School Construction News
By Eric Althoff
LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky’s College of Design has selected the Studio Gang as designer for the Reynolds Building, an early-20th-century building that was once a tobacco warehouse, for new use by the college.
The university has had its sights set on the building for a half-century, as its convenient location will allow for the school’s design courses and studio space to grow in the years to come. Furthermore, by maintaining the historic building’s architectural motifs, students in the design school will be able to observe earlier iterations of American designs up close and personal. Its interiors and exterior will be largely kept intact as the building is repurposed for instruction in such specialties as product design, biomedical engineering and landscape architecture.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2021) The University of Kentucky College of Design (CoD) has unveiled Studio Gang’s design for the reinvented Reynolds Building. Working in collaboration with Louisville-based architect of record K. Norman Berry Associates (KNBA), Studio Gang will transform the century-old tobacco warehouse into a vibrant and interactive learning space for design students.
The college has waited 50 years for a building opportunity that will allow their programs to grow, diversify and cross-pollinate. The Reynolds Building, situated at one of the most prominent entries into the city of Lexington, is set to serve as a nimble artifact that teaches students about architecture, interiors, historic preservation, landscape architecture, urban design, product design and biomedical engineering all in a 21st-century, polycultural learning environment.
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