Self-Guided Tour

17 FOUNTAIN ST. NW BUILDING

7th Floor

Home to the Digital Art and Design program, the 7th floor features an audio recording studio, 3D animation lab, Cintiq drawing lab, audio/video production lab, and green screen capture room.

6th Floor

Drawing and Painting students learn and create in a number of spacious facilities of the 6th floor, including our graduating painting studios, a figure painting room, and Gallery 602, where an ever-changing collection of student work is shared with the community.

5th Floor

The 5th floor is home to the Master of Architecture, Product Design, and Interior Design programs. Facilities include an array of studio space, design and drawing classrooms, and the Baker Furniture Library, an open and immense collection of historical and contemporary pieces that serves as a vital student resource.

4th Floor

The Graphic Design program occupies the 4th floor, which features a host of classrooms and tech labs as well as a full-service printing lab. The floor is filled with spaces that spark collaboration and problem solving between students and faculty.

3rd Floor

The 3rd floor is the domain of the Illustration, Life Sciences and Pre-Medical Illustration, and Photography programs. Featured facilities include studios for undergraduate students, a large printmaking lab that caters to both digital and traditional processes, fully-equipped photography and lighting studios, a large format digital printer, and two full darkrooms – one for color film and another for black and white film.

2nd Floor

The 2nd floor houses the Product Design program, as well as the KCAD Library, which places a wide variety of visual and digital resources right at students’ fingertips. In addition to a number of classrooms, this floor also contains a fully outfitted metals and jewelry design studio.

1st Floor

The 1st floor features the Alluvium Gallery and one room of the Dow Center FlexLab, a state-of-the-art facility featuring the latest in 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting, and large-format printing tech. KCAD’s Administration Offices are also located on this floor.

Lower Level

The lower level houses the Student Commons, student storage lockers, a full-service woodshop, and the second room of the Dow Center FlexLab.

WOODBRIDGE N. FERRIS BUILDING

In the early 2000s, KCAD began the long process of acquiring and renovating the Historic Federal Building at the corner of Pearl and Division in downtown Grand Rapids. In the fall of 2012, the building’s dazzling LEED-certified renovation was revealed to the public. All of the building’s historical Beaux-Arts aesthetics were preserved, while the interior was outfitted to meet the demands of the 21st century.

4th Floor

Highlights of this floor include classroom space for the Collaborative Design program and the Wege Center for Sustainable Design, a special collaborative space made possible through a generous gift from The Wege Foundation.

3rd Floor

The 3rd floor is home to the Pamella Roland DeVos School of Fashion. Here, students in the Fashion Studies program have access to a number of resources, materials, and tools like industrial sewing machines and dress forms.

2nd Floor

Art History and General Education comprise most of the second floor. Also featured are two lecture halls, both of which were formerly courtrooms. The larger of the two, Boyer Hall, is outfitted with a full-service audio/visual command center and is now used to host visiting speakers and public discourse events, while the smaller room, 221, hosts Art History lectures.

1st Floor & Garden Level

The 1st floor is home to KCAD’s Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), which presents innovative art, events, and educational programs that represent our world today, and shopUICA, part gallery shop and part college bookstore that features an array of unique gifts and wares. Both the 1st floor and Garden Level also feature studio spaces supporting the Sculpture and Functional Art program, including an expansive metal fabrication and ceramics facilities.

17 Fountain St. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 kcad.edu 800.676.2787

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