shaped desks, floor to ceiling windows, and a view of Brookings Hall.

Person works on a basswood model on a large table space.

Person stands at a freestanding pin-up wall inspecting a large format printout, behind a table holding a model. Frosted windows take up the wall to the right.

Close-up of basswood model. In the background two people work at spaced out drafting tables.

Top-floor studio space with full skylights and exposed I-beams and an open desk area that allows for a small gathering of people listening to an instructor.

Deep studio space with dozens of students and semi-private desks piled high with models.

Graduate Art Studios: MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture and MFA in Visual Art

2021-22 Freund Teaching Fellow Meleko Mokgosi meets for a studio visits with MFA in Visual Art students.

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios feature ample pin-up spaces inside and outside the studios for critiques and student exhibitions.

MFA in Visual Art studios are adjacent to Kuehner Court, a popular gathering space in Weil Hall with a two-story, living green wall.

The MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios are designed with an airy, loft-like feel and feature a classroom space and dedicated standing desks for students.

2020-21 Freund Teaching Fellow Dana Levy meets with MFA in Visual Art student Liz Moore.

2021-22 Freund Teaching Fellow Meleko Mokgosi meets for a studio visits with MFA in Visual Art students.

Students have dedicated personal work spaces within the MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios and access to the shared facilities throughout the building and the Sam Fox School complex.

Associate professor Cheryl Wassenaar meets with MFA in Visual Art student Livia Xandersmith.

MFA in Visual Art students have private studio spaces in Weil Hall.

The MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios provide personal spaces for working and relaxing.

Two people chat in a studio space with a tall window and exposed beams. The studio is arranged with a teal shag carpet, a red armchair, yellow hazardous materials cabinet, and artwork pinned to the walls.

Person stands in an open walkway outside of studios looking at work on a large pin-up wall.

Walkway between studios and the interior courtyard, which contains a living green wall. A large-scale felt sculpture has been placed in the hallway.

Well-lit shared studio space with individual desks and pin-up spaces.

Two people inspect a large-scale felt sculpture in a studio space containing a desk, toolboxes, and a pile of lumber.

Wide angle shot of an open plan studio space. One person works at their desk, while another sits in an armchair and sketches. Mini comics and zines are pinned up on the wall behind the armchair.

Two people chat in a studio space with drawings pinned on the wall behind a desk to their right.

Person works on a laptop at a white desk decorated with many reference images and inspirational artwork, as well as knicknacks and a potted plant.

Candid photo of two people in a visual art studio space chatting. A vibrantly-colored painting hangs outside the studio, a desk and chair can be seen inside, as well as more in-progress work pinned to the interior walls.

Private studio space containing a desk, an armchair, a file cabinet, and an easel at which someone is painting.

Person sits in an armchair and reads a graphic novel in front of a window with a view of a walkway and bushes showing fall color.

2021-22 Freund Teaching Fellow Meleko Mokgosi meets for a studio visits with MFA in Visual Art students.

MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios feature ample pin-up spaces inside and outside the studios for critiques and student exhibitions.

MFA in Visual Art studios are adjacent to Kuehner Court, a popular gathering space in Weil Hall with a two-story, living green wall.

The MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios are designed with an airy, loft-like feel and feature a classroom space and dedicated standing desks for students.

2020-21 Freund Teaching Fellow Dana Levy meets with MFA in Visual Art student Liz Moore.

2021-22 Freund Teaching Fellow Meleko Mokgosi meets for a studio visits with MFA in Visual Art students.

Students have dedicated personal work spaces within the MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios and access to the shared facilities throughout the building and the Sam Fox School complex.

Associate professor Cheryl Wassenaar meets with MFA in Visual Art student Livia Xandersmith.

MFA in Visual Art students have private studio spaces in Weil Hall.

The MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture studios provide personal spaces for working and relaxing.

Additional Features of Weil Hall

Common Spaces

Weil Hall is designed for collaboration. With two dedicated spaces for gathering–Kuehner Court and Weil Commons–students, faculty, and staff have an ideal environment to eat, work, or unwind.

Exhibition and Critique Spaces

Weil Hall features numerous spaces for exhibitions and critiques, from private installation rooms like this one, to floor-to-ceiling pin-up walls in the building’s corridors.

Caleres Fabrication Studio

Weil Hall’s dedicated digital fabrication lab features state-of-the-art tools and software for 3D printing, laser-cutting, and more.

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