As progress continues on Washington University's new
Olin School of Business, renderings were recently released for the $60-million expansion of
The George Warren Brown School of Social Work.
See more renderings
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Brown School Historic Expansion Begins June 10
In 1934, Washington University in St. Louis constructed Brown Hall on its campus — the world’s first “bricks-and-mortar” building of a school of social work.
Nearly 80 years later, the Brown School, an international leader in educating students in social work and public health, will take the next, necessary steps to ensure it remains a catalyst for change long into the 21st century when site prep work begins on a two-year, $60 million-expansion of its facilities.
At the centerpiece of the “transformational” Brown School expansion is an innovative new building — east of Brown and Goldfarb halls of approximately 105,000 square feet — for which site excavation will begin the week of June 10th.
“The building will have a tremendous impact on the Brown School’s teaching and research, and in turn will help its faculty, students and staff provide new innovations that will enhance the unique culture of this community,” says Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. “The Brown School has a strong reputation for its work in communities close to home and worldwide, and this expansion will ensure that work continues.”
“The new facility is going to be an important symbol of our forward momentum and leadership in the fields of social work and public health over the next era,” says Edward F. Lawlor, PhD, dean of the Brown School and the William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor.
“It’s going to be transformational for the Brown School,” Lawlor says. “This building will help us connect communities by bringing our community together in one place, and will provide us with the classrooms, research space, event and gathering space and student spaces to be the best in our field.”
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