Eichberg-Hall-and-Eichberg-Hall-Extension

LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

Eichberg Hall and Eichberg Hall Extension

Majors offered
Architectural History,Architecture,Interior Design,Urban Design

Hours

24 hours a day
seven days a week

Address

229 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Savannah, Georgiadirections
This 66,000-square-foot building was originally built as part of the Central of Georgia Railroad complex and was completed in 1887. The four-story, Romanesque-style building features loft spaces, tall windows with stained glass, and red brick and terra cotta ornamentation. The design sheds, located behind Eichberg Hall, were built in 1853. The building consists of two separate areas, the brick area known as Eichberg Hall and the sheds, which were used as a freight warehouse. Vacant by the middle of the 20th century, the sheds were facing demolition when acquired by the college in 1988. Eichberg Hall is home to the architecture, architectural history and interior design programs, as well as the urban design graduate program. Some of the features in Eichberg that students have access to are the materials room, model shop, studio space, drafting and graphic classrooms. Some graduates in these fields are employed as architects, urban planners, real estate developers, site planners, corporate designers, commercial interior designers, healthcare designers, associate urban designers, planning and development managers and architectural team managers.

Students in Eichberg Hall have access to a materials room, model shop, studio space and drafting and graphic classrooms.

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Collaborative partnerships with companies such as Candlewood Suites introduce students to industry experiences.

Students have access to programs such as AutoCAD, Microstation and Revit for architectural renderings.

Students offer experimental designs in buildings.

The Model Shop has tabletop machines, hand-operated machines and two laser cutters available for student use.

Collaborative projects prepare students for professional experiences and real-world career situations.

Field trips and lectures complement a student's focused study on architectural history.

How we live with each other in the future will depend in a large part on urban design professionals.

Students are given a desk as studio space to use for the quarter and typically become close to those in their studio class.

The architecture program pays for architecture students to attend an intensive LEED workshop in their third year.

Architecture studies help students appreciate the art of using one's hands and using a computer.

Interiors bring out the best in personal and collaborative efforts.

All students must pass a written and hands-on test in front of the model shop monitor before using any machines.

Students learn to draft by hand before learning to use computer graphics to create designs and renderings.

Industry partnerships allow students to experience professional situations through meetings and presentations.

The materials room has catalogs of various items used in the building arts, an asset to student projects.

Students present final project proposals to Staybridge Suites representatives at the end of the 10-week collaboration.