Design Center - Campus of Goddard College
The Design Building on the campus of Goddard College was built in 1971 by students, led by visionary architects David Sellers and John Mallery, as the first home of the Goddard Design Program, and the first institutional home of the nascent design / build movement. Constructed for less than $40,000, the structure made ample use of found materials - note the many sizes and shapes of windows - and was the first of several buildings constructed on campus by students and faculty, of which three survive. Angular, full of whimsical details and unusual nooks, the Design Building sits on a small promontory offering excellent views of the campus and surrounding hills from its third-floor crow's nest. Used as a classroom, student center, coffee-house, and all-purpose gathering place for thirty-five years, the building has been closed in recent years. It is structurally sound, with heating intact, but needs roof, plumbing, cosmetic, and safety improvements to be returned to full use. A college-community partnership has taken on the project of renovating the Design Center and the two other student-designed buildings on campus - the Painting and Sculpture Buildings - to create a multi-use arts center for students and the community.
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