When Sam was here a while back (time is really flying, jeez) we ventured up the hills of western Pasadena to visit the main campus of Art Center College of Design. This was mostly because I was so curious to see the place, a long black box designed by Craig Ellwood Associates in the 1970s. (Apparently, Ellwood closed his office afterward and moved to Italy.) The school itself, if you don’t know about it, was founded in Los Angeles in 1930, and became renowned for its automotive design program. Two especially interesting historical notes for me: following World War II, many Art Center students were returned G.I.s seeking vocational training for careers in design; the school also had an educational partnership with CalTech.
Not a ton of pictures to share, just a couple hallways:
