Architecture Campus The architecture program operates in Harris and Watt Halls both specifically designed to support the activities of the School. From the first day of studio until graduation, all architecture students have individual workstations where they can store supplies and work on assignments.

The sequence of entering the buildings takes you through the Froehlich Gateway and Grove into a multi-use complex with assembly spaces, seminar rooms, computer stations, studios, technical laboratories, shop facilities, cafe, and administrative offices. The School is designed around three beautifully landscaped courtyards including the remodeled Trojan League Courtyard. These spaces provide pleasant areas for socializing and relaxation. Within Harris Hall is the university's art gallery, Fisher Gallery. Fisher Gallery was the first museum established in Los Angeles devoted exclusively to the exhibition and collection of fine art.

Watt Hall features the Helen Topping Architecture and Fine Arts Library, a fully computerized facility that has one of the most comprehensive architectural book, journal, and slide collections in the United States. Architectural exhibitions and student reviews take place in the sky lit, glass-enclosed Helen Lindhurst Architecture Gallery, as well as the Verle Annis Gallery.

Located in the center of the Harris - Watt complex, the MacDonald Becket Center  serves as a meeting space for students and faculty. Also part of the center is a model shop and a yard, where students have the space to construct full-size and scale representations in metal, plastic and wood.

The School operates a state-of-the-art photography facility with a variety of equipment and darkrooms for student use. A sun simulation lab, a wind simulation lab with a 30-foot-long wind tunnel, and a shake table for testing models under various seismic conditions are available for instruction and research.

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